Lost Access to Files on Time Capsule After Reset

Hello,
We had some very nasty weather yesterday, and I sent my son to reset the modem and Time Capsule. For whatever reason, instead of simply unplugging the thing, he hit the small reset button on the back of it.
We have several folders of IMMENSELY important files on the Time Capsule we need to recover access to. It did not format, and we can see the dis space used, but no longer have access the files.
Of note is the fact that these files are not backed up as a Time Machine backup, but were drag and drop copied onto the Time Capsule hard drive through Finder and accessing the drive there. They were moved to the "Time Machine" folder, but were moved manually, not through a backup program. These are now lost somewhere on the TC Hard drive, and we cannot find them.
Before I go spend a couple of hundred dollars on data recovery services, I am hoping someone here can help me recover access to those files?
Much Appreciated.

A reset of the TC has no effect whatsoever on files.. but it could upset the name of the TC..
Unplug the TC from the network and plug it directly by ethernet to the computer you are using.. hopefully one NOT running Mavericks.
Do a full factory reset of the TC.. when you do this the TC will appear as new wireless device and you can do the setup.. do minimal setup.. but do not connect back to the network.
Open finder and manually mount the TC disk using Go, Connect to server, and type in the following.
AFP://10.0.1.1
Put in the password which is public.
Then see if your files are available.. if not..
As a first step I would try and see what you can access from a PC running windows.. if you have that available.
Otherwise you have no choice but to remove the TC hard disk and put it in a USB holder. Plug it directly into the computer and if the files are not available use a tool like disk warrior or data rescue 3 to see if you can recover files.
It is extremely foolish to use the TC as a file store when you have no backup.

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