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TWEAKING.COM DELETED ALL FILES
« on: August 19, 2013, 12:02:23 am »
Hi this tool has deleted all my files i had in my documents i try restoring it back but still no file,  how can i get my files/programs back.?
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Re: TWEAKING.COM DELETED ALL FILES
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2013, 03:53:35 pm »
Which program? I have a lot on the site :-)

Thing is none of the programs even touch the user profiles, which is where your my documents are.

If it was the windows repair tool, the only repair that touches those files is the unhide hidden files repair. (There is a virus that hides every single file on the system)

And that only sets the hidden flag, doesnt touch the files any other way.

Do you have your system set to show hidden files?

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Re: TWEAKING.COM DELETED ALL FILES
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2013, 10:40:49 pm »
Hi, moreover, when one click the windows repair, there is an warning of creating restore point. Have you created it. If it has been created, go to the system restore to restore the system to a previous date, by choosing the restore point. It is very safer tool. It does not harm the m
computer. Even though it is running on the background, the check is always safe. Creation of restore point  is one of the main option in the menu. It also gives you option of other pre checks before using windows registry tool. I am using, whenever i have problem. You could select that part of the option, where there is a problem.
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Re: TWEAKING.COM DELETED ALL FILES
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2013, 06:38:23 am »
Tweaking.com - Windows Repair (All in One), this tool i did back up, but if i use there restore file my documents are gone
Attached the the report, probably my stupid mistake :shy:

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Re: TWEAKING.COM DELETED ALL FILES
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2013, 12:13:21 pm »
Combofix is for cleaning up rootkits. And system restore will put the system back to an earlier time, including removing files.

Did you do a system restore to an old point?

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Re: TWEAKING.COM DELETED ALL FILES
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2013, 10:49:45 pm »
Creation of restore point  is one of the main option in the menu......
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Re: TWEAKING.COM DELETED ALL FILES
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2013, 10:56:16 am »
I know, I didnt ask that, I asked if you did a restore from an old restore point :wink:

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Re: TWEAKING.COM DELETED ALL FILES
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2013, 11:06:23 am »
I did create a restore point and i tried restoring it back but my documents have gone, :blank: my xp installation was corrupted any way, thanks for your replies, ill learn the hard way.  :rolleyes:

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Re: TWEAKING.COM DELETED ALL FILES
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2013, 11:36:32 am »
Once you reinstall windows, get yourself a external hard drive. The use this free backup program
http://www.fbackup.com/

Have it do nightly backups to the external hard drive.

When your hard drive in your computer dies, which it will someday, everything on it will go with it. Make sure to keep a backup :wink:

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