Windows folder as found.007

Question

Hi, I have lost my bcd and after running chkdsk /f /r, my Windows folder was reallocated on a found.007, and a .chk folder.

How can I recover my Windows folder? Can I simply move the entire folder to its original place?

Thanks!

F.

Answer 1

Thanks for reporting back to help others.

I'd only add that when RebuildBCD command finds 0 installations to repair, additional solutions are here: https://www.partitionwizard.com/disk-recovery/t...

Answer 2

Thank you for reporting back to help others. I have looked at the tutorial you followed that was linked in your last post, which has the same repairs I gave you in Troubleshooting Windows 10 Failure to Start: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

Can you say for sure which one of those repairs helped most, to help others?

Answer 3

In the link I posted there are 5 methods:

1. Startup Repair (Didn't work at all)
2. CHKDSK command: This was the one that left my Windows folder in "found.007/dir0000", this don't mean that the method never works, just didn't work for me.
3. sfc /scannow: didn't work after chkdsk, may have worked before, with the link that Greg gave me:

https://www.wintips.org/how-to-run-sfc-offline-system-file-checker-tool/

4. bootrec /rebuildbcd: didn't find any Windows installation

After copying the Windows folder to its original path, and after have run SFC (sfc /scannow /offbootdir=<Windows_Drive_Letter>:\ /offwindir=<Windows_Drive_Letter>:\windows) , the method that worked was:

5. "Reparación de Boot Loader con bcdboot": Enter DISKPART

    list disk
   
    select disk <the one with windows instalation>
   
    list volume
   

   Check the letter of Windows partition

    select volume <the one with "Recovery" label>
   
    assign letter R
   
    exit
   

   In command prompt:

    R:
   

   To check if we are in the correct partition:

    dir
   

   This should give us 1 file, 0 directories, if not, select other partition and assign another letter to it and check again. Then:

    Bcdboot <Windows\_drive\_letter>:\Windows /l en-us /s R: /f all
   

   Reboot.

And that was all

Regards

F.

Answer 4

Hi Greg, thank you for your answer.

It won't run SFC since the Windows folder was corrupted and not in classic "C:\Windows" path, BUT..

I copied the files from the found.007 folder to a new Windows folder that I created, then I could run SFC and it worked. After that, "bootrec /rebuildbcd" didn't find any Windows installation so I followed this:

https://www.profesionalreview.com/2018/11/24/inaccessible-boot-device/#Reparacion_de_Boot_Loader_con_bcdboot

and after rebooting I was able to login on Windows. I haven't reboot since. I am having an issue: no program would run as administrator. If I can solve this I will comment again.

Once again, thank you!

F.

Answer 5

Hi Fer. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, specializing in Installation, Performance, Troubleshooting and Activation, here to help you.

Those are fragments of corrupted files which Disk Check recovered when it tried to repair bad sectors on the hard drive or SSD.

If it contains the Windows folder then Windows will likely not start. The only way to try to repair it is to run System File Checker from the Command Prompt in bootable media as shown here:

https://www.wintips.org/how-to-run-sfc-offline-...

To create bootable Windows 10 Installation Media (on another PC if necessary) install Media Creation tool and follow the steps toward the bottom of the download page here in the section "Using the tool to create installation media:"

https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/software-downlo...

Insert media, boot it by powering up PC while pressing the BIOS Boot Menu Key for your PC maker given in this chart: https://www.sysnative.com/forums/hardware-tutor...

If the media won't boot you may need to enter BIOS/UEFI Setup (pressing key given in chart in link above) to turn off Fast Boot or Fast Startup first.

Choose the boot device as a UEFI device if offered, then on second screen choose Repair Your Computer, then Advanced Troubleshoot Options, then Command Prompt to run SFC offline as shown in the link at top.

You can then try running the Boot recovery Commands including RebuildBCD from this guide for everything possible for Troubleshooting Windows 10 Failure to Start: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

If not then you can close the Command Box and go back to bootable media to choose Install Now, do a gold standard Clean Install which includes everything that works best in Windows 10 here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

You can even rescue your files first if they are not backed up using the booted media Command Prompt: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let me know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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