"%APPDATA%\" and "userappdata" error.

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

I ran the program - but it deleted my user account - and from what looks of it, My Documents, My Music, My Pictures too on the Admin account (My Dads.) :huh: Is there a way to get this back?

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

Actually, my Dads My Docs, etc are safe. Phew. But my account seems to have gone. :blink:

exile360 · May 20, 2011

Recover Lost Files using Recuva:

Download and install Recuva from here
Run Recuva and in the wizard that pops up, click Next and then click the radio button next to Other and click Next
Leave the I'm not sure button selected and click Next
Click the Start button
After a few moments it should show you the results
Click on Advanced Mode and click Options...
Under Interface click the drop down menu next to View mode and select Tree View
Click the + next to C:\ and click the + next to Users
Check the box next to each user that you wish to restore
Do the same for ProgramData as it may have been removed as well (though it likely was not)

Please let me know if that brought them back or not.

Thanks

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

It brought some files back, I'm not sure what means what though:

Would the 'My Pictures.lnk' bring my My Pictures for example?

exile360 · May 20, 2011

It may, that link is what is referred to as a "Hard Link". It isn't really your pictures folder, but redirects to it because in Vista and Windows 7, the My Pictures folder is actually just called "Pictures". Recover that file and see if your pictures show back up or not.

Please let me know how it goes.

Thanks

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

I recovered the ones I recognized, and when I right click them, then select 'Open File Location' it says 'Windows cannot find the target' :blink: Oh dear.

exile360 · May 20, 2011

OK, I suspect I know what's going on. I think the files are still there, but Windows isn't pointing to them correctly any more. The following should tell us if I'm correct:

Click on START and click Computer
Open Users
Open the Annabelle folder
Look for your My Documents, My Music, My Pictures and My Videos folders. If you they're there, open them and see if your files are still present.

Please let me know what you find.

Thanks

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

.. There is no 'Users' folder, or what I can see - sorry if I'm confusing you. :blink:

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

Forget my last post - I found them! I went into Computer > OS (C:) > Users > Annabelle :lol:

Thanks for the help in getting my files back.

exile360 · May 20, 2011

No problem

Please run the attached file and post back the resulting log:

Check.zip

You don't need to run this one as admin .

exile360 · May 20, 2011

:lol: , figures, that's exactly what my file was going to check . Anyway, so you're still unable to access them through the normal links, right? We still need to fix that. Please run the batch file from this post again and post back the log it opens.

Thanks

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

Here it is:

 Volume in drive C is OS
 Volume Serial Number is 6229-15E4

 Directory of C:\

26/03/2011  16:42    <DIR>          ATI
10/06/2009  22:42                24 autoexec.bat
10/06/2009  22:42                10 config.sys
27/07/2009  18:47    <DIR>          DELL
26/05/2009  14:59    <DIR>          Drivers
27/07/2009  19:52    <DIR>          Hauppauge
21/07/2009  19:24    <DIR>          Intel
17/04/2011  16:30    <DIR>          Malwarebytes
29/03/2011  18:37    <DIR>          PCDr
14/07/2009  03:37    <DIR>          PerfLogs
20/05/2011  19:44    <DIR>          Program Files
20/02/2011  13:23               361 rkill.log
26/04/2010  20:21    <DIR>          SmartDraw 2010
08/04/2011  19:33               296 sqmnoopt00.sqm
08/04/2011  19:35               200 sqmnoopt01.sqm
08/04/2011  19:37               296 sqmnoopt02.sqm
08/04/2011  19:39               296 sqmnoopt03.sqm
08/04/2011  19:41               296 sqmnoopt04.sqm
29/07/2009  19:08               594 updatedatfix.log
16/05/2011  13:17    <DIR>          URSoft
20/05/2011  21:06    <DIR>          Users
18/05/2011  19:52    <DIR>          Windows
               9 File(s)          2,373 bytes
              13 Dir(s)  490,876,354,560 bytes free

