Today, I decided to upgrade to Windows 10. I wanted to keep my old files on the current hard drive, I clicked on the keep old files option. Thanks to Windows, I lost everything. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my computer crashed and lost all of its data while I was making a back up. FML
Today, my computer stopped working. Me, the technology challenged one, decided to do a system recovery on it hoping that I could make it better. Turns out, system recovery means deleting all the files off the computer including family photos, music and assignments and starting fresh. FML
Today, I got a new computer because my old one crashed, deleting all music, photos, and documents. I still had all my music on my iPod though, and went to sync it to the new computer. By accident, my younger brother pulled the cord out before it was done, deleting all 3,000 songs forever. FML
Today, I lost two terabytes' worth of photos to a friend's incompetence. He said he could save me some money and fix my slow computer for free. He ended up wiping the hard drive, and along with it, my photography portfolio from the last five years. FML
Today, my computer crashed and corrupted my games files and deleted over 100 hours of saved data. I have to now start all over again. FML
Today, I woke up to find out that my phone, which contained all of my pictures and videos from the past year, had completely crashed. Despite trying everything, I couldn't recover any of the data, even from the cloud backup. All those memories, gone forever. FML
Today, my computer decided to upgrade to Windows 11, moments before I presented to dozens of people. I had to go solely by memory with no notes, graphs, or illustrations. FML
Today, I deleted a load of junk that was messing up my mother's computer. I don't know how I'm going to tell her I accidentally wiped out all of her wedding photos. FML
Today, my parents got me a new computer for my birthday. They also took the liberty of throwing out my old computer, with 8 years of photos, videos, music, documents, emails, and bookmarks on it. But that's okay, I had a backup. They threw that out too. FML
Today, I accidentally deleted my entire email inbox. Everything from the last 3 years. EV-ER-Y-THING. FML
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Top comments
stridick 9
YOU HAVEN'T LOST EVERYTHING!!! in events like this Windows creates a backup. you'll find ALL your files in the "windows.old" folder. just search it up!!!
Mauskau 36
Don't trust them when it says it'll retain your old files, you need to always back up your files before upgrading or changing your OS. Sometimes Windows is nice enough to put your files in a folder on the Windows drive called "windows.old" which would be where everything you had on that drive before would be saved. However I don't know if they kept that feature in Windows 10.
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Comments (189)
Jerakl 21
I never ever have this issue. Because I keep no files on my OS drive other than a couple games (which can be easily reinstalled) and some programs, which can also be easily reinstalled.
hordriss 14
This is why it recommends to back up important files before upgrading.
doumtabarnack 12
It's your fault OP. It says to back up your files before starting.
JKPwnage 27
Am I the only one who didn't lose anything?
LordChillybean 10
I upgraded just fine without having to select a keep option.
Headcrab 29
I call bullshit. I did the update while at work and when I came home my pc was ready with all files and software intact.
ralphnader 13
If you lost files you literally ****** up and didn't click the right button. GG and way not to backup everything like every tech person has been saying since at least 1993
mrBearBear 11
Not sure what you all did... my upgrade worked just fine and all my old files and personal settings were still there
thecrazymancan 17
Linux! This is why you use it! Also for the sake of automated backups!
PO_linesman 4
I use linux. But I always back-up before a dist-upgrade. Distro maintainers have been known to drop the ball. ANY upgrade, regardless of which OS you're using, has the potential to go pear-shaped.
DarkAngelsBlade 25
I wasn't even home when my computer automatically upgraded to windows 10 and I kept everything, what you did was get rid of keep the files, gj lol