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Accidentally deleting files from your computer is quite easy. But restoring them can be problematic. Especially if you don't know where to start. Below you will find a selection of programs for recovering deleted files for Windows. You can safely use any of them to recover lost data.

It is best to keep one of these programs installed on your computer so that, if necessary, you can simply launch and recover lost files without any problems. This is extremely important, since the success of the procedure depends on the number of file operations (disk writes) that occurred after the files were deleted.

06/20/2016, Anton Maksimov

There are a great variety of different programs on the Internet. Every day, users install and uninstall different programs. In some cases, due to a variety of reasons, a system failure occurs and some data can easily go missing. The most important data on our computers are documents, photos, audio and video archives. To prevent yourself from losing important data, it is highly recommended to create backup copies regularly. Well, if it happens that the data is lost and there is no backup copy, then Recuva comes to the rescue. This is a free program for easily recovering deleted files (whether due to a crash or mistakenly deleted by the user).

12/26/2014, Anton Maksimov

A lot has been said about creating backup copies, but situations are still different. Sometimes a disk may fail, or it may be accidentally formatted, forgetting to write off important data from it. As a result, restoration is urgently required. In this case, the Hetman Partition Recovery software package comes to the rescue.

According to the developers, this product will help recover data from hard drives, USB drives and even memory cards as a result of accidental deletion, formatting, deletion “bypass the Recycle Bin” via Shift + Del, blocking by a virus, system failure or damage to the media.

02/27/2012, Marcel Ilyasov

Undelete 360 ​​is a file recovery program. Undelete 360 ​​is completely free (for home use) and has a high-quality translation into Russian. To scan and recover data, unlike any other similar programs, the application uses a more efficient search algorithm, which can significantly reduce the time spent on preliminary scanning of hard drives. The application can work with flash media, memory cards, CD\DVD, ZIP, external HDD, etc.

02/10/2012, Marcel Ilyasov

Information is valuable, and losing such value is very, very unpleasant. And in some cases, information is so valuable that its cost can reach tens, hundreds and even millions of rubles/dollars. Hard drives, flash cards and memory cards that store our data allow us to achieve a very high degree of storage reliability, but they also have failures. In addition to device failures, human absent-mindedness also leads to information loss - any user can easily “by inertia” delete important documents, and only then realize that he did something wrong. In any of the options there is a chance to recover information. If this is not a hardware failure, then you can try to perform the recovery yourself using specialized utilities. One of the tools for recovering files from media is EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free.

Description of top programs for recovering deleted computer data: Recuva, Hetman Partition Recovery, EaseUS Data Recovery, UndeletePlus, R-Studio, Ontrack EasyRecovery. Overview of features and video. Personal computers and laptops, smartphones and tablets, and other digital devices are used by users today to store important and personal data. And although the reliability of each of these devices today does not raise any doubts, the issue of data safety and security is still very important for the user.

Digital or storage devices can fail or become damaged for many reasons beyond the control of the user or manufacturer, resulting in data loss. There are no devices that would 100% guarantee the safety of data to the user. But, in case of loss of important information as a result of system damage or accidental deletion, there is a chance to recover lost files.

If a file is deleted, regardless of the reasons and method of deletion, the information is not permanently deleted from the storage device. It is simply marked as one that has been deleted and is considered by the system as such (for the system, this option is much less resource-intensive than complete deletion), until the information is overwritten by other files. This means that a deleted file can be recovered as long as a certain amount of information has not been saved to the disk, which could overwrite the necessary files.

You can recover a deleted or lost file using data recovery programs:

Hetman Partition Recovery

R-Studio

Pros and Cons of R-Studio

• The program has a fairly wide range of functions for data recovery
• Can create a disk image for later data recovery
• High percentage of recoverable files
• Availability of a built-in HEX editor

• Quite simple and not very intuitive interface
• The process of scanning storage media, recovering data, creating an image, etc. takes a long time - the program cannot be called fast
• Lack of ability to preview documents, video files and listen to audio files

Features of the program

The program itself is unlike all other data recovery tools. If you understand its interface, you will eventually realize that it is very simple, but for an inexperienced user it will not be easy to intuitively understand the sequence of actions to restore your data.

Our opinion

R-Studio gives the impression of being a quality data recovery tool that has had a lot of time and effort put into it. But looking at the interface, one gets the impression that, in pursuit of implementing as many functions of their program as possible, the developers forgot about its users, or the program was actually intended for advanced users or IT specialists who should not have many questions.

