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I am running Windows XP Pro, and updated almost a week ago to SP2, which I'm
still having some problems with.
This morning, after a reboot, I had some serious problems with Windows
Explorer, and I ran System Restore, to restore a previous configuration. I
had no very recent restore point, I had to use one from a few days ago.
(Still after SP2 installation, however.)
Something surprised me though--some files I had downloaded yesterday were
now missing from my hard drive. They were not in any way system files, or in
any system location. ( Located in my C:\Downloads folder.) Others that I
downloaded yesterday were still there.
Some of these missing downloaded files were large files, and I have a slow
dial-up connection. I am now re-downloading those files, but I wish I didn't
have to.
I am surprised that this happened. I thought that System Restore just dealt
with registry settings, configuration files, etc. In restoring the computer
to a previous state, does it try to make the hard drive EXACTLY the same as
it was when the restore point was created, including which files are on it,
and deletes any files added after the restore point was created? If so, why?
And if so, why did it delete some of my files added since then, and did not
delete others?
If that's the case, any way to change the settings for System Restore so
that it will only change files dealing with the system configuration, and
not delete other files, etc.?
Also, since one can undo a restoration, I assume that SR has saved the files
it deleted somewhere. Where are they saved, and is there any way to get
individual files back, without undo-ing the restoration? (If I knew how to
get those files back, I wouldn't have to be re-downloading several large
files right now.)
Thank you to anyone who can help.
still having some problems with.
This morning, after a reboot, I had some serious problems with Windows
Explorer, and I ran System Restore, to restore a previous configuration. I
had no very recent restore point, I had to use one from a few days ago.
(Still after SP2 installation, however.)
Something surprised me though--some files I had downloaded yesterday were
now missing from my hard drive. They were not in any way system files, or in
any system location. ( Located in my C:\Downloads folder.) Others that I
downloaded yesterday were still there.
Some of these missing downloaded files were large files, and I have a slow
dial-up connection. I am now re-downloading those files, but I wish I didn't
have to.
I am surprised that this happened. I thought that System Restore just dealt
with registry settings, configuration files, etc. In restoring the computer
to a previous state, does it try to make the hard drive EXACTLY the same as
it was when the restore point was created, including which files are on it,
and deletes any files added after the restore point was created? If so, why?
And if so, why did it delete some of my files added since then, and did not
delete others?
If that's the case, any way to change the settings for System Restore so
that it will only change files dealing with the system configuration, and
not delete other files, etc.?
Also, since one can undo a restoration, I assume that SR has saved the files
it deleted somewhere. Where are they saved, and is there any way to get
individual files back, without undo-ing the restoration? (If I knew how to
get those files back, I wouldn't have to be re-downloading several large
files right now.)
Thank you to anyone who can help.