Solved Windows File Recovery


elbmek

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Whilst I was cleaning out my D Drive to another drive I noticed that a folder "LORNA" had vanished. I never removed it but thought I may have double linked and dragged it somewhere, nope, cant find it. I downloaded Windows File Recovery from Store and it ran in DoS. Every instruction I give it, according to the above instructions. I get a parse error. One I tried something and it worked but it wanted to move C to D or something, so I binned that. The folder is important as it contains loads of her Vet work. All I want is that one folder back. I tried a undelete software contained in a larger item, I had but it keeps saying I need to buy Pro ver to undelete found files, I am already on Pro ver.

If I restore backup (3 days ago) will it remove all my hard work of the past 48 hrs?
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC . Pro Win 11 x 64 on Surface 9.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Defiance Series 16" Matte QHD+ 240 Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560 x 1600)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
    Sound Card
    2 channel HD Audio + Mic/Hphone jack
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung 990 PRO m.2, PCle 4.0 MNMe (up to 7450MB/R 6900 MB/W And several plug in drives
    BT?wifi.
    Case
    laptop
    Cooling
    Trust Quno GXT1125 Laptoip cooler, up to 17.3 inch
    Keyboard
    Logi K270 & Logitech gamer G213
    Mouse
    Tecknet TK MS317
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Chrome & Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Total
    Other Info
    WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
    Logitech L202 Speakers
    Asus DRW-14D5MT x48
    Net via Virgin Media hub 3 (using RJ45 cable). Plus MS surface 9 tablet (win 11). Amazon Fire 10.
    Win 11 Home Insider Preview. Build 26100.ge_release 240331-1435
FIRST, back up your hard work of the past 48 hours. DO IT.

Then restore the three-day-old backup, and you should be good to go.

(I'm assuming that LORNA is still in your three-day-old backup.)

