PC crash: New computer, win 11, stopped working. Luckily, I used Carbonite to save all my files. After tech from Dell got me up and running I opened carbonite and did a backup. all...

kitrn23

New computer, win 11, stopped working. Luckily, I used Carbonite to save all my files. After tech from Dell got me up and running I opened carbonite and did a backup.

all files are there but no applications. I have been working trying to find a solution. Any help would be appreciated.
Turns out Windows crashed, new hardrive and win reinstall.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

kitrn23 wrote:

New computer, win 11, stopped working. Luckily, I used Carbonite to save all my files. After tech from Dell got me up and running I opened carbonite and did a backup.

all files are there but no applications. I have been working trying to find a solution. Any help would be appreciated.
Turns out Windows crashed, new hardrive and win reinstall.

Sorry about your loss
I had a hard drive failure using Win 98 at that time I had to reinstall all my programs from CD's
Luckily I had save all my files on external an drive .

I now use a Mac and do a system backup in Time machine
And My files are backed up on three external drives as they are created.
When I had a problem with an OS update I had to restore from Time machine only.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

You will have to reinstall your applications. Hopefully you have your old download folder, which should contain the installation files for your applications.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

kitrn23 wrote:

New computer, win 11, stopped working. Luckily, I used Carbonite to save all my files. After tech from Dell got me up and running I opened carbonite and did a backup...

It’s a good idea to have a local backup as well as a cloud backup. You don’t have to wait for bandwidth limited restoration.

Local backup should be primary and cloud backup secondary.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

I have never worried about loosing my applications in a system crash. Unlike the 90s and early 2000s I own all my applications. I am only worried about my data files. I have plenty of time to reload my applications, I'm retired or very little time to worry about it, I'm 79.

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

kitrn23 wrote:

New computer, win 11, stopped working. Luckily, I used Carbonite to save all my files. After tech from Dell got me up and running I opened carbonite and did a backup.

all files are there but no applications. I have been working trying to find a solution. Any help would be appreciated.
Turns out Windows crashed, new hardrive and win reinstall.

Proabably updating and you shut it down unknowingly.
Same thing happened to me before.

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

I just experienced a hard drive crash and ended up with a new hard drive and no applications. I did find a lot of .exe files in the down load file on my backup files. I would install them and when it recalled the password, I clicked can't remember and most sent me an email to change my password. It was a big help.

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

I just experienced a hard drive crash and ended up with a new hard drive and no applications. I did find a lot of .exe files in the down load file on my backup files. I would install them and when it recalled the password, I clicked can't remember and most sent me an email to change my password. It was a big help.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

I have used Acronis for the past 20 years. I do redundant weekly backups of all my drives (6: 2 NMVE, 2 SSD and 2 HDD). I have recovered my entire C drive (operating system drive) multiple times. Once recovered, it's as if I had never lost it. As TRIX indicated, your EXE files for programs (Apps) should be in your downloads folder. Recovery of a program takes one click on the EXE file. I hope you have access to the folder.

Good luck. It may not be as disastrous as you think.
Mark

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

TriX wrote:

You will have to reinstall your applications. Hopefully you have your old download folder, which should contain the installation files for your applications.

Oh my, I never realized that! In the past when I had a head crash and had to replace my system drive I went looking for all the program keys to reinstall programs, which was always a pain.

Thank you!

kitrn23

I have done d/l of my entire system on 3 diff. hard drives. guess I will be busy today. I am also retired and 80, what else do I have to do?

usn ret Loc: SoCal High Desert

Go fishing, do not bait the hook........ 83

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

usn ret wrote:

Go fishing, do not bait the hook........ 83

86 in 18 days. And hope to be still counting😃!!
Mark

kitrn23

So far I am the youngster. I feel 40ish till I look in mirror.
I have managed to get 3 apps. d/l

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

markngolf wrote:

.... As TRIX indicated, your EXE files for programs (Apps) should be in your downloads folder. Recovery of a program takes one click on the EXE file...

Some programs are not so simple. Complex programs require supporting files to be placed at specified places through the computer and also require specific fields in the registry. If you're starting from a complete reload, something like Lightroom will not work just by placing the exe file in the right place.

Restoring the exe file is NOT the same as installing the program.