Two methods on how to recover permanently deleted files in windows system
We use computer for almost everything in our day to day life, but have you ever ask yourself if what you’ve mastered is really enough or there are still more to learn?
If you
believe you still have more to learn, and then you’re on the right track, but
if you believe you’ve learned it all, then I will give you a simple task to
carry out.
Have you in
anyway mistakenly deleted important document from your computer even in recycle
bin? If it is yes from you, and luckily you are using window 7, fear not. After
reading through this article, you will be able to recover the things you
deleted and want back.
Note: two
things you must have at the back of your mind is, one this can be done only
with window 7, and you must remember the name of the folder where those
important things were.
There is no
limit with what you can recover. Anything inside the folder is coming back; it
might be videos, images, apps or even CV.
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Recovering
files might sound not really important,, but you need to know as you might need
it someday. Like I stated earlier, this method actually work only on window 7,
but it a good thing to learn.
So to make
things snappy, we’ll dive into the first one, which is recovering important
deleted files in window 7. It can be image, video or even documents.
Just imagine
you mistakenly delete your CV and also deleted it from the recycle bin. It can
be very painful, but you don’t need to panic if you’re using window. All you should
do is to remember the name of the folder those important files are.
Method one: how to
recover your permanently deleted files using previous version restore
Before we
get started, you need to turn on your system important files, backup files and
OS (C:) (System). All these settings are under the SYSTEM PROTECTION tab. Go to system properties to see all these
settings.
The steps
below can help you get back all your deleted files
First, if
the things you want to recover is in different folders, do well to write down
all the names of the folders.
Guide 1: put on your computer, and right
click the desktop environment, and select to create a new folder.
Guide 2: now name the new folder using the
name of the deleted folder and then hit enter to have the new folder active on
the desktop environment.
Guide 3: again, right click the new folder
you just created and select the properties option on the bottom of the list of
options.
Guide 4: next, a small window will pop up
showing the list of the folder properties options. Select the PREVIOUS VERSIONS tab.
Note: it will take few seconds or even a
minute to search and display the available previous versions.
Guide 5: now you will get to see the list of
previous versions of the folder you mistakenly deleted, choose base on the date
you want to restore, then click restore button.
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Guide 6: lastly you will get a notifying
message showing in another smaller window, asking you to confirm your action. Click
restores and a smaller window will up again with the successful message.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully restored your
previously deleted files.
Method two: how to
recover your permanently deleted files using command prompt
If you tried
the above steps and fail to recover your files, panic not, I still got you
covered. Now it is time to go through another way to get it done. The second
method might require you to master the CMD.
You need to
bring your head down as this might need you to pay more attention. Anything
that requires you to open COMMEND PROMPT need better understanding. This is a
very sensitive part of the computer that can put your computer in high risk if
not treated properly.
If you’ve
not work with commend prompt, then I advice you give it to someone very good at
it, it might require only a little pay, but if you’ve been using command prompt
to fix other issues, then go give it a try.
Follow the
steps below to recover your lost files using command prompt;
Before we
start the process, you need first go download/install the Microsoft windows
file recovery software from the official Microsoft website.
Step 1: visit www.apps.microsoft.com and go to the site search bar and type in “WINDOWS FILE RECOVERY” and hit the
enter key.
Step 2: now download or install windows file
recovery software, and after the downloading, the windows command prompt will
automatically open.
Note: you have another storage device
connected to your computer so you can move your recover files to it.
So, for the
purpose of this article, I’ve formatted the hard drive name J and I am to
recover and move the files to hard drive T. so keep your head down to
understand the process properly.
Step 3: open command prompt as administrator
and type in winfr J: T: /extensive after the C:/WINDOWS/System32> line
Example;
C:/WINDOWS/System32>
winfr J: T: /extensive and hit the enter key for the scanning process to start.
After the
scan is been carry out, the list of information will show up, specifying the
destination drive and the recovery drive.
Remembered,
we are recovering files from the hard drive name J to another hard drive name T.
In the
bottom line, you get to see the program asking you to press the enter button to
finish the process.
Example;
Continue? (y/n)
The final
scan will take place, after it finishes scanning, it will display the amount of
files that have been recovered, also indicating the various folders they’ve
been recover to.
Now go open
your recover hard drive and you’ll get to see all the recovered files inside
it.
This is the
method two on how to recover deleted files in your computer. Hope you learn
something new here? Remember to practice always to master how to use the
command prompt.
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