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March 1st, 2011 06:00
Dell System Restore
Hi,
I have backed up files onto a partition drive and now want to restore to factory settings using Dell's PC Recovery. Can anyone tell me if this will delete all the files on the partition drive?
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shesagordie
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March 1st, 2011 07:00
binabik
If the backup files are on a different partition, they should not should not be deleted, BUT, it's better and safer to use an external, or a second internal hard drive for any files and folders backups, you wish to save.
Bev.
hitechgreg
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March 1st, 2011 09:00
I agree with Shesagordie...Back up your files to another hard drive or sometype of removalable media. (ie dvd, flash drive, cd)
binabik
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March 1st, 2011 09:00
Thanks,
I was having a problem starting up - I think it may be because of some malware called Antivira AV (which I thought I'd got rid of).Startup repair did nothing and I couldn't start in safe mode and it wouldn't do a system restore so I decided I would try restoring to factory defaults. There's just a couple of files on there that I didn't get round to backing up onto an external drive before it happened so I was just wondering whether I could save them.
binabik
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March 1st, 2011 10:00
Windows 7
hitechgreg
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March 1st, 2011 10:00
Is this PC running XP???
shesagordie
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March 1st, 2011 13:00
binabik
The procedures for a PC Restore using W-7, are HERE
Bev.