Any computer owner can inadvertently delete important files from the hard drive. In this case, a logical question arises: "How to recover deleted files on the computer yourself?".
As a rule, all deleted documents are placed and stored in the recycle bin until the owner himself empties it. Therefore, you must first search for files there. As you know, you can restore them from the recycle bin in one click, and they will be sent to the same place where they were before the deletion.
If the necessary documents are no longer there, then this does not mean that they disappeared forever. In some cases, information can be restored.
How to recover deleted files on a computer after emptying the recycle bin? You should be aware that immediately after deleting a document, only its name disappears in the registry, and the file itself will be stored on the hard disk until new information is written in its place. Having understood that important documents were in the basket that was just emptied, it is important not to save any information on the computer that might take the place of files deleted by carelessness.
Information recovery from the HDD is carried out using third-party programs, so it is advisable to install such a program in advance, otherwise it may supplant files that need to be found and saved when downloading. In this case, you can transfer the hard drive to another computer where such a program already exists, but this option is not always available.
There are many programs for recovering files from the HDD, among which there are both free and paid services. The latter are more functional and provide more features.
How to recover deleted files on your computer for free? To do this, you need to download the Recuva utility from the Internet. This is a convenient application with a simple and intuitive interface that even a beginner can master. Using the utility you can
restore photos, videos, text documents.
When the program is downloaded from the network, you need to unzip it, and then install and configure it using the Recuva wizard. After that, you can proceed to the main actions.
How to recover deleted files on a computer using the free Recuva utility? After the installation wizard finishes its work, you need to click the "Start" button and start searching for the necessary files. After the search process is complete, a list of files appears. On some of them will be the inscription "Viewing is not possible." This means that other information has already been written on top of these documents and they cannot be restored.
Files that can still be saved should be ticked and click “Restore”. After that, you will need to specify the folder in which you want to save documents, and confirm by clicking “OK”.
You can recover files in Recuva in a different mode. To do this, click on the button "Switch to advanced mode." A window will open in which the found files will be arranged in a table. The contents of the document can be seen in the "View" tab, the parameters - in the "Summary" section. To restore files, you need to check them and start the process. Information will be saved to the specified folder.
Of course, the program will not be able to save all deleted files, so it makes sense to store especially important information on removable media.