How to Recover Permanently Deleted Files in your
PC
When you delete or empty recycle bin files, they
are not actually deleted. The file which is deleted
from the recycle bin stays in the hard drive as raw
data, only the file name from the table of content
or the file system attributes is deleted. This
action indicates the hard drive that free space is
available where a new file can be written or
saved. Hence, the files that are deleted from the
recycle bin are not permanently erased and can
be recovered before the free space is overwritten
with a new file or data.
Hence, it is possible to recover files that are
deleted from the recycle bin using a file recovery
software
One of the most used quick recovery tool is
RECUVA. Recuva is a free utility software that
let’s you undelete files after you have emptied
your recycle bin. It has unique scanning methods
including a “deep scan” feature to use when the
standard scans aren’t working.
Steps to Use RECUVA:
Step 1: Download Recuva onto a drive other than
the one that you want to recover files from.
DOWNLOAD RECUVA HERE
Step 2: Run Recuva. You will be seeing a wizard
tab asking you what type of file you want to
recover. If you aren’t sure then just choose “All
Files”.
Step 3: Next you will be asked where the files are
located. If these files were deleted from the
recycle bin then choose “In the Recycle Bin”.
Step 4: You are now ready to start your scan.
This is also where you can choose to Enable Deep
Scan if Recuva is having trouble finding the file.
Step 5: Once the scan has finished, you can now
choose the file you wish to recover. Select the
file and click the “Recover” button. Choose a
location that is not on the drive you are trying to
recover from, otherwise, you may overwrite your
file.
Yet another good recovery software is
RESTORATION. Restoration too, requires no
install and because of this, you can put it on your
flash drive and take it with you wherever you go.
The quality feature of this software is that, you
can focus solely on a file format that you want to
recover specifically, thus limiting the outcome to
a particular search criterion by means of a search
term or a file extension. It does not matter if it
is a FAT or a NTFS file system, Restoration has
the ability to work with any of them.
Steps to use RESTORATION:
Step 1: Download Restoration onto a drive other
than the one that you want to recover files from.
DOWNLOAD RESTORATION HERE
Step 2: Run Restoration. If you are using Windows
7 or Windows 8 then you may have to right-click
Restoration and choose “Run as Administrator”.
Next, choose the drive you wish to scan. If you
know the file name or at least part of it, type it
onto the “All or part of the file” box. You can
check the box “Include used clusters by other
files” but if this applies to the file you are trying
to recover, then it will probably be corrupt. You
can now click “Search Deleted Files”.
Step 3: When it finishes scanning, you can search
through the file list to find the file that you would
like to restore. Once you find it, highlight it and
click “Restore by Copying”.
Step 4: You will now be asked where to save the
file. If you try to save it to the same drive you
are scanning you will be asked if you would like to
select a different drive so you don’t overwrite
the original data. Once you have finished
restoring the file you should be able to open it.
These two softwares are very quick, practical,
easy to use and effective, you do not even need
to install the program, and so in this way it will
leave no trash in your system. It is also free. So
you know, if you have accidentally deleted a file
and think it’s the end of the world, do not be
alarmed, there’s a simple and free solution.
If you have any suggestion about other good
recovery softwares, don’t forget to give us a
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