How to Recover Deleted Files from Windows and Mac
Have you accidentally deleted your files from the hard disk? Do you desperately want to recover them back? Well, you need not panic! It is possible to recover the deleted files or data back from the hard disk (even after you have Shift+Deleted) provided you act as soon as you realize that the files are deleted and use the best deleted files recovery software.
In this post you will find a detailed information on how to recover the deleted files back from your Windows PC or Mac.
How Does the File Recovery Process Works?
When you delete a file from your computer, (or even from the recycle bin) the file is not actually deleted. Unlike what most people think, whenever a file or data is deleted from your computer, it is not permanently vanished or dropped out from your hard disk. Even though the files appear to have been deleted, they can still be recovered successfully.
Let’s take up a small example of a book containing 50 pages. Suppose when you delete the page 25, assume that only the entry in the index which points to the page 25 is deleted and not actually the page 25 itself. Likewise, when you delete a file from your hard disk, only the pointer which points to this file is removed and not actually the file itself. This file still exists intact and is 100% possible to recover it back in the original condition. In this condition, the file becomes invisible and hence appears to have been deleted.
Recovering the deleted files 100% back in the original condition is very much dependent on the efficiency of the Data Recovery software you use. So, it is necessary to make a right choice when it comes to the selection of file recovery software.
Today, there exists hundreds of data recovery tools and software programs on the market which boast to recover 100% of all the deleted files back in the original condition. But in reality, most of these programs are neither effective nor capable of recovering your files back. So, when it comes to Data Recovery, I recommend the following program as the best:
1. Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery (for Windows)
2. Stellar Phoenix Mac Data Recovery (for Mac)
Stellar Phoenix is one of the best company specializing in deleted files recovery services and solutions since 1993. Stellar’s Data Recovery Solutions encompasses a wide range of software for almost any data loss situation ranging from accidental formats to virus attacks to software malfunctions. Hence, Stellar provides the best tools to recover deleted files with over 1,000,000 satisfied customers across 137 countries.
What are the Chances of Recovering my Files Back?
Since the operating system doesn’t immediately re-use the space from the deleted files, it is most certainly possible to recover the deleted files back in 100% original condition. It may take up a very long time for those files to be completely deleted since the modern hard disks have ample capacity. Hence the chances are too less that the space from the deleted files are re-used immediately.
So, it is really worth to try out the file recovery software like Stellar Data Recovery for Windows or Stellar Data Recover for Mac. Some files are reported to have been recovered even after years of it’s deletion. However, for the best results, it is recommended that you use the file recovery software as immediately as possible.
Recovering the Deleted Files
In order to recover the deleted files, all you need to do is perform a scan (search) for the deleted files using a File Recovery Software. Please be informed that there is no manual way to recover the deleted files. The Phoenix Data Recovery software performs a thorough scanning of the hard disk sector by sector and will locate the existence of deleted files to restore them back in the original condition. It is the only software that supports 185 popular file types including Windows NT Registry, JPEG, MP4, GIF, BMP and MS Word files. The software offers rich graphical support and incorporates advanced scanning methods to completely scan and recover deleted files from your hard drive. With this recovery software, it is possible to
- Recover FAT16, FAT32, VFAT, NTFS, and NTFS5 file system partitions
- Recover deleted emails
- Recover deleted documents
- Recover deleted photos
- Recover deleted music
- Formatted Hard-Drive recovery
- Recover files from USB Drives, CDs, DVDs and memory cards
- Recover almost all the camera format files
Visit the following links for more information on Stellar Data Recovery:
1. Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery (for Windows)
2. Stellar Phoenix Mac Data Recovery (for Mac)
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Hi shrikant.
I have use one data rec software.But it just show data which is deleted but when i ask for recovery it says you have to buy.Will it same problem for this software which you have given.
@ Abhijeet
Yes you need to buy the software before you can recover the deleted files. The trial version will always be limited
Yes you need to buy the full version although stellar phoenix provides a free demo version which confirms your data recovery and shows the recoverable files on preview. its great to see your recoverable files and then just save them and start resume recovery which recovers your data were you stops.Stellar Phoenix Mac which i used is awesome and total money saver and time saver as well.
i formatted my pc does it work in this case!!!plz help!
@ bachir sidani
It will work even after formatting is done. So try out!
will it works with windows7?
@ MANDEEP
Yes it works on Win 7…
Hey Shrikant,I have read your tricks since many days and tried few of them and they worked too.
Thanks to you and keep writing such articles.
Data recovered but not working !!!
@ kevin
This happends when some portion of the recovered data is misssing or corrupt. That is the reason you are advised to act asap when the files are deleted.
So is there any way to recover data in its full form?
But is’nt there any way to get data in its full form
hi sir i have a problem on data recovery,my os is windows7 and it was good but i have locked a drive with a bitlocker encryption and i forgot it while formatting my pc and i deleted it while formatting and again i formatted my pc so,can i get the data back which has deleted ,pls answer this sir i have some important data in it.
@ prem
You need to use a data recovery software to get back your deleted files. However there is no guarantee that your data will be restored by 100%. If it very important, then it is worth giving a try.
@ Kevin
It is possible to recover 100% of all your data using recovery softwares. However it all depends on the condition of the deleted files. If the files are in good recovery condition it works to 100%. If they are corrupted then you will have to settle down to what you recover!
Good post, Helped me recover my deleted files
.
if the files are not deleted then the harddisk size will remain same… but it does not happen so in real..harddisk size get less after deleting files.. what does it happen actually?
hi srikanth,,
i have seen your articles which are very useful but.. why don’t you publish some freeware software for eg., for data recovery you can use the “recuva” freeware s/w which we don’t need to buy at all.
hope you could see into this which would be very useful for everyone.
Regards
Srikanth
hey i used regestry easy and that has a tool that so tha you can recover files
nice tip…
hi srikanth i want a code of recovering file on cmd or prompt with all process
hey shrikant,
my seagate 250Gb. hdd is not detected in BIOS Suddenly
& i have shocked b’coz of it. all the data,projects,pic’s are gone.
so, is their any way to get /start that Hdd/data.
please help…..!
can recovery b done if there is a defragmentation or cleaning of registries of missing files is done.thnx
My boot has got corrupted.
My os is windows 7.
How to recover the data?
And it doesnt even detect my hdd.
Could u help me out with this?
i have a question . if the pointer is deleted then how does the recovery software search for the files ??
@ roger
Recover softwares have their own algorithm to trace the contents present on the hard disk. It will perform a thorough scan and locate those files that have a missing pointer.
Hey shrikant
i made the virus(Spaceater) (posted by you) which will fill the hard disk space then i deleteed the file via recycle bin but the the root drive space remained same
please heeeelp help bcoz i am left with only 100 mb space
Following details may be helpful:
1) i changed
-I”c:\Borland\Bcc55\include”
-L”c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib”
to
-Ic:\Borland\Bcc55\include
-Lc:\Borland\Bcc55\lib
and renamed it bcc32.cfg
then compiled spaceater.c
will the viruses also recover when we recover deleted file???????/
@ sujan
If the deleted file was previously infected, then the same infected file would be recovered. However, in most cases the malware programs will only delete the files without actually infecting them. If this is the case, the file will be recovered without the presence of any virus infection.
my mom got pissed at me for accedetaly deleting years of photot but thx to Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery i got it all back still got in troulbe
is it possible to recover data through cmd?????????
awesome tricks….luvd it
gives 2 much knowledge. Hats off sir
YA…..BUT RECUVA IS ALSO A OPTION….. and wat is your thought about win 8….awsme windows……..loke a phone software……..
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