Restoring user profiles
13 December 2002, 05:22 PM
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my Win2K user profile was deleted so im using the Admin sign-in. Of course as its a diferent user i have a different desktop layout. Alot of folders are missing & pictures in 'My Pictures'
How do i see them, they havent physically been deleted from my harddrive have they?
How do i see them, they havent physically been deleted from my harddrive have they?
13 December 2002, 05:30 PM
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ok to add to that, looking a the user profiles stored via the System console, i can see the profile i expect is the one. It is now called "account unknown"
what are extensions of profiles called/where are they kept & how do i reactivate it again?
what are extensions of profiles called/where are they kept & how do i reactivate it again?
13 December 2002, 07:24 PM
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Not sure if this is any use; there'll be far more knowledgeable people than me on here.
Use windows explorer and look in a folder on the C: drive called Documents and Settings. There should be a folder in there for each username that logs onto the PC. If its there you should at least be able to recover your data by copying the contents to another location or profile.
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Use windows explorer and look in a folder on the C: drive called Documents and Settings. There should be a folder in there for each username that logs onto the PC. If its there you should at least be able to recover your data by copying the contents to another location or profile.
Steve.
14 December 2002, 04:00 PM
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If the profile has been deleted either via Explorer or by System Properties (right click on My Computer, Properties, User Profiles) then everything will have gone. As the previous poster says head into "Documents and Settings" for a look.
15 December 2002, 02:37 PM
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its on a home pc. The one i sign in with, for some reason is no longer there. But as above, i can see as "account unknown"
There are the usual others, Administrator & guest, those ones i can "copy to..." but the account unknown ones i cant
[Edited by InvisibleMan - 12/15/2002 2:39:50 PM]
There are the usual others, Administrator & guest, those ones i can "copy to..." but the account unknown ones i cant
[Edited by InvisibleMan - 12/15/2002 2:39:50 PM]
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15 December 2002, 03:05 PM
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Can you see a directory called "Documents and Settings"?
A user profile is stored in a directory under that (or in Win NT days c:\Winnt\profiles), you may not be able to get back the icon arrangement or colour scheme, but the My Documents and favourites directories, etc, should be accessible there. That's if the directory has not been deleted.
A user profile is stored in a directory under that (or in Win NT days c:\Winnt\profiles), you may not be able to get back the icon arrangement or colour scheme, but the My Documents and favourites directories, etc, should be accessible there. That's if the directory has not been deleted.
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