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Windows: How to Recover deleted files after emptying Recycle Bin?

Deleted an important file from Windows Recycle Bin ? Do not panic ! Thanks to many software, it is possible to find photo files, audio files, documents or even e-mails. A file is never completely deleted from a hard drive. So, if you happen to need to recover a document, photo, music file or other content, it is possible to use software created for this type of problem.

Recover Deleted Business Data with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro

With a rate of 97.3%, Ease US Data Recovery Wizard is a software for recovering deleted, formatted or lost data on the PC. Unquestionably one of the most complete free data recovery software, Ease US Data Reovery Wizard allows you to recover photos, files, videos from hard drives or damaged, in 3 clicks.

Several versions of Ease US Data Recovery Wizard exist, from 66.69 € to 459 €. Data loss scenario, supported devices (PC, laptop, hard drive, storage device, RAID, server etc.) and lifetime customer service are common to all 3 versions. Depending on the options, it even offers in its Technician version to recover data for your customers!

 

Recover Deleted Files on Windows with Recuva

Once the file is downloaded, click on it to start the installation. In the first window that appears, open the “Select your language” drop-down menu, then choose “French” and click on “Next”. Select the installation options offered. In the next step, check the option “No, I don’t need CCleaner” then click “Next” and complete the installation.

At the first start, Recuva activates a wizard that we advise you to use. It will help you to configure your search by accompanying you at each step. You can tell it the type of file to find and its location. In the case of our example, we launched a search on the Recycle Bin of Windows.

Once the analysis is complete, Recuva draws up a complete list of the files it has located with a color code indicating the probability of successful recovery: green (excellent), orange (very poor), red (unrecoverable). All you have to do is select the file(s) to restore and then click on “Recover”.

Recuva knows how to find files that have been deleted from the Recycle Bin or other hard drive locations. It indicates by a color code which ones it is able to recover. © Futura-Sciences
Recuva knows how to find files that have been deleted from the Recycle Bin or other hard drive locations. It indicates by a color code which ones it is able to recover. © Futura-Sciences

You will notice that the name of the files is not mentioned but only their type. If you have trouble recognizing them, click on the “Switch to advanced mode” button (yellow arrow on the screenshot above). You will then have several tabs which will give you, when possible, an overview of the file, information on its creation date, last modification and last access.

Recover Deleted Files on Mac with Recoverit
If Recuva is recommended on Windows, for Mac users there is Recoverit. Also working very well on Windows, Recoverit offers a free trial, which allows you to view the files recovered from the emptied recycle bin and already, to see if they are whole. Without forgetting the possibility of recovering 100 megabytes of files for free, for a larger volume of files it will be necessary to upgrade to the Pro version.

To be able to recover them, a lifetime Pro license costs 49.99 euros for Windows, or 89.99 euros for Mac. Note that creating bootable media requires the slightly more expensive Ultimate version. Otherwise, there are slightly more economical subscriptions.

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