HP G 42 UNABLE TO RECOVER OLD DATA AND FOLDERS AFTER I RAN RECOVERY TO FACTORY SETTINGS

HP G 42 UNABLE TO RECOVER OLD DATA AND FOLDERS AFTER I RAN RECOVERY TO FACTORY SETTINGS

Factory restore erases everyting on the drive, if you did not back up first, they are gone forever.

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  • My 2 TB Time Capsule's memory is full because it will not automatically delete old files as it is supposed to, so it is giving me zero backup of my two computers now.  How can this be fixed so my Time Capsule deletes the old data and saves the new?

    My 2 TB Time Capsule’s memory is full because it will notautomatically delete old files as it is supposed to, so it is giving me zerobackup of my two computers now. How can this be fixed so my Time Capsule deletes the old data and savesthe new?
    Neither my local computer consultant nor I have been ableto change any of the settings in Time Machine to correct this problem.  Working with the choices in the TimeMachine, there does not appear that there is any way to change the frequency ofthe backups either, so, after a year has elapsed, the time capsule is full, andmy only choice appears to be to erase all the current data on the Time Capsuleand start over, something that I do not want to at all let alone repeat on anannual basis.  My questions are:
    What can be done to have my Time Capsule delete old filesas it is supposed to do, so it has memory available to allow my computers toback up? 
    Is this a software problem that can be fixed online or isdoes this require a mechanical fix of defective hardware?

    How much data is being backed-up from each Mac?  (see what's shown for Estimated size of full backup under the exclusions box in Time Machine Prefs > Options).
    Is there any other data on your Time Capsule, besides the backups?
    Most likely, there just isn't room.  Time Machine may be trying to do a very large (or full) backup of one or both Macs, and can't.  Since it won't ever delete the most recent backup, there has to be enough room for one full backup plus whatever it's trying to back up now, plus 20% (for workspace).
    Also see #C4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting for more details.

  • Is there a way to recover old emails? I moved a few folders around on the hard disk and now my emails have reverted to Factory settings and all my old emails and address book have vanished. I am still running on 10.4.11 and Apple can not help me.

    Is there a way to recover old emails? I moved a few folders around on the hard disk and now my emails have reverted to Factory settings and all my old emails and address book have vanished. I am still running on 10.4.11 and Apple can not help me. Does anyone out there have any idea on how to recover my lost emails and/or addresses?

    Well, your profile info says 10.4.11, and you are posting your question in the iMac (PPC) category.  If you are running Snow Leopard, it must be a fairly recent Intel iMac.
    In that case, you should definitely post your question here
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.6_snow_leopard
    where other Snow Leopard users can see your question.  Restate the problem, what error messages you get, and what you have tried already (for trouble-shooting).

  • Ipad 1 takes days and still unable to reset all data and settings to factory default

    ipad 1 takes days and still unable to reset all data and settings to factory default

    Something is not right, it should not take more than 15 minutes.
    Try reset iPad
    Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears
    Note: Data will not be affected.

  • I don't have the original laptop my iphone was set up on. I have backed up all my data on icloud. If I sync with my new laptop and erase all my contents(restore to factory settings), can I then get it all from icloud?

    I don't have the original laptop my iphone was set up on. I have backed up all my data on icloud. If I sync with my new laptop and erase all my contents(restore to factory settings), can I then get it all from icloud?

    I have the same problem as the emails go to my iCloud account that I cannot access!!! I cannot answer the security questions as someone else must have set up my iCloud account. Nothing seems to work. It would be great if someone has some ideas as what can be done to recover the situation?

  • I recently purchased a new Iphone 5C and want to give my Iphone4S to my husband to use. An old email id that no longer exists keeps popping up and I cannot restore the 4S to factory settings so he can use it as his own. Any suggestions?

    I recently purchased a new Iphone 5c and gave my 4s to my husband to use.  However an old email address of mine keeps popping up that no longer exists and I don't know what the password was
    and I cannot restore the 4s to factory settings.  Is there any resolution for this?

    Find My iPhone Activation Lock
    Find My iPhone Activation Lock- Removing a device from a previous owner’s account
    The problem is covered in the above links. Unless you know the Apple ID and password used to set up the Find My Phone lock originally, then the phone is useless. If you have proof of ownership and that you are the original purchaser, then you can ask Apple to release it from the activation lock.

