To restore multiple files at once, hold down the Control key as you click each file, then right-click anywhere in the highlighted area and choose Restore. You can also restore all deleted files from the Recycle Bin at once by clicking Restore all items at the top of the window.
You have to restore the missing files to a drive that is not the same drive the file was deleted from—this means that if you only have one hard drive, you’ll need to connect a USB flash or other external drive to your PC to restore the lost files. If you don’t have another drive to use, you won’t be able to use this method. It’s not possible to restore files to or from a cloud storage or networked drive with this method.
Open the Microsoft Store app from the Windows Start menu. Search for Windows File Recovery. If you see the option to do so, click Get and follow the on-screen instructions to install. If the app is already installed, you’ll see Open instead.
If prompted, give the app permission to make changes to your computer.
If prompted, give the app permission to make changes to your computer.
If prompted, give the app permission to make changes to your computer.
Regular mode: Use this mode if the file you deleted was from a drive formatted with NTFS and the drive is not corrupted. Extensive mode: Use this mode if the file you deleted was on a drive formatted as FAT or exFAT, which is common for flash cards and other removable media, or the drive is corrupted. This mode will take a little longer. If you’re not sure which mode to use, start with Regular mode, and then try Extensive if that doesn’t work.
If you’re not sure which mode to use, start with Regular mode, and then try Extensive if that doesn’t work.
If you want to recover all files ending with . JPEG from your pictures directory on the C drive to a recovery folder on your F drive, you’d use winfr C: F: /regular /n *\Users\yourusername\Pictures*. JPEG. You can also use /n multiple times to recover files that meet multiple criteria. For example, to recover both JPEG and PNG files from your Pictures folder, you could use winfr C: F: /regular /n \Users\yourusername\Pictures*. JPEG /n \Users\yourusername\Pictures*. PNG. To recover all files ending with . docx from any location on the original drive, you could use winfr C: F: /regular /n *. docx. To recover your entire Documents folder from the C: drive to the F: drive, you’d use winfr C: F: /regular \Users\yourusername\Documents. Note the trailing backslash \ at the end of the folder name—this is necessary when recovering an entire folder.
If you’re unable to recover the files in regular mode, run the same command again replacing /regular with /extensive. Some file types are hidden from results by default, including . log, . vbs, . c, . cab, . py, and . lnk. If you are unable to find the type of file you’re looking for, run the recovery again, this time adding the /e switch to disable extended filtering.
This method requires that you’ve enabled File History in your settings. File History works with a network or external drive, so if you don’t have one of those, you don’t have File History enabled. [3] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source If the file you want to recover no longer exists at all, you can restore its containing folder to a previous version that existed before you deleted the file.
This method requires that you’ve enabled File History in your settings. File History works with a network or external drive, so if you don’t have one of those, you don’t have File History enabled. [3] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source If the file you want to recover no longer exists at all, you can restore its containing folder to a previous version that existed before you deleted the file.
If you’d rather restore the file or folder to a different location, right-click Restore, choose Restore to, and then click another location.
The free version of the tool should be enough for recovering most deleted files.
The first time you open Recuva, you may see a warning message about the app being blocked. Click the warning message, select the first option in the list, select the Actions menu, and then click Allow on device to continue.
To enter a specific folder, choose In a specific location, click Browse…, and then select the folder.
To enter a specific folder, choose In a specific location, click Browse…, and then select the folder.
You’ll see that there’s a Deep Scan option here. Try the regular scan first. If you are unable to recover your file normally, you can close and re-open Recuva and check the box next to “Enable Deep Scan. " This option will take a long time, and it might not be necessary.
If you want to restore files from a different backup than the one selected by default, click Select another backup to restore files from, and then locate the backup.
If you want to restore files from a different backup than the one selected by default, click Select another backup to restore files from, and then locate the backup.
If you want to restore files from a different backup than the one selected by default, click Select another backup to restore files from, and then locate the backup.
You can use wildcards, such as *. jpg, to find all files that match a certain string of text.
You can use wildcards, such as *. jpg, to find all files that match a certain string of text.
If the file was saved to an external drive that’s connected to your computer right now, select that drive. If the file was saved to a partition that is no longer accessible, select Can’t Find Drive.
If the file was saved to an external drive that’s connected to your computer right now, select that drive. If the file was saved to a partition that is no longer accessible, select Can’t Find Drive.
If nothing is found, click the link next to “Deep Scan” to try a more in-depth scan.
