How Do I Recover a User Profile in Windows 7?

How do I restore a user profile?

Method 2: Recover user profile with a backup

1. Type “file history” in the search box on taskbar.
2. Select Restore your files with File History from the search results.
3. In the pop-up window, choose the folder (C:Users folder) that user profile usually located in.
4. There may be different versions of this item.

Does System Restore restore user profiles?

System Restore has never been able to restore personal files associated with an account but you might see if that gets you anything back.