Solution for data loss after system recovery under Vista

        In Windows Vista, if you forget to export your personal data, your personal data will be lost and cannot be recovered after the system is restored. How to prevent it?
Cause analysis
In Windows Vista, user personal data is unified into the "users" folder under the system root directory, which is the same as the "Documents And Settings" setting in Windows XP. It is 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, each user is automatically created a subdirectory in the "users" folder, which contains 11 documents including documents, links, favorites, pictures, music, contacts, and saved games. Folders, which store the corresponding data in separate categories. At the same time, the related files such as "Application Data" under "Documents And Settings" in Windows XP are removed, that is, only the user's personal data is saved in the "users" folder.
However, this method 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 use Complete PC first after installing Windows Vista. Make a backup of the system partition so that the system can be run 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 restoring. Otherwise, it will be covered by the contents of the image file as the system file and settings, causing irreparable damage.



Moving 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, will not cause Loss of data. The specific operation is 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. (You can also move only certain parts of the project, such as video to the newly created folder, while leaving other items in the system partition "users" directory)