How to Recover Data from Recycle Bin?

Mistakenly or intentionally, you deleted the files, photos, or documents. All the deleted files will be sent to the recycle bin on your Windows. After a day or two, you may need the deleted files back from the recycle bin. Facing such trouble right now? Then you’ve come to the right place. 

Restore Files Directly from Recycle Bin

Recycle bin is a temporary storage area where your deleted files remain stored. Simply, you can undo the deletion by right clicking the files in the recycle bin and clicking the ‘restore’ button. By doing so, your deleted files will get back to the previous storage area. 

The most important thing is that the recycle bin, as part of the startup drive, can only store a certain amount of the data. It means a certain size of deleted data or files will remain in the recycle bin, however, the exceeded files don’t stay in the recycle bin, instead, it gets deleted right away because of the shortage of storage that the recycle bin can actually hold. 

Therefore, when you are deleting your files you will be given the option to either delete them permanently or keep it in the recycle bin. If you think that you may need this data in the future, don’t select the option to delete it permanently. Also, it’s better not to delete your files but to keep them in the external hard drive for better safety. Regularly backing things up is also what I recommend. 

Restore Files with Previous Versions

When you delete or lose a file and the recycle bin fails to recycle it, it’s possible to find you deleted or lost data in the previous versions before they are sent to the recycle bin. Here’s how this works.

  1. Open File Explorer on your computer. 
  2. Locate the folder which saved the deleted or lost files before they were sent to the Recycle Bin.
  3. Right-click on the folder and select Properties. Click Previous Version. You will be able to see multiple versions of the file.
  4. Select the file you would like to recover and click Restore button.

Now you can check the location and see whether the files are found or not, if not, check the method below. That might be your last try. 

Recover Data from Emptied Recycle Bin in Windows

But what if you already emptied your Windows recycle bin by clicking the ‘recycle bin’ icon and selecting the ‘empty recycle bin’ button and later you need the files? Can you recover data from emptied recycle bin in Windows? Do you think it is possible to bring off all the needed deleted files? Thankfully, it is POSSIBLE! The best solution is using iBoysoft Data Recovery because this software allows users to go for a deep scan and eventually recover data swiftly. 

Here are the step-by-step instructions on how to recover data after emptying the recycle bin. The problem is very common so it’s rather necessary for users to know how to deal with it.

  1. First and foremost, you need to download the iBoysoft Data Recovery for Windows and install it just like the way any other application on your computer. But you have to make sure that you have to avoid installing it on your system drive where the recycle bin is located. 
  1. Secondly, you need to launch the application by double clicking its newly created desktop icon. Then it displays three recovery modes, including Data Recovery, RAW Drive Recovery, and BitLocker Recovery.  You can select Data Recovery here.
  1. All the detected drives will be shown on the left-side. Select the startup drive and click Next to start scanning.
  1. Later after scanning, you need to select the files for recovery from all the results. you can narrow down the listed files that you want to recover by using the filters on the left and then click on the ‘Recover’ button. The time it takes is basically depending on the size of your storage device; hence, it might take some time to finish recovery. iBoysoft will allow you to select where you want to store the recovered files and it is highly advisable to select a recovery directory that is not the same storage device as the files you want to recover.  
  1. Lastly, within a very short time, after proceeding, you are supposed to find the date you want in the folder where you save them in. 

Wrap up 

Files can be easily retrieved from recycle bin if you don’t empty it. However, if you happen to empty the bin, professional data recovery software might be the only help to recover data. Luckily, iBoysoft is always there to help you out. With its high recovery rate and guaranteed secure, it’s your ultimate solution to data recovery. 

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