How to Recover Deleted Files After Emptying the Recycle Bin
An accidental click of the "Empty Recycle Bin" can bring on endless headaches, resulting in seemingly lost files. Fortunately, these files can be recovered through the use of file recovery utilities--programs that can locate and retrieve recently removed files. This procedure can be completed in just minutes, restoring your file to working order.
Instructions
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Undelete
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Click the Undelete page in Resources and select the "Download" option. Check "Undelete Home" and follow the onscreen instructions to download the Undelete file.
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Click "Save" to save the file to your computer. Double click the downloaded file and click "Run" to install the program.
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Open the program and select the drive containing the deleted files.
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Select the file(s) to be recovered from the list of recoverable files.
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Press the "Recover" button to undelete your file(s).
NTFS Undelete
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Click the NTFS Undelete page in Resources and select the "Download" option. Click "Download NTFS Undelete."
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Click "Save" to save the file to your computer. Double click the downloaded file and click "Run" to install the program.
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Open the program and select the drive containing the deleted files.
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Select the file(s) to be recovered from the list of recoverable files.
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Press the "Recover" button to undelete your file(s).
Glarysoft Undelete
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Click the Glarysoft Undelete page in Resources and select the "Download" option.
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Click "Save" to save the file to your computer. Double click the downloaded file and click "Run" to install the program.
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Open the program and select the drive containing the deleted files.
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Select the file(s) to be recovered from the list of recoverable files.
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Press the "Restore" button to undelete your file(s).
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