Solved My desktop is not being saved on power off

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Dowser

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Hello,
I had a power failure while my desktop computer was in sleep mode. When I turned my computer back on after the power failure it looks like many files were lost.

All my icons were reset to the left on the screen, all my Firefox bookmarks are gone,
my screen resolution changed, etc.

After I restore my desktop settings and Firefox, I turn off my computer using the start menu, start it back up and find that none of my changes on the desktop or
Firefox were changed. It's like I didn't make any changes.

Anyone have an idea whats wrong.

Thanks,
Keith
 

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Windows 7
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Windows 7
Dowser said:
Hello,
I had a power failure while my desktop computer was in sleep mode. When I turned my computer back on after the power failure it looks like many files were lost.

All my icons were reset to the left on the screen, all my Firefox bookmarks are gone,
my screen resolution changed, etc.

After I restore my desktop settings and Firefox, I turn off my computer using the start menu, start it back up and find that none of my changes on the desktop or
Firefox were changed. It's like I didn't make any changes.

Anyone have an idea whats wrong.

Thanks,
Keith
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Do a system restore. Pick the date BEFORE the power failure as your restore point.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz4 GBIntel HD
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 7741Z
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1
CPU
Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD
Sound Card
unknown
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3 inches
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
640 GB, 5400 PRM
I tried doing a system restore but there are no restore dates earlier than the crash date so nothing was accomplished.

I will rebuild but I'm having the same problem, no matter what I do, no matter what changes I make when I turn
my computer off and then back on all the all the changes are lost. It's like it reverts to original windows.
It's like a different person is logging in that made the changes and turned the computer off.

As far as I can tell all my data is still on my disk but the computer doesn't save and start up with the same person.

Please help,
Thanks, Keith
 

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Windows 7
OS
Windows 7
Welcome to Seven forums Dowser. Are you using the same account that was logged in at the time of the power outage?
You can try creating another admin account and see if that helps.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU
Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling
Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Keyboard
E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
Mouse
steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
Internet Speed
48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security 2013
Browser
IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
Other Info
4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
Dowser said:
I tried doing a system restore but there are no restore dates earlier than the crash date so nothing was accomplished.

I will rebuild but I'm having the same problem, no matter what I do, no matter what changes I make when I turn
my computer off and then back on all the all the changes are lost. It's like it reverts to original windows.
It's like a different person is logging in that made the changes and turned the computer off.

As far as I can tell all my data is still on my disk but the computer doesn't save and start up with the same person.

Please help,
Thanks, Keith
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Suggestions :

1. Run a full virus scan. Do it in safe mode if you have to.
If you need extra help looking for viruses, intall free malwarebytes. It is one of the best in the business.
Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (free)

2. Do a system file check which will look for corrupted files, and if any found, it will try to repair them.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

3. Do a disk check looking for disk errors and bad sectors etc.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz4 GBIntel HD
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 7741Z
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1
CPU
Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD
Sound Card
unknown
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3 inches
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
640 GB, 5400 PRM
In addition to the good advice already posted, I would recommend running checkdisk (<--link), as a power outage can corrupt indexes and occasionally result in this type of issue.

James
 

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OS
Win7U 64 RTM
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
GA-EP45-UD3R
Memory
8GB Gskill
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS|EAH4850/HTDI/1GD3/A
Sound Card
xfi Plat
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2405fpw
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Seagate & WD sata Drives
PSU
Antec
Case
Antec
Keyboard
MS Natural Ergonomic 4000
Mouse
Logitech MX610 USB Cordless
Thanks everyone. I did the disk checks and all was ok. I created a new admin and copied over all the files from the my original admin and all seems to work properly now except the firefox bookmarks. After reading in this forum how to locate the bookmarks I did a search on "bookmarks" and the result was:

"C:\Users\Dowser\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\rhe6bfoh.default\bookmarkbackups

The trouble now is after going to "C:\Users\Dowser" there is no folder called "AppData"

any ideas why "AppData" doesn't show up? I looked for hidden files but found none.

Thanks,
Keith
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7
OS
Windows 7

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7U 64 RTMQ95508GB GskillASUS|EAH4850/HTDI/1GD3/A
OS
Win7U 64 RTM
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
GA-EP45-UD3R
Memory
8GB Gskill
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS|EAH4850/HTDI/1GD3/A
Sound Card
xfi Plat
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2405fpw
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Seagate & WD sata Drives
PSU
Antec
Case
Antec
Keyboard
MS Natural Ergonomic 4000
Mouse
Logitech MX610 USB Cordless
Thank you all very much.
Unhiding files allowed me to import my old bookmarks. Now all is back to normal.
I was really worried there for a while that all was lost.

Keith
 

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OS
Windows 7
Glad you have it fixed.:)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No buil...16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GBASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU
Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling
Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Keyboard
E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
Mouse
steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
Internet Speed
48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security 2013
Browser
IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
Other Info
4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
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