Restoring an application or attribute(s) of an application to their original state.
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When creating a bootable USB drive with Tuxboot, error “the file does not have a program association with it for performing this action”
I was creating a bootable USB flash drive (of GParted) using Tuxboot on my Windows 7 x64 computer. I kept receiving the error during the "installing bootloader" phase: the file does not have a program ...
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Reinstall Samsung OEM Windows 8, No Recovery Partiton or Disk
I have a recently purchased samsung NP540U3C that came with Windows 8 pre-installed. Windows stopped working and the recovery partition doesnt work anymore. I used RWeverything to find the Windows ...
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Where to download recovery disks for Windows
Where would I best go about downloading and finding Windows Recovery disks for Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8?
Do they fix most problems? What are they typically designed to do?
Are they different from ...
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Reading bad blocks from hard disk too slow in Linux
I'm trying to recover data from an old 320G hard drive (full of bad sectors) to a new one. I found that ddrescue is a good tool for this task due to it's smart algorithm. I have already done this once ...
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Lost partition on Macbook - how to recover the partition or data?
The partition seems to be lost - the disc is possible to detect but, seems like there is no partition on it. Would you recommend any software to recover the partition on the hard drive and then also ...
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Is there any way at all to bypass sector-level CRC when reading damaged CDs?
I'm trying to image damaged CDs, some of which have bad sectors in important areas. I know there are tons of software out there that will create a disk image even if they run into bad sectors. My ...
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Preserving Recovery Partitions
I've just bought a Samsung 530U3C notebook with Windows 8 preinstalled. I would like it to run some Linux distribution but at the same time to preserve recovery partitions so that I could hard reset ...
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How to recover a mac / audacity recording on mac? [duplicate]
I have a client who has been recording some audio using audacity on an apple mac.
They have lost their work and have asked me if there is anyway to recover the work they have done.
I know this is a ...
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Ways of recovering a missing .bash_history due to a 100% full disk?
Two Putty sessions were opened to a Debian 6 Linux. Log-files led to a full disk. The bash history of the entire shell sessions is missing, and even beyond that (This may be due to a blocked ...
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Deleted video file from spy glasses
please help me...
I have bought spy glasses - glasses with video camera. I use it for horse riding ;) and sometimes I have problems to turn it off. The it makes some mistake and the SD microCard seems ...
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Reinstalling win8 using recovery disk
I bought a Samsung notebook ,win8 preinstalled . how I can make recovery disk or bootable PD that would be used after formatting my notebook to reinstall win8 , as CDs are made in other pc like dell ...
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How to recover computer from log in screen
Not sure of a more appropriate Stack Exchange website, but I have a really urgent problem that needs fixing, as I am leaving to China soon.
Last night my computer shut down abruptly, and upon restart ...
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Btrfs Undelete File
I would like to undelete a large file I deleted using the rm -r command on the directory it was located in. The file was on a 1TB usb external harddisk. Nothing was written to the disk after the file ...
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Hard drive error - NTFS damaged
I am helping a friend recover data from a computer (lenovo). After what I was told was a hard shutdown, the computer does not get past the system repair screen. (Windows failed to start)
Booting off ...
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Is there a way to recover deleted pictures from Mac
I am using Picasa 3.19 on Mac.
Not sure what me or my wife did but there are lot of pictures and videos missing from our computer. I sent few of these pictures to someone in an email (uploaded from ...
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lost files on cut/paste to hard drive
Last night, I mounted the main hard disk in Linux Mint 14. And cut/paste a lot of files (about 8GB) from home folder to the mounted disk.
When the operation finished, I suspend my computer, and a few ...
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toshiba hdd error: f3-f000-0018
My fiancées Toshiba Satellite computer had gotten a virus which won't allow her computer to start up past the windows flag. I used Toshiba recovery to reset it to factory defaults. After which I ...
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Scan formatted hard drive for ANSI txt file?
Is there any software that will allow me to undelete a text file encoded in ANSI? I know one line of the TXT file (so search would be useful). The hard drive was formatted using a quick format so the ...
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Laptop hard drive replacement: losing Windows recovery?
I might soon have to change my hard drive for a new one
as it is starting to show signs of ceasing to work properly.
I am running Windows 7 and have a recovery partition on the
current hard drive from ...
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Stolen Macbook Pro, want to gain remote access
Hey guys I had a Macbook pro stolen. When I talked to the police they essentially told me there was nothing to do. Since then, I have read more about tracking down stolen macs and just last night ...
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Can someone recover “permanently” deleted files remotely via wifi?
I'm a newbie and I'm concerned about the safety of the files in my laptop. I recently deleted some confidential files, and I'm wondering if it is possible for someone to access my laptop via wifi and ...
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Windows 7 Home Premium recovering from iSCSI target?
I have a notebook with Windows7 Home Premium which unable to backup to a network drive, but can use an iSCSI device. For backup... :(
But... Is there any way to restore my system from the backup was ...
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Version control, file history and versioning for Microsoft Windows 7?
What Software allows me to go into the folder properties and enable file versioning / a file history, so that any overwrite can be undone?
Windows Vista and beyond do provide simple versioning ...
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What kind of image goes on the Recovery partition
I have installed Win 7 Pro on my OS partition and created a windows image file (.wim) after sysprepping my OS with /generalize and a custom unattend.xml file that works well for what I need.
I have ...
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Samsung Recovery Solution - create a custom recovery partition
I've got a Samsung notebook with Samsung Recovery Solution installed. It can create a recovery images for later system restore.
The notebook has a service (factory) hidden partition, which can be ...
