Old PC Files that I copied into new PC with W10 were deleted. How can I recover the files?

[Windows Central Question]

Old PC Files that I copied into new PC with W10 were deleted.

Hi,
I got a new PC recently and I upgraded it to W10. I copied all files that I had from old PC into the new one, and I named the file "Windows.old".

Recently, everything had gone. Absolutly everything...
I did some research, in the meantime and I found about that "windows.old" issue that is been around for the new users of Windows 10.
Is there anything I can do to recover the files that, for me were not to be deleted?
Thanks in advance.

 

[NICK TOALE]

Re: Old PC Files that I copied into new PC with W10 were deleted.

little bit silly naming it the same as windows would use as a temp upgrade. Personally would have called it something else. doubt the files are recoverable unless you run recovery software on the drive and see if it returns.

 

[Vitor Lopes]

Re: Old PC Files that I copied into new PC with W10 were deleted.

Yes, "little bit silly", as you said. At the time, I had no idea that this was a temp file from Windows.
I'm running recuva as we speak as it's the only free recovery software I could find.
Any others you could advice me?

Thanks