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I have a 160 gb partition in my system and accidentally i have deleted all my movie files using shift + delete .
Is there any way i can recover the data back somehow. its mainly all video files .

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Shift+Delete removes file entries but not the data immediately, so recovery is often possible if the sectors haven't been overwritten. 's Recuva suggestion is a sensible free first try, and is right to warn about the OS writing to the problem drive. The safest approach is to stop any writes to the affected partition and work from another system or media.

Immediate, safe workflow:

  1. Stop all writes to the affected partition. Do not install or run software from that partition.
  2. If possible, remove the disk and attach it to a healthy PC as a secondary drive or use a USB enclosure. Booting the original OS risks overwriting data.
  3. Create a sector-by-sector image of the partition to a separate physical disk (preserve the original). Imaging protects the original and allows repeated attempts without further damage. Tools for imaging include ddrescue (Linux) or GUI imagers on removable media.
  4. Run recovery tools against the image or the attached drive and save recovered files to a different physical disk. Start with a free tool such as Recuva (quick/deep scan) and try a signature/file-carving tool (for example PhotoRec) if needed. Use the deep or signature scan for large video files.
  5. Test recovered files with a robust player (VLC). If a file is unplayable, try remuxing or rebuilding the container header.

Recovered-video repair tip:
Rebuilding a container often fixes playback even if indexing is broken. Example remux with ffmpeg:

ffmpeg -i recovered.mp4 -c copy fixed.mp4

Notes and expectations: large video files are often fragmented, and carved files may be partial or corrupted. Filenames and timestamps may be lost. If files are critically important or initial attempts fail, stop further DIY work and consider a professional recovery service—continued amateur attempts can reduce their success rate.

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Well i have downloaded recuva and i hope that it works for me.
I have not formatted the partition and have abstained it from any data transactions .

Can i perform quotidian work in other drives ?

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Hi,
Just as long as you do not have anything written to the drive that has the problem. If that drive is your OS drive, NO, as the OS will save logs etc and could overwrite some of the data.

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