“I deleted an important file!” Stories with this beginning happen to users quite often. It is possible that some of our readers have already met similar problem. Such stories always begin the same, but end differently. In this article I will tell you how to make the ending of this story happy. Or at least do everything to make the likelihood of a happy outcome higher.

1. What to do if an important file or folder is deleted?

Well first of all, don't panic. When you throw out garbage, you don’t immediately send it to a landfill. First a trash can, then a container, and only then a landfill. This happens in Windows too. Using the Del key, you first send the file to the Trash. Then, after emptying the recycle bin, the file can be found on disk in unused clusters for some time (this is analogous to our container from the example). And only after the area on the disk in which there were still traces of the file is occupied by other data, then the file is hopelessly lost (this is already a landfill).

1.1 Search in the Cart

It may sound trivial, but the Recycle Bin is the first means of protecting data from accidental deletion. At the same time, many Windows users automatically clean it immediately after placing files in it. Although, by and large, the Recycle Bin does not need to be emptied at all, because it does it automatically.

Searching for files in it is not at all difficult. Find its icon on your desktop and open it. If the file name is known, then simply write it in the search box. You can also sort files in the Recycle Bin by deletion date and immediately find the file you need that was just deleted.

The next time you think about using some utility that background cleans the Recycle Bin to free up disk space, think carefully about whether you should trust this important process to an automatic machine. It may be easier to do it yourself and at a time when you are sure that there is nothing valuable in it.

1.2 Searching among shadow copies

It is not necessary to use any paid programs for this purpose. Standard product Reserve copy in Windows 7 it is quite suitable and this system is turned on automatically when installing the operating system.

If “System Protection” is not disabled manually (which is often recommended by would-be optimizers), then restoring a deleted file from a shadow copy in Windows 7 is quite simple.

1. In Explorer, find the folder where the deleted file was (not the Recycle Bin).
2. Click on the name of this folder right click mice and select " Properties»
3. Go to the " Previous versions "(see picture below).

It contains information about all versions of files that were in this folder at different times.

We select the closest one by date and try to search for our file in it. If it is not there, we turn to an earlier version. And so on until you find the desired file.

This way, you can not only recover an accidentally deleted file, but also return to one of the previous versions of a document that was changed and saved on disk, and then its previous version was needed.

Shadow copies user files are created automatically operating system during reboots and installation of various programs at system restore points. Therefore, you don’t need to do anything separately to create them. The main thing is not to disable “System Protection,” since some “experts” recommend disabling it to save resources, keeping silent about the fact that the security of the system as a whole will decrease.

2. If standard remedies did not help

2.1 Use a third-party file recovery utility

You can use a specialized data recovery utility, which, after analyzing the disk, will display a list of files and folders that you can try to recover. One of these programs can be kept on disk in case of fire.

The chances that the file will be recovered without loss are not so great, but there can be luck. Here, a very important point that influences the “success of the concession” is the minimum number of disk operations from the moment the file is deleted. Some sources even tell us to urgently turn off the computer and boot from a flash drive or disk. To me, this is pure paranoia. It is much easier to follow the simple rules that I will give below and not needlessly risk your nerves.

I will immediately upset the happy owners of SSD drives - they do not have this chance of salvation! The fact is that the system regularly performs the TRIM function for such disks, which resets sectors with deleted files.

2.2 Don't forget about the professionals

There are people who can help with recovering deleted files on a disk. There is a chance of running into a charlatan or an inexperienced specialist, as in any other type of service. But if the file is really valuable, then it may make sense to pay professionals.

3. What can I do to prevent files from disappearing without a trace?

3.1 Do not disable standard protection measures - they are very effective

The operating system developers have come up with a multi-level protection system against problems associated with accidental data deletion. Do not neglect them and disable them, as well as empty the Recycle Bin every time immediately after deleting a document. Make sure that “System Protection” is activated and that the Recycle Bin is working properly. With these system components, it is possible to lose a file irretrievably unless on purpose. To prevent data loss due to disk failure, use the recommendations in the following paragraphs.

