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I screwed up my computer, any suggestions?

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  1. wildwest

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    I hooked my up my old desktop to back it up on an external drive.

    I had a lot of trouble and decided to restore it back to last fall when I unhooked it.

    I hit system restore instead. It ran a second or two after I realized my mistake and unplugged it.

    Anyway to stop the process when I plug it back in? Are my pictures forever gone?

    Hp desktop, Win7.

    this one if for myself :heidi:
     
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    Wish I could help, but I usually have my own computer guy on stand by! Gotta be someone one here with that sorta knowledge willing to help-probably even able to do it through the wonders of the web.....
     
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    It might be in your best interest to call me on the telephone machine.
     
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    "Telephone machine"!!:thumbs:
     
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  5. wildwest

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    thanks grizzly! I pm'd you.
     
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    Just a little hint. Restore will not change any picture files.
     
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    Not bad hey WW? About 4 minutes for response of help!
     
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  8. wildwest

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    appt set for tomorrow!! Have the old man set it up for me tonight. :rootintootin:

    Thanks everyone!
     
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    "Now don't be playin with it any more tonight................"
     
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    :rofl: :lol:

    :emb:

    :picard:
     
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    Thanks Dennis :) I started the wrong kind of restore......
     
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    Please buy a external back-up drive for your precious pics.
    I have two. The second one is kept in another building.
    I had a computer stolen and losing pics will never happen to me again barring a major catastrophe.
    I don't trust the "cloud" either.
    Even if you never back-up anything else to it ( and you should) at least make redundant copies of your pics.
     
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    Pics, taxes, websites, word documents, artwork. This is the stuff I have backed up.
     
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    and it did not come from India
     
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    I don't really trust Time Machine or auto update software much either.

    The only art work I have looks like the stick figures on the back of soccer mom vans.
     
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    :thumbs:
     
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    I've got the masters for the shirts and website on my laptop. I think they might be important.
     
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    I am fortunate that I have a full backup from spring 2014, but I obviously did not get another back up done in a timely manner. Shame on me. And for those listening, billb3 gave good advice!
     
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    Yes sir that's the way to do it.
    I have a network drive with two drives in it, everything I want get saved right there first, to drive number 1, Dive number 1 automatically gets backed up to drive number 2.
    wildwest I hope you did not lose your files, good luck with it anyway:)
     
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