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

and:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
    AppData    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %APPDATA%
    Cache    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
    Cookies    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
    Desktop    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
    Favorites    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
    History    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
    Local AppData    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local
    My Music    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Music
    My Pictures    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Pictures
    My Video    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Videos
    NetHood    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
    Personal    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Documents
    Programs    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
    Recent    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
    SendTo    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
    Startup    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
    Start Menu    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
    Templates    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
    {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
    PrintHood    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
    Common Desktop    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %PUBLIC%\Desktop
    Common Documents    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %PUBLIC%\Documents
    CommonPictures    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %PUBLIC%\Pictures
    CommonMusic    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %PUBLIC%\Music
    CommonVideo    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %PUBLIC%\Videos
    {3D644C9B-1FB8-4f30-9B45-F670235F79C0}    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %PUBLIC%\Downloads
    Common Start Menu    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
    Common Programs    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
    Common Startup    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
    Common AppData    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %ProgramData%
    Common Templates    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates

ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
asl.log=Destination=file;OnFirstLog=command,environment
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=FAMILY
ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
DFSTRACINGON=FALSE
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\Andrew
LOGONSERVER=\\FAMILY
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=4
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\10.0\DLLShared\;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=1707
ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
PSModulePath=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
RoxioCentral=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\10.0\Roxio Central36\
SESSIONNAME=Console
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows
TEMP=C:\Users\Andrew\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=C:\Users\Andrew\AppData\Local\Temp
TRACE_FORMAT_SEARCH_PATH=\\NTREL202.ntdev.corp.microsoft.com\4F18C3A5-CA09-4DBD-B6FC-219FDD4C6BE0\TraceFormat
USERDOMAIN=Family
USERNAME=Andrew
USERPROFILE=C:\Users\Andrew
windir=C:\Windows

exile360 · May 20, 2011

Did you run that batch file (the second log above) from your own user account or did you run it from a different one?

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

A different one - My Dads. I can't access my other account, it seems to have been deleted, but I can still access all my files. :huh:

exile360 · May 20, 2011

OK, that's what I figured. This is tough, but we should be able to fix it.

The first step is to copy all of your documents/files from your user account to a safe place, such as a folder on your Dad's desktop. Call it something like Backup etc. so you know what it is.

Navigate to C:\Users and copy your folders from there to the Backup folder (you'll want to grab your Documents folder, Pictures folder, Videos folder, Music folder and Favorites folder).

Once that is done, let me know. The next step will give you a user account and also should correct the original issue you were experiencing, but I need you to have your stuff backed up first.

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

Backed everything up into a file on the desktop.

exile360 · May 20, 2011

OK, now a bit more. Go to C:\Users\Annabelle\Desktop and grab any files or folders that you wish to keep from there and back them up to your backup folder.

Let me know when that's complete.

Thanks

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

Done the desktop too. :lol:

exile360 · May 20, 2011

Excellent

Time for the next step then:

Click on the Start button and select Control Panel
Click on Add or remove user accounts which is listed under User Accounts and Family Safety

Once you're there, let me know if your old user account (Annabelle) is still listed or not.

Thanks

Annabelle · May 20, 2011

Nope, 'Annabelle' isn't there.

exile360 · May 20, 2011

Excellent, that's what I expected. Time to remove the old Annabelle folder. Go to C:\Users and delete the Annabelle folder, clicking Continue or Allow if prompted.

Let me know how it goes and then we'll move on to the next step, which will be re-creating your user account .

Annabelle · May 22, 2011

I'm deleting the 'Annabelle' folder now - and a popup has come up saying 'The file [mixture of letters & numbers] is a system file. If you remove it, Windows or another program may not work correctly' Should I click yes to delete it? :huh:

exile360 · May 22, 2011

Yep, go ahead and click Yes .

Let me know when you're done and we'll move on to the next step.

Annabelle · May 22, 2011

Deleted the folder.

"%APPDATA%\" and "userappdata" error.

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