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Can I uninstall a program or driver from Windows 7 recovery tools?
I just installed Windows 7. The first thing I did after desktop was run a full system update. Upon reboot, BSOD. The message doesn't display long enough for me to read what it says - it flashes for ...
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malware has infected PC with Windows 7 OS (64-bit), taken over admin account
and given itself inherited permissions. At the same time, the former owner of PC, myself, and the admin account created under my name is denied any services that have apparently been installed by ...
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need to recover bios settings from bricked eee
I'm new in the computer world and.I just bricked my first laptop. I tried to power on the laptop without a cmos battery. Now only the power and wi fi lights are on. No monitor, nothing. Please help ...
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Reset root password of a VM
I removed (distrattament) my "sudo" user from sudo group user, I can't use root because I don't know a password for root.
I have an Ubuntu virtual machine and when I open Recovery Menu is limited ...
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Testdisk. Change partitions, but disk still doesn't open. Recover partitions
Laptop ASUS, if it can help.
Because I'm very stupid in the system administration, I made from NTFS disk the RAW. I connect it to another computer through USB. I need to recover file system, so I use ...
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C:\System Volume Information is taking up 60 GB
I decided to do some spring cleaning on my laptop, and used a disk analyzer to free up some space on my C drive. I've managed to go from about 13 to about 33 GB of space, but I noticed that I was only ...
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recover deleted xbox360 profile from Flash Drive?
I have a 8GB Usb flash drive and I configured it from xbox 360 for 1 GB. SO that I can use Pen Drive in both PC and 360. Accidentally I deleted all files from pen drive now My profile is also deleted ...
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Recover Dell Factory Restory Image on Secret Drive
I have an Studio 17, which has a secret 15 gigabyte partition with the original Windows 7 recovery image. Is there any way I can convert this into a recovery DVD so that I can delete the partition.
I ...
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x:\> drive, but no c drive - master boot unable to access disk.
I have a Vizio all in one which when I updated it to Windows 8 all went south.
Can not boot. Used Norton recover tool, but it can not find the master boot record.
In DOS, there is a x:> drive, no C ...
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Recover data from Formatted & Encrypted Hard Disk with Bitlocker
Thanks in andvance for your time viewing this and thanks again to all stackoverflow members that are helped me before!
I have a serious problem and I believe this problem has been experienced by many ...
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What is the difference of Recovery and Restore partitions?
I have an Asus U38N laptop. It is UEFI enabled and has Windows 8 as operating system.
I noticed that it has both Recovery partition(900mb) and Restore Partition(20gb).
I'm cloning the operating system ...
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Yikes!!! Restore windows.old folder after being deleted? [duplicate]
Basically, I used Disk Cleanup utility on a windows 7 Ultimate machine to delete the Windows.old folder only to discover that it contained a critical amount of data in the 'users/JonDoe/' which was ...
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How to start design “Disaster Recovery” plan for my company?
Recently, some disaster happened in my company, server crash, data erased.
Is there a good Disaster Recovery plan that I can follow?
Any suggestion would be great help.
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Here's my backup strategy, how do I enforce it? Software/tools etc [closed]
So here's what I have:
Laptop running Win 8 with 1 TB HDD - only 1 drive in it ("C"). About 80 GB full.
500GB External HDD holding about 200 gigs of media. Rest ~240 is allocated for small backups ...
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Photos are gone. File structure and thumbs remain
We use a Buffalo NAS at our office. yesterday someone noticed that the file full of folders was missing the images. The Folder structure remains and some random pictures remain but most folders just ...
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Can Windows XP Recovery Console load drivers from a USB thumb drive?
Must the drivers for Recovery Console be provided via a floppy diskette, or can I provide them via a USB drive?
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Recover accidently deleted synergy.dll [closed]
One of my clients was accidentally moving some files from his desktop and he moved with it the desktop interface of the synergy application and he cannot get it back. How can I recover this file?
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startup repair fails - os drive letter changed
Yesterday my PC gave me somewhat of a heart attack when it prompted a BSOD while I was fiddling around with a midi device selection. Anyway, when I rebooted the system, startup repair showed up and ...
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Recover File System
I was recovering my windows 8. During recovery system shut due to power failure. Next time when I start windows 8 and try to open the D: drive then windows prompt me to format drive if I cancel prompt ...
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Stuck with spinning gear (NOT beach ball) after OSX login
Running latest OS X Mountain Lion. I shut down hard (held power button until power off) after an application froze and rather than doing force quit I got frustrated and just shut the system down.
...
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How do I add email accounts in Windows 8
I upgraded to Windows 8 and chose a new msn account when setting up email. I cannot determine;
If my old emails and addresses still exist from Outlook express;
If they do can I setup a new ...
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A display driver has stopped working and has been recovered issue
I got this issue today where the computer first began to 'hang' and then the screen momentarily turned black and came back again with a pop up saying that the display driver stopped working and has ...
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Why is Windows claiming Vista is counterfeit after installing updates?
We've purchased a Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC from a local Wal-Mart a few years ago. Upon our first boot, we were asked to create recovery discs of Windows Vista because the manufacturer did not ...
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Create Recovery Console disk
I am trying to fix someone’s computer, and I came across instructions that said to use the "Recovery Console".
I started the computer with F8, however I do not see option for the Recovery Console, ...
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I deleted dropbox and all files from my computer. [closed]
I still can see it all my files in my dropbox.com, but I don't know how to reload DropBox. I do not want all the files put back, just DropBox. I deleted it because it was downloading a huge file by ...
