How to save data when reinstalling Windows. What to do before reinstalling Windows

In this article I will talk about how to save data when reinstalling Windows. Thanks to these tips, almost immediately after installation new system you can get to work without spending a long time searching for drivers, setting up programs and other dull and ineffective things.

In fact, I won’t tell you anything supernatural now. You probably knew a lot of what you will read here before me, you just didn’t think of using it to speed up the procedure Windows installations.

So, let's collect all the knowledge and apply it!

Windows creates a My Documents folder by default, and sometimes users save their personal files– music, movies, passwords, important documents. Although it is logical to save files in this folder, it is not safe. Every system crash that forces you to reinstall Windows will deprive you of all your unique family photos, important passwords and other data.

To save data when reinstalling Windows, important files you need to place it on a different drive than the one on which Windows is installed. As a rule, Windows is installed on drive C, so personal files should be stored on drive D. The My Documents, Desktop and others folders are part of drive C.

The most safe place on your computer - that local disk, which does NOT have Windows installed.

Browser Synchronization

After installing a new system, a lot of time is spent restoring browser data. To save data during reinstallation, you need to use browsers that support synchronization functions - that is, storing your data in the cloud, which can then be retrieved and used from there. The data includes login and passwords, history, bookmarks, etc.

Such popular browsers like FireFox, Google Chrome, Yandex browser and others fully work with synchronization, and this feature can be used to save data when reinstalling. This option can be found in Settings and requires registration.

Use program import and export

But for other programs, to save data when reinstalling, such cloud storage usually doesn't happen. However, most serious products allow you to import settings to your computer as a file. Later, after reinstalling the system, these settings can be exported back.

Before reinstalling Windows import settings files from programs. Once the system is installed, export this file. Thus, after reinstallation you will not have to configure all the programs for a long time.

Use driver packs and soft packs

After installing Windows, the traditional action is to install drivers. As a rule, the system itself installs drivers for most devices that are built into it. However, a small part of the equipment may be left without a driver, for example, cameras, video cards, printers (by the way, if you use a printer, you will be interested in buying cartridges).

Users usually obtain drivers from the developer’s website or from the disk that came with the device. After this, the driver is installed manually for a long and tedious time. In fact, this is all a long time ago, just like manual installation programs.

You can use driver packs, which are divided into two types: the first bulky ones contain all the drivers locally; the second are minimalistic - they scan devices and download drivers from the Internet. In addition, you can simply deploy the backup later. You can also use softpacks - these are sets of programs. You just need to select the required software and start the installation. Everything will happen automatically. For example, you can try softpack from here - http://softpacket.ru.

Use portable programs

Portable programs or portables are software that does not require installation. Many programs have a portable version. To use this version of the software, you just need to unpack its files and run the executable file.

If you need to reinstall Windows and at the same time save your data, photos, etc., then all this must be copied to a safe place, which is another section of your logical . There are two options - your system is working now, or. Let's look at both. I don’t consider the option of installing two Windows in one partition - inexperienced users then there is confusion and a clutter of files.

Option 1:

The computer is running

1. We look at what drive Windows is installed on (usually C:\), that is, we look where the “Windows” and “Program Files” folders are. Let's say on C:\.
2. On another drive, for example D:\, create a folder rezerv. And in it there are folders robstol, bookmarks, programs. (If you have one disk in your system, then you can save everything to a flash drive, or you can.)
3. From the desktop we copy all our files to D:\rezerv\robskol.
4. If necessary, copy your bookmarks from Internet Explorer. . From the folder C:\Users\admin\Favorites, copy everything to D:\rezerv\bookmarks (this is for Windows 7). For Windows XP from the folder C:\Documents and Settings\admin\Favorites. Where admin is the name of your post, you may have something else. To save bookmarks from mozilla you need to use Mozilla program BackUp or go to the menu - bookmarks - import and backup - backup and indicate where to write the file.
5. And now with the programs. Here everyone has their own, some can be copied, others cannot. For example, for 1C you only need to copy the database: when you start, a window pops up where you select the database, and below is the path where it is located. Now, if it is on a drive with Windows (ours is on C:), then it must be copied to drive D:/. Many programs have a creation item in the menu backup copies, this is what you should use. I’ll just note that Word and Excel do not need to be backed up.
6. We save all our documents from the My Documents folder, they are located here C:\Users\admin\My documents for Win7 and C:\Documents and Settings\admin\My documents for Win XP are also on drive D:\rezerv\.
7. We insert installation disk Windows and following the installation wizard install new Windows. Just put it on the same disk where it was (on drive C), when asked to format the partition, select quick formatting V NTFS system. The process takes from 25 to 50 minutes, just carefully read the questions of the installation wizard.
8. After installation, we install the drivers we need (they are on the disk that came with the computer), if they are not available, I recommend using them.
9. We install the programs you need from our backup folders D:\rezerv\… copy our saved data back to the appropriate folders. All, Windows re installed without data loss.

