data loss

  1. Windows 10 Installed Windows 10 but gives me errors.

    I installed MySQL on my laptop. Then try to write code but it was giving me error. I thought it was the port using the same as the Microsoft SQL server, Kind of regret That I didn't do a little more research. It wasn't storing the admin password. I used command prompt to reset MySQL password but...
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    Windows 7 Installing deletes partition D:\

    Installing any software deletes a partition and says: Then I can reopen installation and it works (after it deleted the partition) After restarting I can find the partition again...
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    Windows 7 How to Resize Windows 7 Partition Without Losing Data in Dual Boot Setup

    I have been experimenting with another OS and running dual boot. I allocated too much space to windows and wish to decrease it. Can I still do this without losing data in my Window 7 OS? If so what tool should I use and how to go about it. Thank you.
  4. Is it ok to use the external hard drive with usb hub?

    When I used 2.5" portable hard drives, they were connected to the usb hub and it caused the issue. All of them got the logical bad sector and I had to throw them. I began to connect them to the main port of my computer and the issue had gone. I am using laptop now and have several 2.5"...
  5. Updated version of Windows 10 October 2018 Update released to Windows Insiders

    Last week we paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) for all users as we investigated isolated reports of users missing files after updating. Given the serious nature of any data loss, we took the added precaution of pulling all 1809 media across all channels...
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    Windows 7 Device\Raidport0 issue keeps freezing my computer

    Xml : <Event xmlns="Link Removed"> <System> <Provider Name="nvstor64" /> <EventID Qualifiers="49374">3</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2018-08-12T23:04:57.554687500Z" /> <EventRecordID>1585808</EventRecordID>...
  7. TA18-201A: Emotet Malware

    Original release date: July 20, 2018 Systems Affected Network Systems Overview Emotet is an advanced, modular banking Trojan that primarily functions as a downloader or dropper of other banking Trojans. Emotet continues to be among the most costly and destructive malware affecting state...
  8. Windows 10 We work in MS Access 2013 database during some months

    Our office department uses it every day. Only some days ago, we got a problem. Database at opening showed us...Unrecognized Database Format 'General.mdb' (Error 3343). We applied Compact&Repair function to Repair Access database, it opened but part of data disappeared. Now we scare to do...
  9. Windows 10 NTLDR not found..

    I had this machine wouldn't start, wouldn't repair, wouldn't reinstall, nothing... had a thread about it.. Well I took the drive out of that machine - we're talking Win10 - and stuck it in another machine as the system drive just to see what would happen, would it run or mainly would it cause...
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    Windows 8 Windows Refresh removed thousands of personal files; how do I recover photos, documents, videos, and music?

    Hello. I helped a family member do a Windows Refresh on Windows 8.1, and thousands of her personal files have been removed. According to Microsoft, "you can refresh your PC without deleting any of your personal files or changing your settings." This was not the case for her. I have searched...
  11. TA18-145A: Cyber Actors Target Home and Office Routers and Networked Devices Worldwide

    Original release date: May 25, 2018 Systems Affected Small office/home office (SOHO) routers Networked devices Network-attached storage (NAS) devices Overview Cybersecurity researchers have identified that foreign cyber actors have compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office...
  12. Docking and Undocking with USB hard drives

    Seems to be several opinions on this as I Google, so thought to ask you all here as well for your thoughts. Lenovo P51S with Ultradock. Two USB hard drives attached to the dock. Both set for "Quick Removal" in Device Manager. Do I need to "safely remove" these drives before hot undocking and...
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    Windows 10 HDD issues after updating windows

    hello, after latest forced windows update i noticed issues with my secondary HDD drives. when ever i shut down the pc, my screen goes black for a few sec, then HDD's need a bit more time and spin down resulting in whole PC to be shut down same second. now after this update, my HDD's spin down...
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    Torrent list reload

    Hello, I lost all my torrent download list on the Bittorrent torrent client because i had to format Windows. Is it a way to reload the download list (batch) or store it so i can recover it before Windows become faulty?
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    Windows 10 New 8TB Hard-drive only shows 1.99TB .

    Morning all , I bought a new 8TB Hard-drive online , I installed Windows 10 on it and it's only showing 1.99TB on my computer . I thought windows only showed 3TB as the largest size , but the bloke in the local computer shop said windows 10 had solved that problem . (Meaning I wouldn't have to...
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    Windows 10 System Image

    Hello, I made an image of everything on my computer on a external drive on 07/06/17 and now I discovered that a file is missing in my computer. I suspect this file may be on the external drive. So If I restore the contents of this external drive, what happens to the existing software...
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    Windows 10 Files lost during move?

    I moved files onto an external disk. During the move, the data suddenly vanished. It was nowhere. Not on the target drive, not on the origin. What happened? How do I get the data back?
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    Windows 10 0 bytes free

    Last week i posted about slow boot time. I was asked to check free space and had about 300gb left. Well this morning, my laptop had a warning message saying 0 bytes free of 909gb. I checked and sure enough, 0 bytes free. Wtf is going on? Thanks Sent from my SM-S920L using Tapatalk
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    Windows 7 Trivial question as i'm scared of partitioning D: drive.

    I'm scared of partitioning D: drive to install Linux. My most important files are backed up in the cloud but have loads of stuff i don't want to loose. The process went fine for my C: drive which already had windows 7 in it. Should i expect a similar scenario for my D: drive?
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    Windows 7 Unable to access encrypted folders and files

    Hi, Can anyone please help me on this :- I had mistakenly added a encryption to my one of the folder in D drive in Windows 7 and then had my Windows formatted and installed fresh again. The user from whom the encryption was initiated, is no deleted (as windows is formatted). Now when I access...