u/HydrasNinthHead

Basically, my OS is completely unbootable (I can only get to the recovery screen, trying to start Windows results in the PC shutting down.)

I have managed to retrieve most of my important files by creating a bootable USB using the Windows media creation tool and using the notepad trick (opening notepad.exe via command prompt > going to file/open > accessing my C: drive > copying files to a second USB).

But I can't access all the folders in AppData, for example, because there's no option to show hidden folders.

Is it possible to even do this with a corrupted OS?