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my system hp 230 got back to its earlier date of when i bought it.all my old files are all gone and what the system is showing me now is as if i just bought a new system with all factory settings still intact. plsssss house help me i will like to retrieve all my files which have lost because my project work, my seminar presentation and my field report are just the most important things there.pls what should i do

observe the hard disk, if it seem to have more files, it indicate more used memory than usual then you can recover files. please do nto format the disk, do not save anything, do not install many software.

solutions:

1.remove hard disk and read all yr info. put in external disk
2. install linux, obuntu operating system and read all your files.
3. just copy anything, even anything blank, even empty folders and put them in externalk hard disk. use another computer to read you pc.
4. scan you pc using an antivirus. which is good. i forget name but i will update u.
wish you good luck

thanks i will try and do just that

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