3.2 Use cloud storage

Despite the chance of information disclosure, synchronize your folder of important documents with cloud storage. I have not seen a user whose documents would take up 10 GB, which is how much cloud disks are willing to offer for free. They also offer their own applications that will synchronize your document folder with the cloud. For example, I use . But there are also products such as Google Drive, Yandex.Disk and of course the famous one.

Yes, it is very important that you cloud storage It also has its own basket! Don't forget to look there too if your local copy of the file is irretrievably lost.

3.3 Make regular backups

If you have an operating system other than Windows 7, 8 or 10 installed, we advise you to make backup copies using a special utility.

Windows 7

Windows 7 has its own utility for backing up versions of important files, “Backup or Restore,” which is located in the “Control Panel.”

To create backup copies, you will need a separate hard drive (external or internal) that has enough free space to accommodate the entire image. system disk, as well as to create backup copies of user files.

Windows 8/10

This version of the operating system has a more advanced feature called File History, which is turned off by default. If you have really important documents, take the trouble to enable version control for them. Just type “res” in the control panel search box, as shown in the picture.

Then, in the “File History” window, make the necessary settings. By default, the system suggests storing versions of all documents and drawings. If you have large folders with home photos in your documents, then it is better to make backup copies of them yourself, as I described in. And in “File History” it is better to place these folders in “excluded” folders.

Now you will have copies of the document for each change option. Your dissertation or graduate work will be safe. Even if you deleted an entire chapter by mistake and wrote down the document.

File History requires the use of a removable storage device. This is in case the main hard drive fails. So don’t spare money and buy a flash drive for a hundred or two rubles (for example, 8 GB), so that you don’t have to shell out a thousand or two later to restore files bit by bit from the body of a dead hard drive.

One of the reasons incorrect operation system or the inability to start it at all is damage to system files. Let's find out the various ways to restore them on Windows 7.

There are many reasons why system files become corrupted:

• System malfunctions;
• Viral infection;
• Incorrect installation of updates;
• Side effects of third-party programs;
• Abrupt PC shutdown due to power failure;
• Actions of the user himself.

But in order not to cause the problem, its consequences must be dealt with. The computer cannot fully function with damaged system files, so it is necessary to eliminate this malfunction as soon as possible. True, this damage does not mean that the computer will not start at all. Quite often this does not appear at all and the user certain time does not even suspect that there is something wrong with the system. Next, we will study in detail various methods for restoring system elements.

Method 1: Scanning with the SFC utility via the “Command Line”

Windows 7 includes a utility called SFC, the direct purpose of which is to check the system for damaged files and then restore them. It starts through "Command line".

1. Click "Start" and go to the list "All programs".



2. Go to the catalog " Standard".



3. Find the item in the folder that opens "Command line". Right-click on it ( RMB) and select the option to run with administrator rights in the context menu that appears.



4. Will start "Command line" With administrative powers. Enter the expression there:

   Attribute "scannow" it is necessary to enter, since it allows you to not only check, but also restore files if damage is detected, which is what we actually need. To run the utility SFC click Enter.



5. The system will be scanned for file corruption. The task completion percentage will be displayed in the current window. If faults are detected, objects will be automatically restored.



6. If damaged or missing files are not found, then after scanning is completed, "Command line" a corresponding message will be displayed.

   

   If a message appears that problematic files have been found, but they cannot be restored, then in this case, restart the computer and . Then repeat the scanning and recovery procedure using the utility SFC exactly the same as described above.

Method 2: Scanning with the SFC utility in the recovery environment

If your system does not start at all even in "Safe Mode", then in this case you can restore system files in the recovery environment. The principle of this procedure is very similar to the actions in Method 1. The main difference is that in addition to entering the command to launch the utility SFC, you will have to specify the disk partition on which the operating system is installed.

1. Immediately after turning on the computer, after waiting for the characteristic sound signal notifying you that the BIOS has started, press the button F8.



2. The startup type selection menu opens. Using arrows "Up" And "Down" On your keyboard, move the highlight to the item "Troubleshooting..." and click Enter.



3. The OS recovery environment will launch. From the list of action options that open, go to "Command line".



4. Will open "Command line", but unlike the previous method, we will have to enter a slightly different expression into its interface:

   sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c:\ /offwindir=c:\windows

   If your system is not located in a partition C or has another path, then instead of the letter "C" you need to specify the current local disk location, and instead of the address "c:\windows"- the appropriate path. By the way, the same command can be used if you want to restore system files from another PC by connecting the hard drive of the problematic computer to it. After entering the command, press Enter.



