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copying computer generated (internal) backup

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February 19, 2014 5:29:08 PM

After system failure I was able to restart computer using F9 and found the backup files the computer created in the process. i have created short cuts to the files to access them but I do not think this is best. How do I copy the files from the back up and where to I paste them. Also restart key is shaded out since all this occured,

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February 20, 2014 12:47:24 PM

So you are just accessing personal files or programs?

For personal files you can copy them to c : \ users \ your login \ documents(or what ever folder they come from)

Programs are best to be reinstalled if you can.

Having restart greyed out is strange. I can see sleep like that if you do not have all your drivers installed.

Does the device manager(Start + R and type devmgmt.msc and hit enter) show anything with ! or ?'s?

Was this all after system restore or some kind of factory restore?
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March 5, 2014 8:04:22 AM

nukemaster said:
So you are just accessing personal files or programs?

For personal files you can copy them to c : \ users \ your login \ documents(or what ever folder they come from)

Programs are best to be reinstalled if you can.

Having restart greyed out is strange. I can see sleep like that if you do not have all your drivers installed.

Does the device manager(Start + R and type devmgmt.msc and hit enter) show anything with ! or ?'s?

Was this all after system restore or some kind of factory restore?


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March 5, 2014 8:09:16 AM

Yes this all occured after system failure and restore. In the device manager the other devices item is the only one with a ?. I am still unclear on how to accomplish copying the backup files. It is located in C:\My Backup -15-02-14 2011 It is a large folder I can open containing folder. I have sent several items to the desktop so I can access word files but when I click on them it is still going through My Backup. Thanks for your help so far
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March 5, 2014 3:14:03 PM

If the file is one large file, it may be an image(and can be accessed with the same software that backed up the data in the first case.). If it is a folder and you can not access it, you may need to take ownership in the security tab.

I would still check out the system makers website to get any needed drivers as other devices or sometimes unknown devices is just a way to show you that windows does not actually know what the device is so it can be anything from a card reader to a sound card.
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