Findind my backed up files after a complete restore

I just had to do a complete restore on my laptop and i really need help finding all of my files i had backed up i cannot find them and there were pics and imprtant legal documents on there please some one help me.....

Was the backup the backup performed during the recovery to an external device (DVDs, flash drive, external drive, etc.)?
What was the target backup device?
This document covers the basics of how this process should work.  Additionally, there should be a recovery executable (might not be called recovery, but should indicate that is what it's for) in the backup media.  If it's a disk, this would be on DVD 1. 
What is the exact model of the notebook?  I might be able to find something a little more specific if I know which model the notebook is.
NOTE: Do NOT provide the serial number. 
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