Re: how do I find my username

From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 12/16/04 

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:56:41 -0800

deez wrote:

> Well, my husband doesn't know if he did a clean install or an actual
> update. My old data was not wiped out, various folders are randomly
> missing, folders within folders. It doesn't seem to make sense that
> only a few were missing. If he did do a clean install is there any way
> I can find them? How will he know which he did?

First you say that you can't find any files you previously created. Now
you say your old data was not wiped out. I'm sorry, but since I can't
see your computer from here you're not making it too easy to help you.
There is no way for me to guess from here what your husband did.

I would suggest that you stop using the computer immediately to preserve
data. If your husband did a clean install (or there was a problem with
the install causing the system to be in an unknown state), your old
data can possibly be recovered with data recovery software. If data
recovery software won't find the data, then you will need to contact a
professional data recovery firm like DriveSavers (www.drivesavers.com).
Of course, their services are not inexpensive, but only you can
determine the worth of your data.

Probably the best course of action for you is to take the computer to a
good local professional (not a BestBuy or CompUSA type of store) and
let them take a look at it. If data recovery software is needed, they
should have some. I don't say this to hurt your feelings, but it does
seem that would be the most productive thing for you to do.

Malke 

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