restoring libraries & files post ssd upgrade omen 15 dc1030nr

[wham2]

I have an older omen 15 and just successfully upgraded the ssd from 128gb to 1Tb adata xpg sX8200 pro. Windows 10 loaded fine with the hp recovery tool and bootable thumb drive,  but i would like to get all my files and software back.  I made a file history before the swap, sending them to the second hdd (also 1Tb), as well as a system image using windows backup.  When i try to restore files from file history i get a message saying 'no file history found'. Is the file history unique to the drive it was made from? Any advice for getting all my software and files back would be much appreciated. Should I just try and restore from the system image I made before the swap?  Also, I still have the original ssd, but it seems like one of the backups I made should work.

[Echo_Lake]

@wham2

Thank you for posting on HP Support Community.

Don't worry as I'll be glad to help, I have a few troubleshooting steps we could try to fix the issue:  

To restore backup files that you created using HP Recovery Manager, follow the steps below.

1. Open the USB device to which you wrote your backup file, such as your USB flash drive, and then copy the MINWINPC folder to a convenient location on your computer, such as your desktop.

2. Locate and open the MINWINPC folder on your computer, and then double-click the executable file (.exe) that was created during the backup process.

   NOTE: There may be more than one file, but only one will be an application (.exe) file. Other backup files created with HP Recovery Manager will have an .fbw extension.

3. When the Recovery Manager File Restore Program opens, click Next.

4. Select the types of files that you want to restore and then click Next.

5. A message displays showing the location to which the files be restored: C:\System Recovery Files. A shortcut to this file location is also created on your desktop.

6. Allow the program to restore the backed up files.

   NOTE: The progress bar may stay on “0% complete” for 10-30 minutes, and the entire restore process can take several hours.

7. After the HP Recovery Manager restores the files, you can double-click the Shortcut to System Recovery files on your desktop to view the restored files.

You can now decide which files go with your applications (such as .jpg files that belong to a certain application on your computer) and which files are personal files, and choose the location(s) in which you want to store these file(s).

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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