Solution for Data Loss after Vista System Recovery

I. Analysis of Causes In Windows Vista, user personal data is uniformly integrated into the “users” folder under the system root directory, which is used with Windows XP. The settings for Documents And Settings  are very different. The benefit is that the user's personal data organization is clearer and the structure is more reasonable. In the default settings of Windows Vista, a subdirectory is automatically created for each user in the “users” folder, which contains 11 documents, links, favorites, pictures, music, contacts, and saved games. Subfolders, which store the corresponding data in separate categories. At the same time, the files related to the running of programs such as "Application Data" in the previous Windows XP "Documents And Settings" are removed, that is, only the users are saved in the folder "users". Personal data. However, this practice of coexisting user personal data with system files on the same drive has some operational risks. For example, in order to improve the efficiency of system maintenance, many users prefer to partition Windows with System PC after installing Windows Vista. Make a backup so that the system can be up and running again by simply restoring the image in the event of a system crash, but this setting of placing the user folder on the system partition requires the user to first export the user's personal data before resuming, otherwise, Like the system files and settings, they are covered by the contents of the image file, causing irreparable damage. Second, the solution Move the user's personal folder out of the system partition, so no matter how the partition is operated, using image recovery or even reinstalling Windows Vista will not affect the personal folders stored under other drives, and will not cause data loss. The specific operations are as follows: 1. Create a new directory in other partitions. (For systems with multiple hard disks, it is better to save user data on the hard disk outside the system partition, which is more secure); 2. Open the user's personal folder. , select all the items, including documents, pictures, etc., hold down the right mouse button and drag it to the newly created folder. (It is also possible to move only certain items such as video to a newly created folder, while leaving other items in the system partition <;users";)