How to recover deleted files with the help of free programs (part 1)
Technologies / / December 19, 2019
All of us sooner or later, have been in these unpleasant situations where the file has been deleted. But before you start to panic, you can try on their own to restore a file, because most often it physically remains on your hard drive.
So, let's begin. Still, just in case, once again check the trash. Nothing? Okay, let's go!
1. Terminate all activities on the computer
The fact is that when you delete a file, the computer marks the space on the hard drive previously occupied, free for new data. Therefore, you should try to refrain from saving new data before you find the desired file.
2. Find the program you want to restore data
Windows: under this OS created a huge amount of bespltanyh programs, among which are the following: Undelete Plus (Friendly interface plus the existence of filters for more efficient search) PC Inspector File Recovery (As well find deleted files) Restoration (Portable version exists for it) and Recuva.
All OS: If you are not afraid of the command line or Terminal window, then look at the utility
Of course, there are plenty of software recovery, and it is not limited to the above. If you can suggest some interesting from your point of view software, you can do so in the comments.
3. restore files
Once you have selected the desired program or utility, go to work with it. Specify the local disk or folder from which the file was removed. Next to begin the scanning process, which will result in a large list of previously deleted files. Browse it carefully and look for the desired document. We found? Keep it in a convenient place for you. If not, then you need to try to look again, and when repeated failure to use another program to recover.
If this does not help, on the individual specific points and other methods of data recovery we are in the second part of this article.
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