Dig around in the compost to check the conditions and if the contents are ready to be used. Good compost looks like regular dirt and has a light earthy smell. It should not smell badly or be very wet. Unfinished compost has lots of recognizable pieces still in it.

Most likely the majority of materials left in the composter are transformed into compost by now and can be applied directly to your garden. Since you don't know what the original materials were I personally would not use it in a vegetable garden, only in other parts of your garden, but I'm rather picky about what I add to plants my family and I eat (I tend to compost only organic material).

You did not say what kind of composter you have; a sealed bin or something placed directly on the ground with open bottom. If it's a sealed bin you can consider if you want to do vermicomposting (with worms) or not. If it's directly on the ground, worms will find their way into your heap by themselves.

There is no need to revive anything. If the bin is not smelling you can add new materials straight away, but personally I would empty it first and then start from scratch so I know exactly what the resulting compost is made of. If you want to do vermicomposting in a closed bin make sure you have some dirt and worms of course as starter material. For regular (hot) composting some dirt as starter is not necessary, but is still recommended because decomposition will take off quicker.

Dig around in the compost to check the conditions and if the contents are ready to be used. Good compost looks like regular soil and has a light earthy smell. It should not smell badly or be very wet. Unfinished compost has lots of recognizable pieces still in it.

Most likely the majority of materials left in the composter are transformed into compost by now and can be applied directly to your garden. Since you don't know what the original materials were I personally would not use it in a vegetable garden, only in other parts of your garden, but I am rather picky about what I add to plants my family and I eat. I tend to compost only organic material.

You did not say what kind of composter you have; a sealed bin or something placed directly on the ground with open bottom. If it's a sealed bin you can choose between regular composting and vermicomposting. If it's directly on the ground, worms will find their way into your heap by themselves.

There is no need to revive anything. If the bin is not smelling you can add new materials straight away, but personally I would empty it first and then start from scratch so I know exactly what the resulting compost is made of. If you want to do vermicomposting in a closed bin make sure you have some soil and worms as starter material. For regular (hot) composting soil as starter is not a necessity, but is recommended because decomposition will start quicker.