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How to find a missing folder while using notepad.exe due to BSOD?

Anonymous
2024-06-16T20:03:08+00:00

My PC is battling the BSOD (critical process died), I don’t have access to the desktop and I can’t enable safe mode. I’m using notepad.exe in the command prompt to copy my files over to a USB. My problem is that I can’t find one of the folders I’d like to copy over.

If the PC was working I’d go file explorer > user > appdata > roaming > .minecraft however, in notepad when I go to ‘user’ there is no appdata folder and if I put appdata or roaming or .minecraft into the file name box it says file not found.

Is there a search function in notepad.exe that I’m not seeing or another way to find the folder to copy it to my USB while stuck in windows recovery?

(Sorry if this isn’t the correct topic category, I’m not very tech savvy and I’m really struggling with this at the moment)

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-16T21:43:58+00:00

    Hi,

    My name is Igor, it's a pleasure for me to help others and I'll try to help you.

    Please use Windows installation media and try a recovery steps described at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/402603...

    Note, Step 7 may be faulty unfortunately.

    If this will not help, use the same environment to run command prompt and copy files.

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