5. The scanning and recovery procedure will begin.

Attention! If your system is so damaged that the recovery environment does not even turn on, then in this case, enter it by starting the computer using installation disk.

Method 3: Restore Point

You can also restore system files by rolling back the system to a previously created rollback point. The main condition for performing this procedure is the presence of such a point, which was created when all the elements of the system were still intact.

1. Click "Start" and then through the inscription "All programs" go to the catalog "Standard", as described in Method 1. Open the folder "Service".



2. Click on the title "System Restore".



3. A tool opens for resuscitating the system to a previously created point. In the start window you don't need to do anything, just click the element "Further".



4. But the actions in the next window will be the most important and crucial step in this procedure. Here you need to select from the list the restore point (if there are several of them) that was created before you noticed problems on your PC. In order to have the maximum variety of choices, check the box "Show others...". Then select the name of the point that is suitable for the operation. After that click "Further".



5. In the last window, all you have to do is check the data, if necessary, and click the button "Ready".



6. Then a dialog box will open in which you need to confirm your actions by clicking the button "Yes". But before this, we advise you to close all active applications so that the data they work with is not lost due to a system reboot. You should also remember that if you perform the procedure in "Safe Mode", then in this case, even after the process is completed, it will not be possible to cancel the changes if necessary.



7. After this, the computer will restart and the procedure will begin. After its completion, all system data, including OS files, will be restored to the selected point.

If you are unable to start your computer in the usual way or through « Safe mode» , then the rollback procedure can be performed in the recovery environment, the transition to which was described in detail when considering Method 2. In the window that opens, you need to select the option "System Restore", and all other actions must be performed in the same way as with a standard rollback, which you reviewed above.

Method 4: Manual recovery

1. First you need to determine which object has damage. To do this, scan the system with the utility SFC, as described in Method 1. After a message appears indicating that the system cannot be restored, close the "Command line".



2. Using a button "Start" go to the folder "Standard". Look for the name of the program there "Notebook". Click on it RMB and choose to run with administrator privileges. This is very important, because otherwise you will not be able to open in this text editor required file.



3. In the interface that opens "Notepad" click "File" and then choose "Open".



4. In the object opening window, navigate to the following path:

   C:\Windows\Logs\CBS

   In the file type selection list, be sure to select the option "All files" instead of « Text Document» , otherwise you simply won’t see the element you need. Then check the displayed object called "CBS.log" and press "Open".



5. Will be open text information from the corresponding file. It contains data about errors detected as a result of checking by the utility SFC. Find the entry that corresponds in time to the completion of the scan. The name of the missing or problematic object will be displayed there.



6. Now you need to take the Windows 7 distribution kit. It is best to use the installation disk from which you installed this system. Unpack its contents onto a hard drive and find the file that you want to restore. After this, start the problem computer with LiveCD or LiveUSB and copy and replace the object extracted from the Windows distribution into the desired directory.

As you can see, you can restore system files either by using the SFC utility specially designed for this, or by applying the global procedure of rolling back the entire OS to a previously created point. The algorithm of actions for performing these operations also depends on whether you can start Windows or whether you have to troubleshoot problems using the recovery environment. In addition, it is possible manual replacement damaged objects from the distribution.

Hello dear readers. Today we will talk to you about how to restore deleted files in the operating room Windows system 7 and 8. We will recover information using absolutely free program Recuva, which you can download by following the link and pressing the button "Download". This program is widely known to users because it scans disks and removable media very well, thereby most likely finding lost data. In this article we will tell you how to work with the Recuva program. The main thing that is required of you is patience. In the matter of file recovery, the main thing is not to rush and do everything correctly, as we tell you.

One of the main advantages is that this program is completely free and has a very convenient, intuitive interface. As for free analogues, Recuva copes very well with the tasks assigned to it.

Let's figure out together how to use it. But first you need to install it, and it is advisable to do this immediately after you have installed Windows, and not after data loss. Since during the installation process this program may replace the lost file, and in the future it will be impossible to recover it.

