It happens at times that we unknowingly delete some files from our computer and those files are important. In that case, you might want to restore those deleted files but might not be aware of the process of restoring them. One important thing to remember is that you have to act quickly and after the files are deleted, do not perform any further processing on your computer. Let’s discuss some important steps for restoring your deleted files:
Restore files using Windows
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You can check the recycle bin for the deleted files since any file that is deleted, goes to recycle bin. However, large files are deleted permanently but you can always check the bin and in case file is there, you can restore is by selecting the ‘Restore’ option on the file or folder.
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In case the file is not found in recycle bin, do not perform any operation on computer like saving or deleting the files as the deleted file will be replaced by a new one. If no processing is done, the chances of restoring the lost file considerably increase.
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Now, download data recovery software on another system or on another drive so that with the help of this software you can restore the deleted files from the computer. There are various popular software programs that are available on net.
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After downloading, run the program to restore the files from computer and remember not to install the software on the same drive on which files are to be recovered.
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The software will ask which program you want to restore. You can type the name of the file or can choose from the list of deleted files.
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Some software programs perform deep scanning of the computer. However, it will take more time but it is an effective program and results into more deleted files.
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After the scan is completed, check for the list and click on the file that you want to restore.
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All the files will not be restored in the same folder and some will appear in the recovery folder.
There are other methods to recover the deleted file from computers with different operating systems like using MAC and Linux. The above mentioned steps can also be used to get the deleted files but the whole process should be followed properly. Some software programs that are used to recover deleted data are:
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Remote file recovery: This software is used to recover file for Networks. It is basically used in an office or large companies to restore the network data.
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Digital Photo Recovery: This program is used to recover the deleted photos from the computer. It can also be used to restore photos from USBs, i-phones, memory cards and its processing is really fast.
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Hard Drive Repair and Recover: This is used to recover the files from hard drive and it works quite fast in recovering the lost files and repairing them in the case of any inconsistencies.