But no matter what, I was very pleased with the ability to create a disk image, as well as restore data from it, and, in addition, the ability to recover deleted or lost disk partitions and data from them.

Each of us may well be faced with the need to extract valuable files from a damaged drive. And it doesn’t matter what it is - a hard drive or a flash drive - the information stored on such media sometimes requires mandatory recovery.

It happens that the user mechanically presses the wrong key, and the program is simply deleted from the hard drive. What to do in this case?

DiskInternals Uneraser

DiskInternals Research offers users a small but quite effective utility. It is capable of recovering lost files on any drive and works with various file systems (FAT16 and NTFS5).

In addition, it supports long names and allows you to restore not only partitions, but also their subsections.

The first step in working with this utility is to select a logical drive or folder to be tested for deleted files. Next, you need to select the type of files you are looking for from the five groups presented.

Among them are the following:

• images;
• video;
• music;
• documents;
• archive files.

If you want to narrow the search field, select the required type. If not, check all groups. In this case, the search will take a little longer.

After the program finishes processing the information, it will remain press the button"Finish". A search results window will open in which you will need to select the files that you want to restore.

It is worth noting that for some files it is impossible to determine the partition in which they were located. This occurs when working with the NTFS file system and is due to its specifics.

• works with any file system;
• Recovers most popular formats.

• The recovery process takes quite a long time.

Review

Vitaly. The best I have found among programs of this type. I'm surprised that, with such a small size, it works with any type of file. Like any other, it can’t restore all files, but there’s nothing you can do about it.

Recuva

Even a novice user will not have any problems installing the program. Everything is extremely clear, and besides, it is completely in Russian.

Working with it is also quite simple. After starting the program, you will see a working window containing all the necessary tools.

In its upper left part there is a drop-down list in which you need to select the one being tested. After this, click on the “Analysis” button and wait for the end of the running process.

After it is completed, you will be presented with a list of files that can be recovered. The application is quite simple and has minimal settings.

At the user's request, it is possible configure the following parameters:

• show or hide files located in system folders;
• whether to show files that have been securely deleted;
• whether or not to display files that have a size of zero;
• Save the settings to a file with the extension “.ini” so that you can transfer them to another computer.

• ease of use;
• recovery of files of various formats;
• free distribution.

• not all files can be recovered;
• When restoring, it changes the file creation date.

Review

kikichtoriya. I used the program because I accidentally deleted my course work from the flash drive. I was shocked, but the program quickly restored everything. I don’t know how it copes with searching and restoring long-deleted files, but it works great with “fresh” ones.

Useful information:

Pay attention to the program. This is a tool for resuscitating deleted, lost and damaged files. The program recognizes all common types of documents, the number of which exceeds 550 pieces.

7-Data Recovery Suite

This utility not only supports the Russian language, but also has quite rich functionality.

It allows you to restore lost information not only after accidental deletion, but even when the storage medium has been formatted.

Recovery Suite has a deep scanning feature that allows you to identify fairly old traces of files.

These traces are used to restore them.

The working window contains several sections, among which are the following:

Advantages of 7-Data Recovery Suite

• works with any media;
• recovers files even after formatting;
• the interface is simple and clear.

• The free version has limitations.

Review

Ellymi. A very useful utility, and also quite simple. With its help, information was recovered from a formatted flash drive. The only annoying thing is that the free version has space limitations.

Active File Recovery

This small utility works with almost all file systems.

It can work with a hard drive even if its logical structure is damaged.

With its help, you can create a disk image and then transfer it to another drive.

Recognizes any type of media - , SunDisk, CompactFlash and others.

The program is quite interesting, but requires payment.

• work with any type of media;
• clear interface;

• requires purchase.

Review

Vadim. The program is good, but the recovered files should not exceed 2 gigs. I restored HDTV movies that weighed 4.5 GB, so they restored them in pieces of 2 gigabytes. This is, of course, depressing.

Active UNDELETE Professional

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Other questions about the Recuva program

This software is free, its overall rating is not as good as that of its competitors, but let's take a closer look at it.
First of all, we can note the simplicity of this software - even not very experienced users can understand the menu. And to return data after formatting a flash drive, you can use a special wizard that, using step-by-step instructions, will help you achieve the desired result.