Might consider doing an image a little more frequently than every three days. :unsure:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GBDDR4 @ 2666MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG E2442
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB NVMe SSD, 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    250GB NVMe SSD (OS and programs), 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    500GB NVMe SSD (Data)
    Case
    Lenovo SFF
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome, sometimes Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium & Defender (working together beautifully!)
  • Operating System
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 @ 2600MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG FULL HD (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS NVMe; 1 x Samsung 980 NVMe SSD
    Case
    Lenovo Think Centre SFF
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium and MS Defender, beautiful together
OK on my way
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC . Pro Win 11 x 64 on Surface 9.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Defiance Series 16" Matte QHD+ 240 Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560 x 1600)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
    Sound Card
    2 channel HD Audio + Mic/Hphone jack
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung 990 PRO m.2, PCle 4.0 MNMe (up to 7450MB/R 6900 MB/W And several plug in drives
    BT?wifi.
    Case
    laptop
    Cooling
    Trust Quno GXT1125 Laptoip cooler, up to 17.3 inch
    Keyboard
    Logi K270 & Logitech gamer G213
    Mouse
    Tecknet TK MS317
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Chrome & Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Total
    Other Info
    WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
    Logitech L202 Speakers
    Asus DRW-14D5MT x48
    Net via Virgin Media hub 3 (using RJ45 cable). Plus MS surface 9 tablet (win 11). Amazon Fire 10.
    Win 11 Home Insider Preview. Build 26100.ge_release 240331-1435
I know you know this, but I want to just remind you that your backup of the hard work of the past 48 hours MUST be on a drive OTHER THAN the drive you're going to restore. Duh. Yes, I know you know. :clap:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GBDDR4 @ 2666MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG E2442
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB NVMe SSD, 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    250GB NVMe SSD (OS and programs), 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    500GB NVMe SSD (Data)
    Case
    Lenovo SFF
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome, sometimes Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium & Defender (working together beautifully!)
  • Operating System
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 @ 2600MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG FULL HD (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS NVMe; 1 x Samsung 980 NVMe SSD
    Case
    Lenovo Think Centre SFF
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium and MS Defender, beautiful together
yes my friend, Its going on the O Drive external which I am now saving for backups only. I will try to switch to a 2 day backup soonest. I am about 50+% into rhis backup now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC . Pro Win 11 x 64 on Surface 9.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Defiance Series 16" Matte QHD+ 240 Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560 x 1600)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
    Sound Card
    2 channel HD Audio + Mic/Hphone jack
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung 990 PRO m.2, PCle 4.0 MNMe (up to 7450MB/R 6900 MB/W And several plug in drives
    BT?wifi.
    Case
    laptop
    Cooling
    Trust Quno GXT1125 Laptoip cooler, up to 17.3 inch
    Keyboard
    Logi K270 & Logitech gamer G213
    Mouse
    Tecknet TK MS317
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Chrome & Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Total
    Other Info
    WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
    Logitech L202 Speakers
    Asus DRW-14D5MT x48
    Net via Virgin Media hub 3 (using RJ45 cable). Plus MS surface 9 tablet (win 11). Amazon Fire 10.
    Win 11 Home Insider Preview. Build 26100.ge_release 240331-1435
:clap: :clap: :clap: :giggle::giggle::giggle:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GBDDR4 @ 2666MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG E2442
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB NVMe SSD, 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    250GB NVMe SSD (OS and programs), 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    500GB NVMe SSD (Data)
    Case
    Lenovo SFF
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome, sometimes Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium & Defender (working together beautifully!)
  • Operating System
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 @ 2600MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG FULL HD (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS NVMe; 1 x Samsung 980 NVMe SSD
    Case
    Lenovo Think Centre SFF
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium and MS Defender, beautiful together
Why does it insist on calling itself Backup and Restore (Win 7)?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC . Pro Win 11 x 64 on Surface 9.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Defiance Series 16" Matte QHD+ 240 Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560 x 1600)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
    Sound Card
    2 channel HD Audio + Mic/Hphone jack
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung 990 PRO m.2, PCle 4.0 MNMe (up to 7450MB/R 6900 MB/W And several plug in drives
    BT?wifi.
    Case
    laptop
    Cooling
    Trust Quno GXT1125 Laptoip cooler, up to 17.3 inch
    Keyboard
    Logi K270 & Logitech gamer G213
    Mouse
    Tecknet TK MS317
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Chrome & Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Total
    Other Info
    WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
    Logitech L202 Speakers
    Asus DRW-14D5MT x48
    Net via Virgin Media hub 3 (using RJ45 cable). Plus MS surface 9 tablet (win 11). Amazon Fire 10.
    Win 11 Home Insider Preview. Build 26100.ge_release 240331-1435
Because it has been "deprecated" (whatever that means) by Microsoft for some tine now. You'd be much better off using Macrium Reflect Free or one of the alternatives. Win B&R (7) is no longer reliable. But let's hope it works for you today, if that's what you're using. :crossed:crossed
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GBDDR4 @ 2666MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG E2442
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB NVMe SSD, 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    250GB NVMe SSD (OS and programs), 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    500GB NVMe SSD (Data)
    Case
    Lenovo SFF
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome, sometimes Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium & Defender (working together beautifully!)
  • Operating System
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 @ 2600MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG FULL HD (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS NVMe; 1 x Samsung 980 NVMe SSD
    Case
    Lenovo Think Centre SFF
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium and MS Defender, beautiful together
In this guide, i will show you how to use Windows File Recovery in Windows 10 and Windows 11 to restore accidentally deleted files.

 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
Because it has been "deprecated" (whatever that means) by Microsoft for some tine now. You'd be much better off using Macrium Reflect Free or one of the alternatives. is no longer reliable. But let's hope it works for you today, if that's what you're using. :crossed:crossed

Actually the reason goes back further to Windows 8. MS introduced File History Backup and wanted to drop the image backup tool - however they kept it and renamed it Backup and Restore (Win 7) to differentiate it from File History Backup and was accessed from a rather obscure at the bottom of a screen rather than a shiny button.

When Windows 10 came out they still retained the tool and surprisingly made it more obvious. However, eventually it was classified a deprecated feature.

The name is absurd as it implies it only works with Windows 7 backups LOL.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Zenbook 14
    CPU
    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB soldered
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop OLED screen
    Screen Resolution
    2880x1800 touchscreen
    Hard Drives
    1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
    PSU
    Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
    Keyboard
    Built in UK keybd
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
    Internet Speed
    900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

    Macrium Reflect Home V8
    Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
    Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
Free: I am going to find that and save it in my vids, for future use. Why? Let me tell you how the genius in me solved the condundrum. Well, I could, but I would be a liar.
I had been on this problem since approx 1100 hrs today. I went into my daughters desktop and saw the old link to her folder. I looked at properties and I nearly fainted - it was pointing to N External file not D. I checked, but ther was no N because the damn USB connection had fallen out! THERE on the N drive was her folder!! I assumed D because I was working on it and she said 'wheres my folder' - the rest was an assumption.

This damn dork never thought that the simplest solution was the answer. So I grabbed a rum and coke and went to have a lie down. Warra bloody idiot!

