To restore permanently deleted files on Windows, you will need to take steps below.
Ways to Restore Permanently Deleted Files On Windows
Restore From a File History Backup
- Open the File Explorer and navigate to the folder containing the items you want to restore.
- Right-click on the items and select Restore from the menu that appears. ..
On the History tab, under the list of recently used documents, click the arrow next to the document that you want to open. In the Open dialog box, browse to and select the file that you want to open. ..
Recover files or folders from the following locations: -C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming -C:\Users\username.minecraft -C:\Users\username.minecraft_1 -C:\Users\username.minecraft_2
You can use the arrows to navigate through time, or you can use the text to search for a specific version of a document.
Restore the file to its original location by clicking the Restore button.
After restoring the original file, resolve any naming conflicts by replacing the original file with the restored version, skipping the file, or keeping both for your review.
Use the Command Prompt
Type “cmd” and press enter. Type “netstat -an” and press enter.
The computer will show you the drive letter that corresponds to your hard drive. To change it, type chkdsk ‘drive letter’ /f and press Enter.
Press Y to continue the current command line.
C: My computer is missing its drive letter.
attrib -h -r -s /s /d C: The attrib command allows you to change the permissions of a file or directory. ..
Using Recycle Bin
Open the Recycle Bin by right-clicking its icon on your desktop.
The files that were deleted from my computer are listed in the “Deleted Files” section of my account.
Please enter the file name you want to recover.
Right-click the selected file and select “Recover” to restore the file to its original location on Windows 10.
Final Words
If you have any files that you want to keep, but don’t want them to show up as deleted files on your computer, then you need to restore them permanently. This is a process that is usually done when something goes wrong with the computer and the data is not accessible anymore. You can use a program like Windows Data Recovery or a third-party software like Data Recovery Wizard to do this.
