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Given that I can browse a restore point and see the deleted files, how to restore this point completely? When I try to, Windows says everything's fine, but the files I was looking for weren't restored (D:\1\willbedeleted.txt
) and the files created after the restore point didn't vanish (D:\1\createdafter.txt
).
I never used this feature before and I thought that setting "Restore system settings and previous versions of files" would do the thing.
Also, after restore and reboot there's a message box saying "your documents have not been affected". But I wanted them to be affected! I don't care if files created after creating the point are deleted or overwritten.
Is there a way to do what I want?
Update:
I tried vshadow -revert={SnapID}
on Windows 7 (see Windows VSS/vshadow), but it fails with: ShouldBlockRevert() ... Not implemented
. I hope someone tries that on a later version of Windows. Possible solution for Windows 7 can be rebuilding vshadow from sources and handling the error in ShouldBlockRevert()
Why are you saying that it doesn't backup files? I tell you, I can browse the restore point and view the deleted files – basin – 2017-02-14T14:41:04.917
I'm not saying it doesn't back up files. I am saying it only backs up system files, not personal files. – Darren – 2017-02-14T14:42:53.333
Is
D:\1\willbedeleted.txt
a system file? I'm "under impression" that the most useful feature was there, but was disabled by M$ – basin – 2017-02-14T14:43:39.153How are you browsing the restore point? – Darren – 2017-02-14T14:49:00.280
Volume shadow copy, on which System Restore is based since Windows Vista, make snapshot of entire volume (including user files). – user364455 – 2017-02-14T14:49:54.273
@Darren right click a drive, "properties"/"previous versions". Choose and open – basin – 2017-02-14T14:52:12.543
1But you are using System Restore to restore the system yes? That only restores the system by definition. – Darren – 2017-02-14T14:56:56.137
@basin, please see my comment above. Both the
System Restore
function and theRestore Previous Versions
function are fueled by theVolume Shadow Copy
service and configured within theSystem Protection
interface. However, aSystem Restore
will only restore a snapshot of the operating system itself, not your personal files and folders. The article that I referenced above provides a good explanation, also. – Run5k – 2017-02-14T15:01:24.390