Data loss is a common scenarios faced by many users. If you have deleted an important file from the computer even though if you have deleted still there is a very good chance to restore those files from Windows Recycle Bin. Sometimes when you delete a file from the computer if the deleted files are too large in the size compare to Recycle Bin, the deleted file bypass the Recycle Bin. In such cases it will not possible to retrieve deleted files from Windows Recycle Bin.
File can be deleted or lost from the computer due to various reasons like accidental deletion, empting Recycle Bin, deleting a file using Shift+Delete keys combination, files deleted during anti-virus scanning, virus attack, hard drive failure, software malfunction, power fluactions etc.
What happens when you delete a file?
When you delete a file from the computer only the pointers to the files are removed from the file directory. The Operating system marks the space as free space on your hard drive, but still the deleted file will be present on your hard drive until it gets overwritten by new files. It is possible to recover deleted files from your Windows hard drive by using advance file recovery software.
Tips to select a good file recovery tool
Now a days there are many data recovery software are available in the market before selecting the software make sure you are selecting a right application. Given below are few tips to select file recover software to restore deleted files on Windows.
- Before buying a software makes sure the software is capable of recovering files from various data loss scenarios.
- Check whether the software provides a Preview option to view recovered files before saving.
- Before installing the software check whether the selected software is Read-Only application.
- Download the demo edition of the application to conform recovery results before activating the software.