How to recover erased files and directories?

Question:
Dan (and many others readers) asks: I just accidentally deleted a few files and directories on my PC. Those are not recoverable from my Windows XP operating system Recycle Bin. Any idea on how to recover erased files?

Answer:
Thanks Dan for your question. I am sure that almost everyone has experienced such an accidental loss of valuable data (either Office files, photos, video etc’). Luckily, an easy-to-use (and free) application, named Recuva, is there to help help us.

It is important that you use Recuva (or any file recovery tool) immediately after you notice the file or directory deletion. The reason for that is simple: when you erase a file or directory , the disk area previously occupied by the deleted stuff is flagged as free and it is therefore ready to accept new data. Therefore, if any new data wasn’t saved to that disk area, you will still be able to recover the file/directories that previously occupied that area.

After you download and install this lightweight application, all you’ll need to do is to scan your PC and easily recover your accidentally erased files or directories.

Recuva runs on Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and 98 and weighs 0.61 MB.

Enjoy!

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