How to recover deleted file?

It is common that people accidentally deleted files, emptied Recycle Bin, and wonder whether there is a way to recover deleted files.

The answer is defenitely positive. It is quite possible to recover deleted files even Recycle Bin has been emptied, or the files are deleted with Shift+Delete. They can be recovered by using data recovery software.

Why recovering deleted files is possible?

When files are deleted by emptying Recycle Bin or other methods like Shift+Delete, in fact, the files are not erased from hard drive/memory storage. It is just the entry which tells where the files located are deleted. So the real data are still there, just marked as deleted, and not visible to user. That's why data recovery software could scan the hard disk and compile these space to recover deleted files.

One important thing need to be noted is that, since the space is marked as free to use, Windows sytem could write new data to the space. Once that happens, original file will not be able to be recovered. So to prevent this from happening, stop using the computer once your find that your files are deleted.

How to recover deleted files?

The recovery is possible as long as the deleted files are not overwritten. The best way to recover deleted files is using file recovery software.

One of the best file recovery software is Asoftech Data Recovery. It is a powerful data recovery program to recover deleted, formatted, lost and inaccessible files from PC, USB drive, external hard drive, mobile phone, digital camera, iPod, MP3/ MP4 player, and other storage media.

Tips for data recovery

Before Recovery
If the files deleted from computer, stop using computer, do NOT shut down, close or reboot your PC. This may cause applications or Windows itself to save data by creating new files, potentially overwriting your lost data and again making it more difficult to recover files.

If they are lost from memory card, just do not use the card to save any new file.

Do file recovery at the earliest possible time.

After Recovery
Do remember to backup your important data regularly to avoid data loss.

More Resources

More info about Asoftech Data Recovery:
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