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Reference number: CH000969
Recovering a deleted file from the Windows Recycle
Bin.
Question:
Recovering a deleted file from the Windows Recycle Bin.
Answer:
By default when a file is deleted in Microsoft Windows 95 and
higher it's automatically sent to the Windows
Recycle Bin in case it needs
to be recovered if the file was mistakenly deleted. Below are the
simple steps that can be followed to recover those files if they
were mistakenly deleted.
- Get to the Desktop
where you can see the Recycle Bin icon. If there is any files in
the Recycle Bin the icon should appear with trash in the Bin.
- Double-click the
Recycle Bin icon to open the window displaying all files in the
Recycle Bin. If no files are seen skip to the below paragraph.
- To restore any of the deleted items you can follow any of
the below steps.
3a. Highlight the files
you wish to restore,
right-click the file and select the Restore option. This
will restore the file from the original location it was deleted.
3b. Highlight the files you wish to restore, right-click the
file and select Cut. Next,
explore to the location you wish to move the deleted item to and
click Paste.
3c. Drag-and-drop the
icons from the Recycle Bin to the folder you wish them to be
stored at.
If the Recycle Bin is empty you may have enabled Windows to
not send the file to the Recycle Bin or it's more likely that
the Recycling bin has already been emptied by you or someone
else who uses the computer. If files are seen in the Recycling
bin but not an older file you're looking for it's likely that
older file has been removed to make room for other deleted
files.
If you're unable to recover lost files from the Recycle Bin
you may also want to read document
CH000342, which contains additional information on
recovering lost files on your computer.
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