In the digital age, losing important files can feel like being thrown into a black hole without a space suit. Fortunately, Windows 11 comes equipped with a nifty feature known as Volume Shadow Copy that can save you from such a fate. This feature not only keeps backups of your latest files but...
In the ever-evolving landscape of Windows operating systems, users heavily rely on resilient file systems to safeguard their data. Enter the Resilient File System (ReFS)—Microsoft's latest innovation designed specifically for high availability and integrity. However, what happens when this...
I had to delete my original account (pop) then started a new one. My original data file ( .pst ) was stored on another drive so when I reestablished my account in Outlook it created an .ost file under USER\APPDATA....OUTLOOK\username.ost. I realized this morning that outlook is using the .pst...
I'm helping my elderly dad restore a Macrium Reflect image from about 4 years ago to a brand new Dell Laptop. I just downloaded the Macrium software to the laptop and started a Restore over whatever was on the laptop. The MR image is located on a separate USB hard drive. Seemed to install OK...
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Until yesterday I had passwords saved for three users on a certain site.
Today when I enter this site the password are not transported to the respective place in the login.
I went to see and the passwords are saved in the edge.
I cleaned it up, in the perspective that when I re-enter the...
In today's digital age, data loss can occur unexpectedly, reminding us of the importance of reliable backup solutions. Whether due to hardware failure, accidental deletion, or malicious attacks, having a robust backup strategy is crucial for safeguarding valuable data. As we head into 2024, it's...
I was getting the error "The Recycle Bin on D:\ is corrupted" (external). Then, when I unplugged it and plugged it back in, it was unlabelled, and I can't access the files anymore. The error message says, "This volume does not contain a recognized file system." Yes, the disk shows good health on...
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Hi, I have installed an SSD and want to use it for windows, current windows is running on an optical HD at this moment and was planning on leaving the optical as back up of things, but someone told me that wasn't so sure, but one could not just read, use or rescue documents inside win10 files in...
Windows 10 PC suddenly started giving blue screens, nothing I tried would get the PC to boot up properly, couldn't get into safe mode or anything. Tried to install from USB but that didn't work.
I removed hard drive and using a reader I was able to access files etc....so hard drive is not...
Tried to repair Windows 11 from within ISO mount - so I do not lose any apps and data. I get a message -
Your files, apps and settings cannot be kept because your current version of windows is might be installed in an unsupported directory or you're trying to install an older version of...
I bought Macrium reflect a year ago and didn't realize support stopped after the year. I can still use it though for life.
I'm having trouble reading an image file of Macrium particularly in the documents part where I want to copy and paste something to my current operating system.
I seem to be...
How do you recover data/repair from a drive failure in Windows 10 Storage Spaces?
I have 4X 4TB drives configured as RAID 1 (mirroring). I assumed that meant that a copy of the data was also stored on the other drives since only 8TB of the 16TB is available. I ID'd the failing drive and...
New member here, first post. Would like some help/advice with the above.
The update downloads, and installs to the restart required.
Restart first displays the "working on updates" blue-screen, but at 6% progress, commences to close and reboot. (Normally this reaches the 30% progress point??)...
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I installed Win 11 on MBR because it was just the beginning of GPT and the opinions on how to convert it were very different and I stayed with the standard I knew (MBR) and now I wanted to update my OS but copy of Wind 11 is on GPT
I have a Windows 11 image, but it is a Windows 11 image in...
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I turned off my computer, a Dell OptiPlex 7060, as I do every day and when I came back to it the next day it started with what looked like it was reinstalling windows. When it finally opened it had a completely different opening screen and the desktop had my icons but not my screen. I googles...
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When I turned on the laptop and open my session, I notice that all the folders/ data of my session have disappeared except documents folder and some software too.
Any idea about the problem and how to recover the data?
Laptop on Windows 10 and anything happend on my previous session...
I have lost my password to my Aomei Backupper Backup.ADI file. How do I open it with a 3rd party program? I encrypted it, and password protected it. Is there a program such as john the ripper that can do that? Thanks.
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Steam or I have messed up my SSD Drive. I have steam installed on 2 drives and after installing a new game, steam put it on the wrong drive somehow. After moving a folder using cut&paste suddenly i have no disc space left. The original Folder that was moved from C to C is gone, but i have...
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I was unable to add files to one specific folder on a Blu-ray disc. Later, there was a zero-byte file dated 1974-07-25 that would result in error 0x80070570 when trying to rename it in Windows Explorer. Trying to open it with Notepad or through the "type" command inside CMD results in an error...
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