Re: Files not displayed in 'old' my documents folder

If you did not format, they are their, do as Frank Saunders, above said.


"Luca007" <Luca007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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All my folders are still remaining and were not overwritten by the
re-install
of XP (except for those in the 'My Documents' folder and sub-folders). I
am
still confused though as to why the disk space has not been re-allocated
then, if as you say, the files have been deleted ?

"Carl F" wrote:

Luca007 wrote:
I am looking for files which existed before I re-installed XP. The
files
however, were those contained in the 'My Documents' folders and
sub-folders
for the original 'user' that came with the computer pre-installed.
I have looked in each 'Documents and Settings' folder and sub-folders
and
cannot find any of my original files.
As I said, I believe they still exist on the disk as the disk is half
full
(and these files were the large majority of those that existed pre-
re-install).

"Carl F" wrote:

Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM wrote:
"Luca007" <Luca007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am running Windows XP Home SP2, which was pre-loaded on the
machine
when I
bought it.
A short while ago I was having a lot of corruption on my hard disk
and
Windows would crash and then on re-boot go through chkdsk.
To overcome this, I was advised to reload Windows, which I did.

My problem is that now, I cannot display files that were in the
original my
documents folder.
I used to have a default account on the machine and never set up my
own
personal account. I stored many Gb's of music, videos, pictures, etc
in that
accounts 'my documents' folder.
When I reloaded Windows this time, I was asked to create an account
which I
did, ie, Dave.
Now, when I try to find those original files, I cannot. I know they
are
still there as my hard disk is half full (there aren't any other
files to
talk of on the disk).
I have only used Windows Explorer to look for them, but it doesn't
find them.

My question is this:- Is there a way of 'finding' these files and
moving
them to my personal 'my documents' area?

Under C:\Documents and settings each user has a folder named My
Documents. Look in each of them and their sub-folders.

Are you looking for files which existed before you re-installed xp?
If you are and these files were in C: (windows) subfolder, they were
probably erased when you re-installed xp.
If you did not save then to another place (another drive, CD or DVD)
they are probably gone forever. Backup! Backup! Backup! is the first
rule of computing.

Carl F

Carl F


If the files were originally installed by the maker of the PC and you
use a maker provided disk to re-install they would likely be installed
in their original location. If you re-installed with a Microsoft disk
and the files are original Microsoft files it is likely they would be
re-installed in their original location. If they are files you created
since receiving the PC and did not save them, they are gone. The C: disk
(partition) is completely re-written by a re-install. Otherwise, if you
know a file name or names use search to find them.



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