I accidentally used factory restored and all my files were wiped. How can I get my files back?

My computer kept turning off by itself, so I tried to stop it, and I eventually went as far as to do a factory reset. But I was unaware if what I was doing. Can someone please help me? Or can you tell me how to set my computer back by a week?

Others will read this, and hopefully benefit.  Here is a link (example) of the Recovery process. It contains text and a video.
In all respects it's adequate. The warning is stated, and it implores users to backup their files.  Sorry you lost your data, but by discussing it openly, maybe someone else will learn a valuable lesson.
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