Was having problems with my desktop pc. Tried to restorefrom an old backup. Accidentally restored an empty back up. (The foldercontained an aborted backup attempt. So it was blank. This virtually wiped theoperating system - win7 Ultimate) The pc will no longer boot. When I manage to boot into thesystem with the backup program, I discover that the my os partition is nowunallocated. So, I can't even restore the correct backup. Can' anyone help me?Full disclosure: I am virtually computer illiterate. My computer "wiz kid"who built it is away at school. My little girl is in Middle School, and needsthis badly. Help!
A proper good backup should be able to restore to an "unallocated" space, assuming that space is large enough.
More details needed about your backup methods and exactly what error messages you may be getting.
What makes you think you have a "correct backup"?
Do you have an ordinary Windows installation disc?
Do you have a separate backup of your personal data or is all of your personal data backed up only by this "correct backup" that also supposedly includes your OS?
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bitIntel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
ignatzatsonic , I use Nero BackItUp.
I believe I have a correct back up.
Why? I had been using this program for our computers, and never had a problem before. This arose because I was not careful enough to delete the folder of the aborted backup. This, often times has a size in kilobytes, or megabytes (low values). And that was what I restored - accidentally. Having a minimal knowledge of computers, I believe this formatted the os partition and size became smaller, and the bulk, unallocated. I know this because when I boot in with Nero, that's the info. I gather.
Yes, I do have an ordinary windows installation disk. It does not boot in for me to do anything. Neither does any other program like Partition Wizard or Spotmau which would have enabled me to go in and reclaim the space.
Any personal data and info. we have in on a separate partition on the hd. (2 partitions - one for os, the other for data).
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
Thanks everyone for efforts to help us. I spent $75.00 to bring it to live. My curiosity was aroused when I found out that Partition Wizard was used to boot into it to reformat and reclaim the wiped os partition. I tried using that program, but to no avail.
Any reason for that?
Once more, thanks everyone who tried to help.