There are several features to the installation process. Let's look at them. After you have downloaded the program, launch the inhaler and select the Russian language. Click "Next".

This will be followed by the standard installation step. At one of the installation stages, you will need to select the type of files to be recovered “All files” so that the program can perform the search as efficiently as possible.

Then you need to indicate the location from which you want to recover the files, if, of course, you remember where from. If not, then you just need to select the “Not known for sure” option and click “Next”. One distinctive feature This program is that it can recover files from optical media (even with very poor coverage).

Then it is advisable to enable in-depth search for better scanning and search for deleted information. This item is especially useful if the media has been formatted several times. Click “Start”. After which the scanning process begins. If you know exactly where the deleted files are located, then immediately click “Cancel” during the scanning process. We will search for files with an exact indication of their location.

After you click “Cancel”, the main program window will open in front of you. In order for you to have access to the selection menu, you need to go to the “Advanced Mode” tab.

Now let's figure out how the program itself works.

Working with the program

In order to demonstrate to you how the program works, I will create a folder with the Coursework file on an empty flash drive.

Now let's format the flash drive. Let's assume that we formatted it by accident, and we have to submit the coursework tomorrow. We desperately need to restore this file. To do this, go to the main program window and select the media from which to restore information. In our case, this is a flash drive. Then click the “Analyze” button.

If nothing is found, you will be prompted to conduct an in-depth analysis. We agree. An in-depth analysis may take you from several minutes to several hours.

After the scan is completed, you will have access to a list of all the files that were ever on the flash drive. Including ours course work. Then you find the file you need, check the box next to it and click “Restore”.

Important Note: Never restore a file to the location from which it was deleted: this may lead to it being lost again (especially when it comes to poorly functioning or faulty hard drives).

If this program does not find your deleted file, you can use other analogues, which you can read in more detail. As our many years of practice show, for a free analogue the program does a very good job. When scanning some media, Recuva found files that had been deleted more than a year and a half ago. Yes, let her scan for a long time, but if it comes to important documents, then we agree to wait. By the way, if you don’t mind 27 dollars, then you can purchase the paid version, which copes with the tasks assigned to it much better and is also much faster than the free version.

Finally, we invite you to watch a video on the topic of file recovery using the Recuva program.

Let's summarize:

Today, dear readers, you learned how to recover deleted files in Windows and got acquainted with the very useful and free Recuva program. which will become your indispensable assistant in data recovery.

Unstable problem Windows operation 7 is often associated with corruption or deletion of system files, for example, after reinstalling or installing an infected program. This is not the most difficult problem - there are many ways to recover data standard means OS or manually. The simplest and effective options Let's look at it further.

Rollback to last stable state

By default, in all Windows, protection is active for system partitions. It is responsible for creating special checkpoints containing configuration information and system files of the environment before modifying it - installing applications, drivers and updates. Moreover, restore points are created without such a reason by the system at a certain frequency or by the user himself.

If problems began to appear relatively recently, and you remember the approximate date of their appearance, then the best solution is to roll back the OS to the moment when no failures were observed during the operation of the OS.

In a production environment this is very easy to do:

All that remains is to reboot, after which the damaged system files will be replaced with previous working versions.

If Windows won't boot

Even if the damage to system data is so serious that the OS cannot boot on its own, you can use restore points:

The corresponding control point selection utility will launch, which you need to work with in the manner described earlier.

If pressing F8 does not open the boot options window, you will only be able to get into the recovery environment if you use the boot/installation disk.

Using the standard SFC utility

This application checks and repairs basic OS system files. It can also be run on the command line with boot disk, from the window for selecting boot options after pressing F8 and from a running system. The last option is the simplest:

Once the operation is complete, SFC will notify you of the results - the corrupted data should be detected and corrected.

Recovering data manually

Sometimes the methods described above cannot fix the problem. For example, when updating DirectX from distributions shipped with various applications, DLLs are often lost. Therefore, always try to update DirectX from the office. Microsoft website, and if trouble has already happened, then if there is new version all DLLs will be updated automatically after installing a fresh component package from the website http://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/download/confirmation.aspx?id=35.

