How to find a deleted word doc using windows file recovery that was deleted from recyle bin

Question

I am trying to use Windows File recovery to find a deleted word file that was in my recycle bin on my works computer but I have deleted all the documents in my recycle bin. I keep gwtting an error message when trying to use the recovery tool.

It says 'there was an error parsing your command. Please check /? for more information and try again'.

How do I search for the word doc? hope someone can help

Answer 1

I am still getting 'there is an error parsing your command'

Answer 2

Hi, I understand how important that document might be, so let’s figure this out together.

The error you’re seeing usually means the command syntax isn’t quite right, Windows File Recovery is very strict about spaces and parameters.

When a file is deleted from the Recycle Bin, it’s marked as free space, so you’ll need to use the Extensive mode to scan deeper.

Here’s what you can try:

Open Windows File Recovery as Administrator, then run a command like winfr C: D: /extensive /n *.docx where C: is the drive the file was on and D: is a different drive to save recovered files.

Make sure the destination drive isn’t the same as the source.

If you remember part of the file name, you can add it like report.docx instead of *.docx.

Quick question: do you know which drive the document was originally stored on, and do you have another drive or USB to save the recovered files?

Regards,
Aron