How to Recover Windows Old Folder Windows 10

Hi Bathuel,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I regret the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you.

I suggest you to perform the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

1. Press Windows Key +E

2. Double-tap or double-click the drive that Windows is installed on (typically, the C: drive).

3. Double-tap or double-click the Windows.old folder.

4. Double-tap or double-click the Users folder.

5. Double-tap or double-click your user name.

6. Open the folders that contain the files you want to retrieve.

7. Copy and paste the files that you want from each folder to a folder in Windows 8.1.

8. Repeat steps 5-7 for each user account on your PC.

For further reference, http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/restore-files-upgrade-windows-old

Check if it helps.

I hope the information helps. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to contact us again. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.

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Hi Aswin_Anand thank you very much. I forget to mention to community that I am using Windows 10. I want to recover Windows.old on Windows 10. Do it again for Windows 10. Please help. Thank you.

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Dear Sir/Madam

I did recovery on my PC this week. I want to recover all my files that is in Windows.old Windows 10. Please help since Tuesday I am not doing my work because of this windows.old Windows 10. Files like Microsoft Office 2013, VMWare Workstation and many others.

I have already tried copy and paste from Windows.old to Windows is not working. Please help very confused. Thank you.

AB Mavhungu

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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

In order to retrieve Desktop programs, files, foldersfollow the steps given below:

1. Enter this PC in the search box, and then tap or click this PC in the search results.

2. Double-tap or double-click the drive that Windows is installed on (typically, the C: drive).

3. Double-tap or double-click the Windows.old folder.

4. Double-tap or double-click the Users folder.

5. Double-tap or double-click your user name.

6. Open the Favorites folders that contain the information you want to retrieve.

7. Copy and paste the files that you want from each folder to a folder in Windows 10.

Notes:

To prevent data loss, we highly recommend backing up your files and settings to an external drive before resetting, refreshing, upgrading, or reinstalling Windows.

You have only 28 days to retrieve most files from the Windows.old folder, beginning from the time you install, upgrade to, refresh, or reset Windows 10. After that time, most of the content of Windows.old is automatically deleted.

Files and settings stored in the Users or Documents and Settings subfolders of Windows.old (including the default My Documents folder in Windows XP) might still be available in Windows.old after 28 days, but other files, including Windows installation files, will be deleted. If you reinstall, reset, or refresh Windows, the previous Windows.old folder is replaced by a new Windows.old folder.

Hope the information helps, if you have any further queries, feel free to post. We are here to assist you.

Regards,

Guru Kiran

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You can't retrieve programs from windows.old, only data files.  Programs that were removed by the recovery process must be reinstalled.

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Thank you JimWynne

Show me how to reinstalled that data files I want. Because I have no idea to reinstalled them.

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Thank you JimWynne

Show me how to reinstalled that data files I want. Because I have no idea to reinstalled them.

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You don't install or reinstall data files.  You simply copy and paste the files from windows.old to the destination of your choice.

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How to Recover Windows Old Folder Windows 10

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