If there is no new version on the specified page, then any DLL from another source can be transferred to your system yourself. Libraries are stored in the following directories:

• for Windows 7×32 - in the folder C:\Windows\System32;
• for Windows 7x64 - in the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 directory.

If, when you launch an application, a window appears informing you that a DLL is missing, and the installer from the Microsoft website reports its presence on your system latest version libraries and does not update components, you can simply use search engine. Find DLLs on the Internet and move them to the specified folders.

Not only DLLs, but also any damaged system files can be extracted from the installation Windows distribution 7. To do this, you just need to know which files are damaged. Often the OS itself informs the user about the absence of a DLL or about an application error, for example, Explorer.exe. You can get the information yourself.

Let's find out what system information is faulty

For this you will need again command line We have already described how to open it. Write the following command here:

indstr /N:"" %windir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log >"%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt", where N is the drive letter.

Press Enter, after which sfcdetails.txt will be created on the desktop, which you need to open and carefully review. Its content will be similar to the image below.

Here we see that the Accessibility.dll library is damaged. It is this that you will need to find on the Internet or extract it yourself from the existing Windows 7 distribution to carry out the recovery.

Extracting OS components from the distribution

In addition to the installation disk, you will need a small free application 7-zip. With its help, we will work with the install.wim image located in the sources directory. The order is as follows:

All that remains is to copy them to the desired folder or to a flash drive. You can replace damaged data with them using installation/bootable media or LiveCD.

1. Hello admin, answer the question, how to recover deleted files and preferably a free program? It so happened that I accidentally deleted a folder with files that I really needed from my computer (from my desktop), and I emptied the recycle bin and now I can’t restore my files in any way. I tried several free data recovery programs, but they recovered almost nothing for me! All this looks like a simple deception, but I just lost time. They also write a lot on the Internet about the DMDE program, although they say that it is one of the best for recovering deleted files and is easy to use, but unfortunately, without your help, I could not figure it out; when restoring, an error always appears: Free Edition Recovers up to 4000 files from the current panel only. It would be great if you could give examples of file recovery using this program and help me understand it.
2. Hi all. Accidentally formatted an entire section hard drive with all the files and then only realized that the partition was formatted in the wrong way, naturally all the files were gone. Is it possible recover deleted files and what program should I use? Tried to use it myself free utilities data recovery, but nothing was restored. I want to try to use a paid program, but I just don’t know which one to choose and again I doubt whether it will help, most likely they will scam me out of money and that’s it. I read your article and now I’m thinking about stopping at it.
3. Please advise, the computer froze and I had to turn it off emergencyly. After turning it on, I discovered that all the partitions (F:), (H:), (J:) on the second terabyte hard drive were gone. In Disk Management all HDD is defined as unallocated space. What should I do now, restore the entire partition or restore only the necessary folders with files? Please recommend some programs.

How to recover deleted files

Hello friends, in this article we will recover deleted files using the free DMDE program, but it is not the only one of its kind, there are also (separate articles have been published) paid ones, R-Studio, .

I will answer the third letter as follows: (read a separate article), but please note, the site has very detailed articles on the topic of restoring deleted partitions, for example - “How to recover a deleted hard drive partition” or “Recovering a lost partition using a program”, and also programs.

The work we have ahead of us will be long and interesting, but before that I want to cheer you up and tell you one funny incident that happened at our work. A computer was brought to our organization on which a folder called “Project” was accidentally deleted from the desktop and urgently needed to be restored. Of course, important files should always be copied to at least a flash drive, but this was not done. The computer belonged to an engineer from a friendly organization and in this folder there were important documents that he had been working on for a month, the basket was empty. The worst thing is that the employee did not remember when the folder was deleted, maybe it happened even yesterday, but this morning until lunchtime he worked in the operating system, copied various files and could have completely erased the deleted folder.

Tried to look for the missing folder special program several specialists before us and it was found, but the files in it could not be opened. In short, everything was tried and while people were trying to work magic on unreadable files in the Hex editor, I noticed that system recovery was enabled in the Windows 7 operating system and it worked great. Going to the C:\Users\Gocha folder, I right-clicked on the "Desktop" folder and selected "Properties"

and selected “Previous versions of files”, naturally several “Desktop” folders appeared to choose from, one version of the folder was created today by going to this folder

I discovered that it was missing - the “Project” folder, all I had to do was copy it to a flash drive and take it to my neighbors’ system administrators so they wouldn’t have to worry about it.