  • How to recover hidden files and folders from memor...

    When you connect your memory card to a PC or connect your phone as a mass storage device to a PC which is infected by a virus, the virus may hide all your files and folders.
    The virus also changes their attributes to "hidden" and "read only" and may move all memory card content to another hidden folder, though the size of the disk looks unchanged, files are still invisible.
    Steps to recover hidden files and folders:
    First, change the settings in "folder options" so that we can see all hidden files and folders,
    Open any folder > select organise > folder and search options, select view tab and under hidden files and folders setting, select "show hidden files, folders and drives", and uncheck the option "Hide protected operating system files" and click ok, click yes if a prompt appears for confirmation, now you should be able to see all hidden files and folders.
    Second, connect your memory card to PC using a card reader or you can connect your phone as a mass storage device and note down its drive letter. (L) is the drive in my case as shown
    1. If you have autorun.info file, you can manually delete it or use tools like autorun eater(or any other you like).
    If all the folders are moved inside a hidden folder, select all the items inside that folder, cut them and paste them to root directory of your memory card.
    If you select properties of any folder on your memory card, the hidden attribute might be locked as shown:
    To solve these issues, type cmd in the start menu, right click on it and click run as administrator.
    2. In the command prompt window, type the following:
    L: [Press Enter]
    Here, I assume L as your drive letter.
    3. Type the following code to reset the attributes of all the files and folders to their default:
    Attrib *.* -r -h -s /s /d   [Press Enter]
    After few seconds, all the files and folders will be reset to their normal attributes settings.
    Hope you enjoyed reading the post and was helpful.
    -------------------If this post helped you, click on accept as solution.------------------
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    Check the formatting of the external hard drive. To do that, right click on the drive icon and select Get Info. (Or click once on the drive and type command +i ) The pane includes information about the drive format.
    The drive should be formatted as Mac OS Extended. If it is not, run Disk Utility (App;ications / Utilities) and format the drive.

  • After restoring my iphone to factory settings is there a way to retrieve old text messages?

    after restoring my iphone to factory settings is there a way to retrieve old text messages?

    no there isnt any way unless you created a back up in icloud or itunes

  • After restoring my iMac to factory settings it doesn't allow me to get iPhoto, iMovies and pages, which i had from the os x update. anyone knows how to recover them, as they are not on the purchased items? thanks

    after restoring my iMac to factory settings it doesn't allow me to get iPhoto, iMovies and pages, which i had from the os x update. anyone knows how to recover them, as they are not on the purchased items? thanks

    From your backup. 

  • HT1414 I am unable to power off my iphone 4. I have restored to factory settings and restored a back-up. Please help?

    I am unable to power off my iphone 4S. I have restored to factory settings and restored a back-up. Please help?

    How are you trying to power it off?
    And does a physical reset work?

  • HT202157 Apple TV says it is updating date and time after a power outage here.  But nothing happens.  The wheel just keeps spinning.  What do I do to be able to use my apple tv?

    Apple TV says it is updating date and time after a power outage. But the wheel just spins and nothing happens..  The software is updated and my wifi router is on and working fine and recognized by the Apple TV.  How do I get Apple TV to work again?

    Thanks for the tip.  Unfortunately "Restart" did not change the situation.  I then used the "Restore" option.  After about 45 minutes of the unit going through the process, Apple TV was up and running again.

  • My computer has crashed and I have had to restore the factory settings, without backing up my purchases is there anyway which I can recover purchased downloads?

    My computer has crashed and I have had to restore the factory settings, without backing up my purchases is there anyway which I can recover purchased downloads?

    check out Dave Sawyer's post in this thread.

  • OS 10.5.8 Leopard. Recovering old data from Time Machine after HD replacement.

