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You accidentally deleted an important file and can’t seem to get it back. If you react quickly, you can restore that file and return it to its original location on the hard drive. Recover deleted files on your computer by getting them back from the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac); If that doesn’t work, you can use recovery software to recover deleted files on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Steps
Windows
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Check the file in the recycle bin. The Recycle Bin will keep the file before it is permanently deleted, allowing you to restore the file if you change your mind. To do this, open the Recycle Bin, right-click the file and select Restore. The file will be restored to its original location on the hard drive.
- Large files can be permanently deleted instead of moving to the Recycle Bin.
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Immediately stop accessing the hard drive. If you can’t find the file in the Recycle Bin, don’t save or delete anything from your computer. Your chances of recovering files are higher if you don’t save anything new. In fact, a deleted file is set by the computer to overwrite other data. If no new data has been overwritten with the original file, you can restore it.
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Download a data recovery program to your computer or other hard drive. Make sure not to save the file to the hard drive to be recovered, or you will overwrite the file to be recovered. Some of the popular free recovery programs:
- recuva
- Restoration
- Glary Undelete
- Puran File Recovery
- Download a portable version of the recovery program if possible, so you can open the program directly from a USB drive without installation. Not all data recovery programs have portable versions. [1] X Research Source
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Start the recovery program. The programs have different interfaces but the basic operation is the same. Do not install programs on the hard drive trying to recover files.
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Identify what you are looking for. Specify the drive containing the deleted file for the recovery program. You can recover files from USB this way. Most programs will ask what type of file you are looking for. You can specify the filename or look through the list of recoverable files. [2] X Research Source
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Perform a deep scan. Some programs allow you to perform a deep scan to find files. This process is quite time consuming but will find more files.
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Access the file you want. Once you have the results, look in the list of files to recover. Each program has a different recovery method, but in general you need to select the file and click the Restore button.
- Not every file is 100% recoverable. Because files are often stored in parts on the hard drive, some part may have been overwritten.
- Some programs restore files to their original location, others restore to the Recovery folder.
Mac OS X
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Check your Mac’s Trash. Trash is where files are kept before they are permanently deleted. If you find the file in Trash, you can restore it to its original location or drag it to any location on your computer.
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Immediately stop accessing the hard drive. If you don’t see the file in the Trash, don’t save or delete anything on your computer. Your chances of recovering files are higher if you don’t save anything new. In fact, a deleted file is set by the computer to overwrite other data. If no data overwrites the original file, you can restore it.
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Download a data recovery program. Do not download and install the program to the same drive that contains the files you want to recover. There are many programs available on Mac OS X that allow you to search for deleted files. Here are some popular choices:
- Data Rescue
- FileSalvage
- Boomerang
- There are many free options for data recovery on OS X.
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Reboot from the recovery software image. Some recovery programs have a boot image to bypass OS X. Restarting from this image allows the program to search for more files.
- Insert the boot disk into the Mac.
- Restart the computer and hold down the C key.
- Hold down the C key until the Apple logo appears. The computer will load directly into the data recovery program.
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Connect the recovery drive. For the Mac recovery program to work, you need to plug in a USB or specify a separate internal drive. If connecting to an external drive, make sure it has a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 connection, or a Firewire device, USB 1.0 will slow down processing.
- The connected drive requires at least 2% of the target drive’s storage space.
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Set scan settings. You are asked to select the location to scan the file, remember to select the hard drive where the file is stored. You can choose Quick scan or Deep/Full scan.
- Quick scan will look for recoverable files, the scan is quite fast. You should try a quick scan first.
- Deep scan will find more files but take longer to scan. For large drives and slow computers, the process can take up to a day.
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Select the file you want to recover. Once the scan is complete, you will see a list of recoverable files. Use Preview to make sure the file is completely intact before marking Recovery.
- File names are often changed from the original name because the file structure is destroyed when deleted. .
- Many files cannot be recovered because some part has been overwritten.
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File recovery. If you want to recover a large number of files, try recovering important files first. Doing so will ensure that the most important files are not affected. The recovered file will be copied to the recovery hard drive you connected before starting. [3] X Research Sources
Linux
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Immediately stop accessing the hard drive. Your chances of recovering files are higher if you don’t save anything new. When a file is deleted it is set to overwrite.f If no new data overwrites the original file, the chances of recovery are higher.
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Download a data recovery program to a separate drive. The most popular program on Linux is PhotRec. This is an open source program and can be downloaded for free from the developer.
- You may have to download TestDisk to use PhotoRec.
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Run PhotoRec. Run PhotoRec as root from the command line. Use the “sudo” command to get root access when running the program.
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Select the drive and partition. After starting PhotRec, you are asked to select the drive and partition you want to scan. Use the arrow keys to select the location of the original file. Select Search and press Enter to continue.
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Specify file system. PhotRec needs to know the destination drive format. Select a compatible format from the list. Linux drives are EXT2/EXT3, while others will select the Other category.
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Select the location to save the recovered file. PhotRec needs a location to save the recovery file. Make sure not to select the same drive as the destination drive, or you will overwrite the recovered files.
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Select the file type you want to recover. You will see a list of file types and check the box corresponding to the type you want to restore. Highlight Next and press Enter to move to the next page.
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Wait for the restore to complete. Depending on disk space and the speed of your computer, this process can take several hours. Once done, you can access the recovery file location in the specified location. [4] X Research Sources
- Many files are unrecoverable, or only partially recoverable because some part of them has been overwritten.
Advice
- Always back up personal data to an external hard drive, CD/DVD or other storage device to avoid this situation.
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You accidentally deleted an important file and can’t seem to get it back. If you react quickly, you can restore that file and return it to its original location on the hard drive. Recover deleted files on your computer by getting them back from the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac); If that doesn’t work, you can use recovery software to recover deleted files on Windows, Mac and Linux.
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