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Hello to all! I had a folder named "Myprogs" in partition E, which contained more than 300 C++ programs.
I don't know when, but I have permanently deleted my folder by mistake. Please tell me if there is any method by which I can recover my folder. I will be thankful to you.

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Good point from — free recovery tools are often the fastest first step. Immediate reality: deleted files remain readable on a disk until their sectors are overwritten, so stop any writes to the E: partition (do not install recovery software there or save recovered files back to E:). Prefer a portable/scanner run from USB or a bootable recovery environment, and recover files to a different physical drive. Two practical tools to try: Recuva (GUI, easy) and PhotoRec/TestDisk (signature-based, deeper). (ccleaner.com)

Recommended workflow (ordered by risk/minimum effort):

  1. Stop using the E: partition immediately; if possible disconnect it or power down the machine to avoid overwrites.
  2. Check for Windows backups / Previous Versions (System Protection / File History) before doing anything forensic — that can restore entire folders on Windows 7 or when File History was enabled.
  3. If no backup, run a portable scanner (Recuva) for a quick recovery; if that fails run PhotoRec/TestDisk from a bootable USB for a thorough sector-level scan. Always recover onto a separate drive.
    To check whether an SSD’s TRIM is active (which makes recovery much harder), run this in an elevated command prompt:
    fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify

    (0 = TRIM enabled; 1 = TRIM disabled). (support.microsoft.com)

Cautions and edge cases: if the E: files were encrypted with EFS, recovered files will still be encrypted and will require the original EFS certificate/private key to be opened — without that key decryption may be impossible. Also, SSDs with TRIM or drives that have had heavy writes since deletion substantially reduce recovery chances. For encrypted or physically damaged drives, professional imaging and lab recovery are the safe options. (dmde.com)

Final notes: create a sector image (dd or imaging tool) before attempting destructive scans, keep an untouched copy of the original drive, and escalate to commercial recovery software or a professional lab only after free tools fail — those labs can image and work from read-only clones to avoid further data loss. See the linked tool pages for read-only/portable modes and step-by-step usage. (cgsecurity.org)

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Depending upon how many files you have added to your system, you may be able to recover most of them. This link may help:

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