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i had use "system restore" on dell notebook past week. didn't lose files, had re-install wamp , joomla.

i had installed , started using wamp , joomla few days before restore, , had not created database backup. however, of database files -- entire original wamp folder including bin , www directories -- saved, , created copy of before reinstalling wamp , joomla. can access joomla directory in bin/mysql/mysql5.5.24/data, don't know how access thorugh phpmyadmin -- import function asks 1 file -- , joomla directory contains multiple frm files.

i lost 1 day's work, if possible, i'd reconnect old datbase don't have start on scratch. i'm new using mysql, advice appreciated.

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just clarify:

• you have copy of wamp/www/ , subdirectories
• you have copy of wamp/bin/mysql/mysql_version/data/ directory , datafiles joomla installation
• you have reinstalled new version of wampserver2 restored pc

1. the www/joomla_site files , directories have can copied , pasted the new wamp/www/ directory not problem.
2. for safeties sake move current data/ directory out of new installation desktop until know transfer going work. rather delete or overwrite it.
3. you might able copy whole data/ directory , replace 1 in wamp/bin/mysql/mysql_version/data/ directory in new installation provided mysql versions same in new installation in old, otherwise might have problems. there no guarantee work though there may configuration coding has been picked 1 installation of ws2 not know how controlled if there is.
4. also make sure restart apache , mysql after making changes.

note:
the reason there may issue , uncertainty files maintained in .frm file type along various other configuration , listing files in data/ , data/database_name/ structure. file type cannot imported new database. there no guarantees procedure!!