    Okay, I have and iMac dual core Model A1224, EMC 2210, 20" screen, 2.66GHz processor, 2GB RAM, came, when I bought it, with a 500 GB drive circa late 2008. The drive started to fail about 2 weeks ago, random shut downs, wouldn't boot up, couldn't find the OS. Could sometime recover booting up from the original OS disk in the C drive, but eventually even that failed. Had run disk first aid and TechTool Pro6 to no avail, they all passed the drive so it was a mechanical failure,not bad sectors.
    REPLACED the drive with a brand new Seagate Barracuda 1TB drive, figured I was all set, Time Machine had backed up the old drive every day since 2009 to an external 1TB drive. I could even see the data there. Now new drive is installed and I need to load the OS to it and retrieve my data from Time Machine. Put in the old disk, Leopard 10.5.1, and walked along and asked it to bring in the data from Time Machine.... except, the data is saved on Time Machine in a new version of Leopard, ver. 10.5.8 and so the 10.5.1 version can't import it, but of course Migration Assistant will allow you to import it later.
    So, I continue to load the OS via the disk, then go to software update after creating a new computer name, which I didn't want to do. Updated the software so I am now running OS 10.5.8, open Migration Assistant and attempt to migrate / recover the old data from Time Machine. I can get some stuff, but it insists on my resetting everything up all over again, all new accounts in Quicken and Thunderbird and Microsoft Office, no recovery of data already there and I can't access the accounts that were set up by others, it indicates I don't have sufficient privileges though I was an Administrator on the old computer and on the current system as well.
    Frankly, I need that old data, so how do I get it? Do I bite the bullet and upgrade the system to Snow Leopard OS10.6.XX, will that allow me access to old data under OS 10.5.8? Will it be backwards compatible? How about moving up to Lion? Would that be a better way to go and will I be able to recover that old data then?
    VERY frustrated here! Thanks for help or direction you all can provide.

    HI,
    Have you looked through Pondini's extensive TM help site?
    http://Pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
    http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
    Can't imagine what he hasn't covered!

  • Recovering Old Datas on New Drive + Setting Airport Extreme Base Station old and new ones

    Hello All,
    Situation:
    -iMac 24" Alu/2008/2.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo/ 2Go DDR2 SDRAM
    -2 Airport Extreme Base Stations mushroom type,
    -1 Airport Extreme Capsule Model: A1143
    The original 320 Go Hard Drive of my iMac crashed few months ago. A "technician" installed a new Hard Drive 235 Go while trying to recover all datas from old one. Failed.
    No back up. The old disc needs to be unlocked in a dustless atmosphere. Quite expensive at the moment.
    I decided to install OS X from sratch with the original Install Disc delivered with my iMac.
    OS X is 10.5
    Once on line I updated all pre-installed softwares. Among which Aiport Utility 5.6.1 today.
    Problem:
    I would like to get bigger hard drive disc, 1To for example. Does this still exist for this iMac 2008 Alu ?
    How can I do to get my iMac again to OS X 10.9 ?. Does this mean I need to buy all intermediate levels again ?
    How do I get my softwares (the ones on the original Disc: Pack office, Pages, Numbers, etc ...) back on track again, since my iMac is now more like down to factory level ?
    Extending my internet provider from the WiFi router via my 3 Airport Extreme Base Stations: 2 mushroom type that need OS X + Airport Utility softwares at a certain level, while the Capsule might need another level. Right now I tried to set up the 3 of them with this Aiport Utility and though they all recognize the provider network, I can never conclude to extend it with the Base Stations: it drops the case. (WDS trouble which I don't even know what it is, or the Base Station simply desapears from Airport Utility scan, ...)
    Thank you all for you attention.
    Your comments are welcome especially if you have any knowledge on these various subject.
    Can't wait to read your piece of advice.
    Lionnel From Paris (France).

    me too... i connected my hard drive with all my music but i cannot see any of the music that used to be in my itunes... i checked and its there (when I connect the HD directly to my computer) but not when is plugged into the Airport Extreme... Please help!

  • Unable to sync old data in Itunes

    I have a 3g phone activated and everything work, yet I am unable to sync it in iTunes. I am trying to sync it with all my old iPhone data and I keep getting an error message that says that there is a problem with my phone and I need to contact Apple. Anyone with a simialr message on a working 3g phone?

    I am also unable to sync my iPod classic to iTunes 8.0.2.20 (my Apple TV would sync just fine). I read on other threads that there is an issue related to DRM. I deauthorized my computer, and the sync completed fine (minus the DRM songs of course). Apple has an issue to fix

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