▷ How to recover deleted files windows 10

If it's here it's because you're not having a good day. Surely you have decided to delete that file folder that you no longer wanted, and that just after deleting it you were missing something that was inside. Friend Murphy knows a lot about this. In this tutorial we teach you that there is still hope, we teach you how to recover deleted Windows 10 files.

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So can I recover deleted Windows 10 files?

In this life nothing is impossible, up to a certain clear limit. Yes it is possible to recover those files that you have deleted. Of course, you must take into account certain limits.

If you have formatted the hard drive using the "Remove All" method of the Windows 10 installer (slow method) you will not be able to recover those files ever again. At least by your own means. If it's been a long time since you removed them, you probably can't either. If the files were of considerable size, it is also very possible that when they are restored, they are corrupted and cannot be used.

In addition, you must distinguish two ways to delete files. You will already know their differences, but it is worth clarifying them.

Sending to the recycle bin: when we click on a file and choose "Delete" this file is not really deleted, it is moved to a directory called recycle bin. Accessing this. You can recover the file without any type of problem. Complete deletion: in this case, we have selected the file and we have pressed the key combination “Shift + Delete”. This means that the file does not reach the recycle bin, but is directly deleted from the system. Or there is also the possibility that we have removed the contents of the trash. These are the files that we intend to explain how to recover them again.

Recover deleted files Windows 10 with Windows 10 tool

Windows 10 has a tool capable of recovering deleted files. And not only this, but it also gives the possibility of recovering previous versions of a file that you have modified. For example, if you have created a Word document that you have modified several times, you will have the possibility of recovering its previous versions.

The first thing we will have to do is go to the folder where we had the file that we want to recover. Then right-click on the blank space of the folder or on the file from which you want to recover an earlier version. We choose the "previous versions" tab " If we have an earlier version or a file to recover here it will be shown

Every file or folder in its properties has a tab from previous versions. As you have seen, in our case absolutely nothing appears to us and this has an explanation. This system to recover deleted files Windows 10 will only be useful if we have system protection activated on our computer. System protection allows Windows to do system restore points every so often or every time we do important actions. To activate it from now on, you must do the following:

We go to the start menu or the wanted of Cortana and write "Restoration point"

We select the hard disk or partition where we want to enable the creation of restoration points. Then we click on "Configure" and we choose the option to Activate system protection. And we assign a certain amount of space for the creation of these restoration points. to exit the window we click on accept to save the changes.

From now on, the system will make restore points automatically, so the “previous versions” section will begin to have file recovery options.

If this possibility is not available, we will have to try to recover our files with a specialized program.

There are numerous programs available online that allow you to recover deleted files. Some are paid and others are free, obviously we will first look at the free ones.

Recover deleted files Windows 10 with the Recuva tool

One of the most used is the Recuva program. This software is capable of recovering files from damaged hard drives, supports most file formats and is also free and in Spanish. It has a good evaluation by the community and experts, so it will be our first option.

The first thing we will do is download it. After downloading we will proceed to install it, we simply have to click “Next” several times .

Once installed and executed, we will find an assistant for searching and recovering files. We can close it for the program to start.

Next, we choose the storage unit that we want to scan to find files. We will also have the possibility to perform a deep scan to find more files.

Then the program will start scanning the hard drive. Depending on its capacity, it will take more or less time.

Once the results are obtained, we will be shown the files that had been deleted with the possibility of being recovered. Depending on their color, from green to red, they will be less or more damaged.

We select the ones that we want to recover and we give to recover. If we are lucky we will be able to recover some files. In our case, no file we recovered from could be opened, I hope you are luckier.

Other programs to recover deleted files Windows 10

Some programs also used are the following:

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard: This software also has a free version, although it is limited to the recovery of a file volume not exceeding 2GB. It is capable of recovering files from deleted, formatted and user-inaccessible data. In addition, it is able to read damaged, lost and hidden partitions in search of data. The way of use is practically the same as the one we have tested in this tutorial. So you will have no problems using it. Disk Drill: another one of the programs most used by users. On its official website they give few details of its characteristics. Although it has a free version that will be worth trying. TestDisk: Another free and powerful application is TestDisk. With it we can recover damaged boot sectors, partition table, etc. And of course, it also offers the possibility of recovering all kinds of files. Despite the fact that, among its supported versions of Windows, the latest are not found, this program is perfectly functional in them. The only downside is that it runs in console mode, so its interface is not friendly at all. NFST Recovery: to finish we quote this other program that has a free version. Like the others, it will allow you to search and recover Windows 10 files through a simple and intuitive interface.

From Professional Review we recommend not to leave in the hands of any recovery program the possibility of trying to recover something. Back up your files to USB devices, DVDs, or other hard drives. This way you will never have these problems.

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You can already try any of these solutions, if none works for you or find another better let us know. We hope this tutorial has helped you.