windows 10 (October 2018 update) (version 1809) deleted all my files

I have just updated my windows using the October update (10, version 1809) it deleted all my files of 23 years in amount of 220gb. This is unbelievable, I have been using Microsoft products since 1995 and nothing like that ever happened to me.

Files were located at C:/Users/rober/Documents/

This location is still present, with no files. All of files deleted.

I am extremely upset. Not sure what to do….please let me know.

Robert

Dear 

Robert Ziko. Looking at issue and NOT seeing code: PROBABLE

1)

Conclusion is BAD mem.compressn 

2)seek MICROSOFT TECHNET log,

3. Chrome reinstall 

AND COLD BOOT; 

{◇ Maybe info stealer or memory problem◇}

Or 

4)return Surface to manuf under warranty 

MICHAEL A.BODINE 

Known Windows since config.sys and Win

3.1

I have just updated my windows using the October update (10, version 1809) it deleted all my files of 23 years in amount of 220gb. This is unbelievable, I have been using Microsoft products since 1995 and nothing like that ever happened to me.

Files were located at C:/Users/rober/Documents/

This location is still present, with no files. All of files deleted.

I am extremely upset. Not sure what to do….please let me know.

Robert

Not having a backup of your files like you should. Yikes dude.

Robert, sorry to hear about it. I updated to days ago and thankfully everything went well, your post gave me the chills.

As far as the deleted/lost files, a rollback wouldn't have restored them. If they were deleted, the rollback process wouldn't had anything to restore anyway.

At Reddit someone mentioned, take it with a grain of salt, that they were able to locate their files under Public.

But, since you mentioned you already checked all of C:, if your files were deleted then your best hope is to look for an undelete tool that would let you scan your C: drive for deleted content.

Depending on how comfortable you are to dig in, the following article may help:

https://www.howtogeek.com/169344/how-to-recover-a-deleted-file-the-ultimate-guide/

Best of lucks!

Edit: I should have mentioned that Win10 also has the automatic backup feature, Files History, but I have never restored a file with it before and am unsure how effective it would be at this point.

Robert,

Do you use One Drive ?

Do you have a folder like:

C:\Users\rober\OneDrive

Does it perhaps have subfolders like "Documents" and "Pictures", etc.

If so, what's inside those folders?