This is how friends also happen, and even very experienced people can forget about the basics. So if you come across a similar case, remember first simple means file recovery and the first thing you pay attention to is " " and " ", do not forget about them.

In the life of any person there are situations when the necessary files are deleted from the hard drive and he naturally urgently needs to restore them. My advice to you is that if the files are extremely important, for example, a sensible (and not as before) plan for the economic development of Russia for the next 15 years, then turn off the computer (preferably emergency), grab the system unit and go to a data recovery service. It will be much easier for a professional to recover your files if no recovery attempts have been made by a non-professional before.

If you decide to recover deleted files yourself, then the first rule is not to restore them to the same hard drive where they were located. The ideal option is to connect your hard drive to another system unit and with another operating system on which data recovery programs are installed and restore files to another hard drive. If there is no other computer, restore deleted files to a portable hard drive or flash drive, or you can use these.

What programs can I use to recover deleted files?

The overwhelming number of users believe that there are a lot of such programs and all of them can really help you get back files accidentally deleted by the recycle bin or restore data on your hard drive after formatting it.

So, friends, I want to express to you my opinion, based on a little experience. There are so many programs that can really help in trouble that you can count them on the fingers of one hand, and if these programs don’t help you, then you definitely can’t do without specialists.
We will recover files for free using the following programs: DMDE, Recuva and the relatively recently introduced R.saver, and we will also recover files paid programs EasyRecovery, GetDataBack for NTFS and R-Studio. How to recover deleted files using DMDE DMDE is a free program for searching and recovering deleted files on hard drives and flash drives, it can also recover deleted partitions on a hard drive, it works without installation, you can carry it with you on a flash drive. The program has paid and free versions, but I can say that the capabilities are quite sufficient for home needs free version, now you will see everything for yourself.
And here is the official website of the DMDE program. Download the program, click GUI for Windows,

DMDE works without installation and is downloaded in an archive, unzip it and run the dmde.exe file. The DMDE program has detailed help on working with the program, be sure to read it. Attention! We work and don’t miss anything, I’ll give three examples of recovering deleted files, the first is very simple, so to speak, for warming up, the second is more complicated, and the third is quite difficult, but we can handle it!

Example of recovering deleted files No. 1

My system has two hard drives, the first is a 250 GB Maxtor with my operating system and the second Samsung hard drive belongs to my friend, 120 GB, this disk contains two partitions, the first is (F:) with the operating system installed and the second partition under the letter (G:),

There were folders with files on it, and most importantly a folder called “Collection”, it contained films, photographs, documents. So, all the folders were accidentally deleted past the trash can. All this needs to be restored, especially the "Collection" folder

Immediately after launch, the DMDE program asks on which hard drive to restore the files. Select the second Samsung hard drive with the left mouse, then Logical Disks/Volumes on the right, a window appears in which we must select a drive letter. The drive we need is under the letter (G:), select it and click OK.

The DMDE program uses a special algorithm to search for deleted files and, in simple cases, is able to recover such files on the fly without an in-depth search. In this program window, double-click the left mouse on the section (G:) and go into it.

By using double click left mouse go to the section (All found + reconstruction),

A virtual reconstruction of the file system is in progress, or in simple words quickly search for deleted files.

That's all, our files along with the "Collection" folder were found and we did without an in-depth search (which we will use in the next more complex case).

The program found the folders, but now you also need to restore them, check the box for the desired folder and right-click on it, in the menu that appears click “Restore object”

We select in Explorer which folder we will restore deleted files to, I advise you not to save files to the drive from which you are restoring files, in our case (G:), it is better to save the data to a portable hard drive USB disk, having previously created a folder on it. In my case there are not many files and I will save them directly to the desktop. OK.

