I heard that deleted files still remain on the hard disk. How can one retrieve them even after months?

Question

Does one need special equipment or software to retrieve deleted files from the hard disk or is this something anyone can do? I had files deleted by accident sometime ago and would really like to retrieve them but I don't know how. Help.

Answer 1

yup...the files always remain on hard disk.....because data is never actully erased from the hard disk....its just overwritten again n again.
u dont need any special instrument ...all u need is a data recovery software....
Check these ones out-
Stellar Phoenix FAT
Stellar Phoenix NTFS
Stellar Phoenix Windows (FAT & NTFS)

Answer 2

In windows, when you "delete" a file it's not really deleted. It goes to the "recycle bin" which just doesn't really delete it but instead "moves" it out of the location it was in. (It's actually more technical than that.)

When you empty the recycle bin, rather than erasing the entire file from the hard disk, windows just removes the entry in an "index" so that the system doesn't care about the actual contents any more. (Again, it's more complicated.)

So, while most or all of the data remains on the disk, you can restore it as long as the system hasn't put something in the same place. And it can do this because the system doesn't think there's anything in that place.

The longer the timespan between the delete and the time you want to get it back, the less your chances are that you'll be able to. In any case, you'll need special software to "undelete" the file.

Search the web for tools that allow file undelete.

Answer 3

They do, until something is written on the space that they used to occupy.
To recover them is very tedious and time consuming, as you need forensic software that read the specific tracks and sectors of the hard drive, regardless of whether the directory maintained by the operating system says anything is there or not.

They caught the BTK killer in Wichita Kansas based on data found on an previously used floppy disk -- the files had been deleted, however the data was still there.

Answer 4

if your files are not in the recycled bin, try to have a "easyrecovery pro" it can recover files from formatted HD on a different volume labels.

Answer 5

acquire a unfastened application named "computer INSPECTOR™ record restoration" from the given link. it particularly is basic to apply and strong. notice: you will desire to quit any WRITE activity on the partition containing the deleted record(s), in any different case those documents may well be replaced through different documents. as quickly as the restoration technique is carried out, you may resume engaged on that tension. for extra tips please acquire the appliance and examine the person's handbook.

Answer 6

I think it is from the recycle bin and if you set up your recycle bin clean up preference for every month it may not be possible to retrieve.