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Hi guys,

Accidentally i have deleted some files on the hard drive which are very precious to me. any suggestion to recover those deleted files...

Plz help...

i'm using windows 7 operating system.

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Good summary and useful suggestions already in the thread from , and others. Two practical points need emphasis: stop using the affected drive right away (that single action preserves the best chance of recovery), and treat the disk as evidence—work from a copy, not the original. correctly warned about overwriting free space; minimize any writes to the machine until a recovery workflow is chosen. (support.microsoft.com)

A concise, safe workflow that improves success odds:

  1. Power the machine down and do not create or save new files on the same drive.
  2. If possible, remove the drive and connect it to a different computer (USB adapter or dock). Create a sector-by-sector image of the disk and work only from that image. Imaging protects the original media and lets multiple recovery passes be attempted safely. (gnu.org)
  3. Run recovery scans against the image and write all recovered files to a separate physical drive (never the source). This prevents accidental overwrite of remaining recoverable data. (cgsecurity.org)
  4. If the disk is an SSD and TRIM was enabled, note that recoverability is often very limited; plan accordingly and consider a professional evaluation for critical data. (r-studio.com)

A common, useful imaging example on a Linux rescue system (replace device and paths appropriately):

sudo ddrescue -f -n /dev/sdX /path/to/image.img /path/to/image.log

This creates a persistent mapfile so the imaging can be resumed later; read the tool manual before running. (gnu.org)

If the drive shows physical symptoms (strange noises, power/failure after an impact, liquid exposure) or the files are mission-critical, hand the media to a reputable data-recovery lab—attempts at home can make recovery impossible. The professional services cited in the thread are fine for many cases, but use them only after confirming their procedures and price/turnaround. (ontrack.com)

Short checklist: stop using the PC, image the disk, recover from the image to a different drive, and escalate to pros for SSD/TRIM or physical damage.

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Member Avatar for pcfresh

There are a number of data recovery programs you can use. SOme of them are free. One such is PC Inspector file recovery. But there are plenty of others out there to try.
Good luck

Member Avatar for mjdodd

don't use the computer if at all possible as it may overwrite the old files (deleted) on the HD. Actually it does not delete them it changes the first letter of the name of the file in the index to a ? character that then tells the OS it can use that space.
as above there are plenty of recovery programs available.
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Member Avatar for emanfman

Did you remove them from the recycle bin? :P

Anyways, one such program that I prefer is Brian Kato's restoration utility because it received many positive reviews from PCWorld Magazine. It showed me files I didn't even know I had!

Link:

MAKE SURE YOU RIGHTCLICK->RUN IT AS AN ADMINISTRATOR!

I hope this helps!
-Emanfman

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Member Avatar for smartswapnil

use tuneup utility 2011 it recovers your deleted file's
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if answer is good then click to useful post, thank you

Member Avatar for robeyamy

You can buy a software in this area

Member Avatar for hotmatrixx

have a llok at this post of mine is a similar thread: mostly for the RULES.

what not do do

easeus has a free deleted file recovery software.
there are others, too: namely

glary utilities
recuva
undelete
and a couple more over at freewarefiles


there is a pretty good post about it over on (come back when you have finished there though).

that should be a good start.

Member Avatar for santhosh noddy

RECUVA is one of the free Data recovery software
Its free and light weight
u can download the latest version from

Member Avatar for hotmatrixx

Dear Friend... This is a very goog software for Data Recovery "GETDATABACK" use for FAT & NTFS Partition. if you r deleted file and no working in partition so that 100% recovery is possible.


Bye......

Huh. You forgot to load your spam link on this thread, too.

Member Avatar for hotmatrixx

RECUVA is one of the free Data recovery software
Its free and light weight
u can download the latest version from

it was already mentioned in my post previous to yours.

Member Avatar for benmar

try used power data recovery...

Member Avatar for smithdavid

I Updated.

definately I will use recover software..

Thank you for informations..

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