Option 2:

The system is not working

Simple dumb way: remove the hard drive from the computer and insert it into another working one. Save all data as described above, reinsert the screw and install Windows. If this does not suit you, then

you need to boot from a special disk that allows you to work with files on your computer when Windows is not working. I suggest downloading the Live CD from the other Web site. It weighs only 180 MB and burns it to CD-R. There is also an option with a flash drive, but such a drive is needed on the farm. After booting from it, you get a working computer with Linux - you can go online and work with files. To do this, run Midnight Commander and... nothing is clear, but where are our files??? And they are in the directory win- Linux stuffed all the Windows stuff there 😀 We copy all the files as in the first option - desktop, documents, etc. Only Mozila bookmarks can be found at C:\Documents and Settings\admin\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\5w3u4xzh.default\bookmarkbackups and copied if necessary. And then we install Windows, install drivers, programs, and copy our data back.

This is how we reinstalled Windows no data loss . If you have a “genuine” problem when starting up, then here is the solution and a working activator.

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In this article I will talk about how to properly save all data from an Android device (phone or tablet) in order to restore this data after flashing it or on a new device.

By important data I mean: contacts, SMS, photos and videos, and, to some extent, applications.

How to save Android device data

How to save contacts on Android:

One of the advantages operating system Android is that all contacts are linked to an account by default Google posts and stored in the cloud. That is, as soon as you enter your details Google account on a new device (or a reflashed one), all your contacts will be immediately loaded and available.

Just in case, let's make sure that your contacts are actually synced with Google cloud. To do this, go to your mail via the web at https://mail.google.com/

1. Enter your Google account username and password.

2. At the top right, click the "All applications" button:

3. In the list of applications that appears, select "Contacts".

4. In a new window you will see all your contacts. If they are not there, go to the settings of your Android device and enable synchronization for your Google account (All apps -> Settings -> Accounts-> Google).

Be careful! If your contacts are not in Google and you do not enable synchronization, you will lose all contacts when you reset your settings!

How to save SMS on Android:

Unfortunately, the built-in application for saving SMS in Android system no, but there is a great alternative - SMS application Backup & Restore. Install it from official store Google applications and run (it's free):

Open the application, click the "Make backup" button, leave all the default values ​​and click OK:

The program saved all SMS and call data in special files in internal memory. To be safe, we will copy these files to your computer along with photos and videos. More on this later.

How to save photos and videos from an Android device:

1. Connect your phone to your computer or laptop using USB cord, and the phone must be unlocked.

2. Now on your computer, go to Explorer (My Computer, This Computer), you will see the connected device:

3. Log into this device and copy the following folders and files to your computer from there:

• The entire DCIM folder contains your photos and videos;
• The Download folder in its entirety, these are the files you downloaded from the Internet;
• The SMSBackupRestore folder, in this folder you previously saved data about all SMS and calls;

This is where I will finish the instructions. If you need to save data specific application please, and I'll tell you how. Universal instructions Unfortunately, there are no applications for saving data.

The instructions were not very detailed in some places, if you need clarification, just do it.

Updated – 2017-02-05

How to save data when reinstalling Windows? The system on your computer has crashed. Do not despair. No one has yet been able to avoid this. Sooner or later this happens to everyone, both beginners and avid gurus. It’s better, of course, to prepare for this ahead of time.

But as they say, until the thunder strikes, a man cannot cross himself. Unfortunately, most of us are like that. We put everything off until later. And then things don’t turn out the way we want them to. But if this happens, then it’s too late to bite your elbows, and it won’t help.

First of all, calm down. Try booting into . Did not work out. Let's try differently. There are several ways to save data.

Here are some of them.

Method 1(not for laptops only)

It's only good if you have another one HDD or another computer with an operating system installed.

• If you have a spare hard drive lying around, you need to install it in another work computer and load the operating system onto it.
• If there is another computer with an operating system already installed (it doesn’t matter which one), then that’s great.
• We remove our hard drive with data from the computer on which the system flew, and install it in a second computer with a working operating system.
• We set the BIOS to boot from the disk on which a working OS is installed. If this IDE drive, then you can set the jumper on it to the Slave position.
• Now turn on the computer and after loading the operating system, first check second hard disk (disk with your data) with antivirus software. Because the system “collapsed” for a reason. Most likely, you caught something. Even powerful antivirus programs are not always able to react in time. So, don't be surprised if this happens.
• After checking with an antivirus, we open the hard drive on which your system crashed and copy the necessary data from it to a flash drive, CD, or temporarily transfer the data to a disk from the computer from which you booted.

Method 2

Record a program from one of your friends Slax on a CD (you can get it on the Internet). Now you have a “magic wand” for all occasions.