pitchblack, You would need to manually restore your files back into Windows from the backup drive. Click the link below for information on how to restore your files. Windows Eight Forums
Yesterday I when I signed in to PC it was just a blank screen. I opted to refresh my windows 8, and it had to back up my profile and files to an external hard drive (which took 2-3 hours) then proceeded to refresh the OS. At the end, it informed me that it was not able to restore my profile. While windows 8 is running fine now, my old files are in the backup drive and I have no idea how to restore it back to my PC. What program or steps do I do to get them back?
Windows 8 Refresh did not restore backed up files