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2 Free Ways: How to Recover Permanently Deleted File in Windows 10

/ Posted by Jerry Lee to Data Recovery

Summary

There are 2 free methods to help you recover deleted or lost files in Windows 10 for free. Use Command Prompt to recover deleted or lost files in Windows 10 without using third-party software; download free and open source Windows 10 data recovery software.

1. Recover Deleted Files in Windows 10 without Software

This method involves a command prompt and a series of very specific commands.

Step 1: Open the Start menu.

Step 2: Type "cmd", right-click on the top match, and select "Run as administrator" to run the Command Prompt with an administrator privilege.

Step 3: Type "chkdsk X: /f" and hit Enter on your keyboard. Replace "X" with the letter of your hard drive.

Step 4: Type "ATTRIB -H -R -S /S /D X:*.*" and hit Enter. Again, replace "X" with the letter of your hard drive.

The recovery process may take a while to complete, so please be patient and don't interrupt it. Please do not perform any operations on the Windows 10 computer at all while the recovery process is running, because you may overwrite the deleted files and make the recovery impossible.

2. Recover Deleted Files in Windows 10 with Free Windows 10 Data Recovery

Free Windows 10 Data Recovery is a great free and open-source tool to recover deleted, lost or formatted files in Windows 10. It comes with several advanced scan options that depending on the type of data loss that occurred. Free Windows 10 Data Recovery allows free file recovery for accidental deletion, formatting, partition loss, virus attack, system crash, and more. It can recover permanently deleted or lost files, photos, videos, audio, music, Emails, archives, etc. effectively.

How to Recover Permanently Deleted Files from Windows 10 for Free

Please download, install and launch the freeware - Free Windows 10 Data Recovery on your Windows 10 computer. And then undelete, restore and recover deleted files from Windows 10.

Free Download Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP

Step 1: Select a Location to Start Finding Data

Launch Free Data Recovery on your computer, please select a location where you lost data from and start to scan.

Step 2: Scan Your Computer or Device

Step 3: Preview and Recover Lost Files