How to recover deleted files permanently in the trash

Sometimes you want to temporarily delete a file or a folder in the trash (Recycle Bin) but accidentally miss "Shift + Delete" or "Empty Recycle Bin" and so all data is completely gone. However, we can still save deleted data by tips in the article below.

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In the following article, TipsMake.com will guide you how to recover files deleted permanently in the recycle bin with Recuva software. First, download the Recuva software at https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva

Step 1: After downloading and installing the software, Recuva will offer support for scanning deleted files. Click Next to continue.

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Step 2: You select All File s and then click Next .

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Step 3: Select In the Recycle Bin and click Next .

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Step 4: The options you tick the Enable Deep Scan and select Start .

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Recuva then starts scanning and searches for deleted files for you.

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Step 5: After the scan is complete, the software will list all deleted files in your trash. Please note the color before the file name.

1. Excellent: The best recovery ability.
2. Very Poor: The ability to recover is low.
3. Unrecoverable: Unable to restore.

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Step 6: You proceed to recover any file. For a high success rate, restore the blue files before the file name. After selecting the desired file, click Recover . to recover the file.

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Step 7: You choose where to save the file. We should choose where to save the file to another drive such as D, E to avoid overwriting the deleted file and can not be restored.

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After the message " Operation completed" , you have successfully restored the file. Click OK to continue.

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Step 7: You check the deleted file to see if it is back or not.

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Through the article above, hope this little trick will help you in a "vital" situation to save data. Good luck!