How to Recover Deleted Files Using The New Windows Recovery Tool

Jul. 3, 2020



Recover Deleted Files Using Windows Recovery Tool

Recover Deleted Files Using Windows Recovery Tool

  1. First of all, download the Windows Recovery Tool (free) from Microsoft Store.

  2. After the installation,open Command Promptusing the Administrator privilege. Now, runwinfrand it will show you all command-line syntax of Windows File Recovery. Do not worry, here I am going to explain everything in detail.

  3. The simplest way to recover files is to use the below syntax. Just typewinfrand enter the drive that you want to search for deleted files. Next, enter the drive where you want to store the recovered files. For example, here I amsearching the whole C drivefor deleted files and storing the recovered files on the G drive.

Note:If the process is taking too much time then you can press Ctrl + C to abort the operation instantly.

  1. After running the above command, you will be asked to press “Y” to continue the scanning process. Once you do that, your files will be recovered andstored in a custom folderin G drive. This is the easiest way to recover deleted files using the new Windows Recovery Tool.

  2. If you want to scan for aparticular file formatthen follow the below syntax. Here, I am searching for deleted PDF files in C drive and storing the recovered files in G drive.

For DOCX files:

You can use the same syntax for MP3, MP4, DOC, PPT, ZIP, and other file formats.

  1. If you want to find a filebased on its namethen use the below syntax. Easy peasy!

  2. If the combination of /r and /n doesn’t yield satisfactory results for you then you can use anadvanced “Signature” modeto recover deleted files. You need to replace/r /nwith/x /yfor deep scanning.

  3. In case, you want to scan a particular folder for deleted files then follow the below syntax. For instance, here I am searching for deleted files on the desktop which is located under the C drive. The recovered files will be stored in G drive. You can also use this command torecover a whole folder.

Note:Don’t forget the backslash () at the end of the folder.

  1. And if you want to scan aparticular file format in a specific folderthen here is the syntax to follow. This will retrieve PDF files from the Documents folder which is located under the C drive. And the restored files will be saved in G drive.

Yes, you can. But it’s strongly recommended that you recover the deleted files as soon as possible. It will ensure that the deleted files are not overwritten.

You will have to install Windows Recovery Tool and then use Command Prompt to start the recovery process. I have explained the instructions in detail above so go through that.

Windows Recovery Tool has two modes: Segment and Signature. Segment is set by default and it works most of the time. However, if it fails to recover the permanently deleted files then you can use the Signature mode. It will surely help you retrieve permanently deleted files on your Windows PC. Go through the tutorial for more details.

When you delete a file, it does not get erased from the hard disk completely. Only the pointer to the file is removed from the end-user so no one can access it. However, the file is available in the hard disk sector and it will remain there until it’s overwritten by another set of data.

So that is how you can recover deleted files using the new Windows Recovery Tool. I know the process is somewhat complex, but once you get the gist, you can easily get your files back. And if you want to learn more about this new tool then you can head over to Microsoft’s guide overhere. Anyway, that’s all from us. If are facing any issues then do comment down below and let us know.

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