Sincere thanks to those who 'tried' to help me out, I feel such a *cough*
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC . Pro Win 11 x 64 on Surface 9.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Defiance Series 16" Matte QHD+ 240 Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560 x 1600)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
    Sound Card
    2 channel HD Audio + Mic/Hphone jack
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung 990 PRO m.2, PCle 4.0 MNMe (up to 7450MB/R 6900 MB/W And several plug in drives
    BT?wifi.
    Case
    laptop
    Cooling
    Trust Quno GXT1125 Laptoip cooler, up to 17.3 inch
    Keyboard
    Logi K270 & Logitech gamer G213
    Mouse
    Tecknet TK MS317
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Chrome & Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Total
    Other Info
    WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
    Logitech L202 Speakers
    Asus DRW-14D5MT x48
    Net via Virgin Media hub 3 (using RJ45 cable). Plus MS surface 9 tablet (win 11). Amazon Fire 10.
    Win 11 Home Insider Preview. Build 26100.ge_release 240331-1435
Very happy to hear your good news! Sometimes the best answers are the ones right under our noses. (y) :clap:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GBDDR4 @ 2666MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG E2442
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB NVMe SSD, 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    250GB NVMe SSD (OS and programs), 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    500GB NVMe SSD (Data)
    Case
    Lenovo SFF
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome, sometimes Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium & Defender (working together beautifully!)
  • Operating System
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 @ 2600MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG FULL HD (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS NVMe; 1 x Samsung 980 NVMe SSD
    Case
    Lenovo Think Centre SFF
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium and MS Defender, beautiful together
Because it has been "deprecated" (whatever that means) by Microsoft for some tine now.
Lifecycle Terms and Definitions - Microsoft Lifecycle
Deprecation is the state of a feature, functionality, or service that is no longer in active development. A deprecated feature may be retired and removed from future releases. Deprecated services may be retired in the future.
1. Microsoft does not explicitly state that "No longer in active development" means it will not fix security issues or that it no longer supports the feature.

2. Microsoft does not explicitly state that "Deprecated" means less secure or less usable.

3. "may be retired" means that it might, or it might not be removed from Windows editions in the future.

4. The manner in which Microsoft decides to remove "deprecated" features is largely dependent upon on-going use by enterprise users.

5. How much of a mess removing feature code from Windows images is also a primary consideration whether or not Microsoft will literally "remove" the feature; it just might leave the code there and deactivate the feature by default.

6. Microsoft "deprecated" bitsadmin.exe 20 years ago and then Microsoft reversed the decision years later. Bitsadmin is still shipped with Windows. Just a single example.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-8145U
    Memory
    16GB
    Hard Drives
    500 GB M2 1 TB HDD
    Internet Speed
    400 MB
    Browser
    Chrome | Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender | Block unknown executables | Various ASR rules enabled
Hey there, @oldschool,

Thanks for taking the trouble to post that. It will help peeps to grapple with the term.
Just to clarify my comments, though, it isn’t that I don’t know what the word means, it’s just that Microsoft’s use of it is so full of mays, mights, and hedges that you can’t be sure what they mean by it.

It’s also the case here that looking through the posts in the backup forums for 11 and 10, you’ll find so many negative comments about the reliability of BU&R(7) that you’ll probably conclude it’s not a dependable tool at all.

Best regards,

Dan
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GBDDR4 @ 2666MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG E2442
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB NVMe SSD, 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    250GB NVMe SSD (OS and programs), 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
    500GB NVMe SSD (Data)
    Case
    Lenovo SFF
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
    Mouse
    LogiTech M510 wireless
    Internet Speed
    Fast (for fixed wireless!)
    Browser
    Chrome, sometimes Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium & Defender (working together beautifully!)
  • Operating System
    11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
    CPU
    i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 3132
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 @ 2600MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG FULL HD (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
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Hey there, @oldschool,

Thanks for taking the trouble to post that. It will help peeps to grapple with the term.
Just to clarify my comments, though, it isn’t that I don’t know what the word means, it’s just that Microsoft’s use of it is so full of mays, mights, and hedges that you can’t be sure what they mean by it.

It’s also the case here that looking through the posts in the backup forums for 11 and 10, you’ll find so many negative comments about the reliability of BU&R(7) that you’ll probably conclude it’s not a dependable tool at all.

Best regards,

Dan
I understand what you're saying. I actually copied my previous post from another user on the web who I believe is a developer, which I found sums it up pretty well. I myself use both Aomei Backupper and Windows built-in as a fail-safe method. I find the latter works fine on W11. My guess is that one reason you find so many posts to the contrary is folks tweaking their system, and there may be other reasons. ✌️:cool:
 

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