If you can’t find a file on your computer or you accidentally modified or deleted a file, what should you do? Is it possible to recover deleted/lost files in Windows?
Now, we will show 2 ways to recover deleted Windows files.
Way 1: Recover Deleted Files from Backup
As we know, if we accidentally delete Windows files, we can restore them from a backup if we are using Windows backup. Detailed steps are shown here.
Note: To restore a file from a backup, make sure the media or drive that your backup is saved on is available.
Click the Start button, choose Control Panel, click System and Security, and then Backup and Restore. After that, choose Recover files from backup, and then follow the steps in Wizard.
However, what if there is no backup file? In this situation, is it possible to recover deleted files in Windows? At this time, you can try the following way.
Way 2: Recover Deleted Files via Data Recovery Software
With the development of software technology, lots of data recovery programs are now made available for Windows files recovery. MiniTool Power Data Recovery proves to be an excellent choice for you since it offers powerful functions, high security and simple operation. Now, let’s see the detailed steps on Windows file recovery.
Step 1: Download this professional, green and simple data recovery software from its official website, and then install it on computer. Note: Never install it on the partition containing lost data. Otherwise, the original data would be overwritten. After installation, launch it to get the following window.
Step 2: In the main window of this professional software, you can see 5 different data recovery modules, and you are able to select a suitable one according to actual needs to recover lost data. For instance, select “Damaged Partition Recovery” to recover lost/deleted Windows files.
Step 3: Select the partition containing lost data and then click “Full Scan” button. After scanning, all found data are listed in the following window.
Step 4: Now, select all needed files and then click “Save” button to store them on a safe place.
See! With MiniTool Power Data Recovery, we can easily and quickly recover deleted files in Windows.