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Recovering a video deleted on PC

Anonymous
2020-03-24T13:16:19+00:00

I mistakenly deleted a video from my pc.  Is there a way to get it back?  I went to the recycle bin, but the deleted video is not there.  I am using windows 10.   Thank you for any help you can provide.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-03-24T13:24:35+00:00

    Hi Sam693WD,

    Sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue. I'm an Independent Advisor and consumer of Microsoft products just like you. Let me help you with your concern.

    Use backup and restore

    1. Open Control Panel. To do this, right click on the ‘Start’ button and select Control Panel from the options given.
    2. Select System and Maintenance followed by Backup and Restore.
    3. Click Restore my files. The wizard should help you with the rest of the process.

    Restore from previous version of the files

    1. Click on Start and select ‘Computer’.
    2. Select the folder that contained the lost videos. Right-click on it and select ‘Restore previous version‘.
    3. There will be a list of previous versions of the folder shown.
    4. Double click on a previous version of the folder that you believe might contain the video that you wish to restore.
    5. Drag the video file or folder that you are looking to restore to the location where you would like it to be saved once restoration is complete. It can be on the desktop or another folder.

    Using the above steps, you can restore your lost videos though you have the best chance of retrieving your files if those have been deleted fairly recently, or if the PC hasn’t been used much post the deletion.

    However, if there has been a lot of read/write operation done as is likely to be if the PC is used even quite frequently, there is a good chance the deleted files might have been overwritten. In that case, it would be quite impossible to retrieve those in its entirety.

    https://windowsreport.com/recover-deleted-video...

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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