UPGRADE WINDOWS 10 LOST FILES UPDATE
The only known issue its documented on its Windows 10 October 2019 Update support page is. You may need to give your account permission to the folders. Microsoft hasnt commented on user problems with deleted files when upgrading to Windows 10 version 1809. If you are still having problems, check the Permissions tab in Properties. Choose Apply changes to folder, subfolders and files then click OK.Right-click on the folder and choose Properties.To show Hidden files and folders in Windows, switch to the View tab in Windows Explorer. Outlook now uses Documents\Outlook Files as the default location for pst files.īecause the folders under the AppData folder are usually marked Hidden, you may need to configure Windows Explorer to display hidden files and folders or remove the read only (and Hidden) flag from the properties of the AppData folder and apply it to all child folders. Click Yes if you see the User Account Control interface. You could also click the Windows Search icon, type windows file recovery to the search box, and select the first result to open it. *.pst files should be moved to your Documents folder. After installation, you could just click the Open button in Microsoft Store to open this Microsoft’s data recovery tool. They may be deleted when Windows cleans up the disk or another update is installed. You can then use the top-right to search your computer for the name of the file or folder that you’re trying to find. On the left-hand side, click the This PC option to search through your computer. Do not access them from the windows.old folder. Open File Explorer on your Windows machine (Windows Key + E).
To recover your data files (and other personal files) open Windows Explorer and go to C:\Windows.old\Users\ username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook Your old data files should be there, or in the Outlook Files folder in My Documents (the old My Documents!).