No matter you are an IT professional, or a normal home user, you possibly accidentally deleted an important file from a hard drive or any other external storage device. However when you have deleted important files, you understand how devastating this can be. But fortunately there are many software that helps you to get the files back.
Now, before we talk about the softwares, let us discuss on how recovering deleted files is possible. When a file is deleted, even from the Recycle Bin, it doesn't actually disappear from the hard drive. Instead, after receiving the delete command, the computer just changes the file's properties to make it invisible to the user. The space occupied by the file is also marked as empty even though it remains in that space. The file actually gets deleted from the hard disk only when the operating system reuses the space occupied by it and overwrites fresh data to that space.
Files in computers can be defined as the collection of well-defined set of information, which is stored on data storage medium. Files are arranged on the hard disk with the help of two file systems namely, FAT (File Allocation Table) and NTFS (New Technology File System). There can be many situation by which your files can get deleted or erased. Few general ones are stated below:
· Accidentally deleting an important file
· Third party application software deleting the file
· Deleting a file using “Shift + Delete” key combination
· Virus attack on the file
· Power fluctuation when file is in use
When a file is deleted from your computer, then perform following steps:
1. Check Recycle Bin - If you are using Windows, and deleted a file, the file will normally be available in the Recycle Bin. From Recycle Bin the file can easily be restored to its original destination or location.
2. Use Recover software - If the file is not in the Recycle Bin, as you have emptied the bin or deleted the file using “Shift + Delete” then the file may still be recoverable. Make use of the good software that recovers all the deleted files without any difficulties.
There are several applications that you can find online which allow you to get back deleted files. But the one that you can use is Yodot File Recovery. It offers most effective & reliable file recovery tools for Windows hard drive with new advanced features. It is capable to retrieve all types of data including text document, audio files, compressed files, ZIP files, etc that have been mistakenly deleted or erased. It facilitates two different views to ease out file selection process to search and save data. With the help of this software you can easily find the answer for how to get deleted files back.
Follow all the steps that are mentioned below and recover your files easily.
Download and install Yodot File Recovery software to your computer or laptop. Click here. If you wanted to recover the files from external storage device then connect it to your computer with the help of card reader. Run the software and begin the recovery process. The main window will be displayed that contains two options namely “Deleted File Recovery” and “Lost File Recovery”. Select the option “Deleted File Recovery” from the window. After selection, the software shows the drives that are present in your system. It even displays the external drive if you have connected. Now choose the drive from where you wanted to recover the files. Once you select the drive, the software starts scanning and displays the recoverable files present in the selected drive. The files with red cross mark shows that they are deleted one. You can also see two view types i.e. “Data Type” and “File Type”. You can make use of these two view types to make your recover process easy. Now select the files that you wish to recover. Preview the files before saving them to make sure that you have selected the correct one to recover. Finally save the files in desired location. Ensure that you don’t save the recovered files in the same location from where you are recovering to avoid overwriting.