And the error appears: "Free Edition recovers up to 4000 files from the current panel only"

All this is due to the fact that we are using the free version of the program and we will not be able to restore a folder or several folders with files at once, but it will be possible to restore all files in a folder. To restore, we need to enter any folder and check all the files. We enter the “Collection” folder and check all the files needed for recovery, right-click and select Recover files

In the Explorer window, select a location to save the recovered files, for example, directly to the desktop.

File recovery process

All files were perfectly restored, movies are played, photos are opened, documents are read.

Now let's look at the second example, a more complex method of recovering files.

Example of recovering deleted files No. 2

To check the program's capabilities again. On the familiar Samsung hard drive, I myself deleted all the files from the drive (G:) and then formatted it and copied it to it large group files and formatted again.

We will search for the same folders with videos, photos and the “Collection” folder. Let's launch our DMDE program. The program asks us which hard drive to restore files on. Select the second Samsung hard drive with the left mouse, then Logical Disks/Volumes on the right, a window appears in which we must select a drive letter. The drive we need is under the letter (G:), select it and click OK.

We try a quick search, click on the new volume (G:) twice with the left mouse.

Virtual file system reconstruction.

A quick search yielded nothing; no files reminiscent of the installed operating system were found. Therefore, we return to the “Disk Partitions” window,

highlight our " New volume(G:) and click the "NTFS Search" button

Attention: If your storage media is formatted in file system FAT32, then select the "Search FAT" button

The search for deleted files begins, lasting 20 minutes. In difficult cases, you need to wait until 100 percent of the scan is completed. Pay attention to the "Matches" column; it can be used to assess the quality of file recovery on the found volume. Double-click with the left mouse on the first section,

Click on the section (All found + reconstruction).

MFT reading error - ignore it.

As you can see, the advanced search has borne fruit, but the files found by the program are absolutely not the same. These files were located on this hard drive several years ago and on this moment We don't need them at all. I try to repeat the scan again, but the result is the same.

Friends, I have been using this program for a long time and in one case out of five you will be able to recover files after formatting, we were just unlucky today.

And finally, the third example, very difficult to restore, and the program partially coped with it.

Example of recovering deleted files No. 3

From our Samsung hard drive I deleted all files, then deleted all partitions, this is (F:) with the installed operating system and the second partition under the letter (G:). Then I formatted the hard drive and created one large new volume on it (H:) and copied a large group of files to it, then deleted them, and finally deleted the created new volume (H:). Of course, after this, it will be difficult for any program specializing in data recovery to recover files.

Note: under such circumstances, we can try to recover the deleted partitions entirely along with the files, but we will describe this process in the next article.

We need to restore a folder called “Collection” located on the disk (G:) before formatting. And I also want to restore a folder called “Archive” that was on the desktop, on the drive F:\Users\users\Desktop. Let me remind you that now, instead of our sections (F:) and (G:), there is simply unallocated space.
We launch the DMDE program, there are currently no partitions on the Samsung hard drive, so check the “Physical devices” item, select our Samsung hard drive and click OK.

There is a quick search for deleted partitions,

As you can see, the last found partition fits the size of the disk (F:) with the operating system, let's first try to look for the remote "Archive" folder on it. Double-click on it with the left mouse.

Click on the section (All found + reconstruction).

Virtual file system reconstruction.

The program did not find any files on the fly, go back, click on the “Disk Partitions” button,

select our found “New Volume” and launch a full search for deleted files, click the “NTFS Search” button

As I already said, the "Matches" column can be used to assess the quality of file recovery on the found volume. Let's wait for 100 percent scanning. The full scan took 30 minutes. Let's go to the first section

(All found + reconstruction)

And we see all the operating system files,

Go to the desktop C:\Users\users\Desktop

And we restore our “Archive” folder with all the files in it.

One inconvenient thing about the free version is that it is impossible to restore the entire folder at once; you have to go into the folders and select all the files, then restore them as a group.

Then I scanned all the found volumes and found many interesting files that ever existed on this hard drive, but unfortunately I could not find the “Collection” folder.
As you can see, our program has almost coped with a rather difficult case of recovering deleted files, and even after full formatting. So, in my opinion, the program deserves to be in your service.
If interested, read our next article “How to recover deleted files using the free program “Recuva” and “R.saver”

Authors of the article: Gvindzhiliya Grigory and Pashchenko Sergey