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Recover lost files on Windows, free and effective


 Windows File Recovery

  1. If necessary, download and launch the app from Microsoft Store.

  2. Press the Windows key, enter Windows File Recovery in the search box, and then select Windows File Recovery.

  3. When you are prompted to allow the app to make changes to your device, select Yes.

  4. In the Command Prompt window, enter the command in the following format: 
    winfr source-drive: destination-drive: [/mode] [/switches]

  5. There are 2 basic modes you can use to recover files: Regular and Extensive. 

    Regular mode examples

    Recover your Documents folder from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive. Don’t forget the backslash (\) at the end of the folder.  

    winfr C: E: /regular /n \Users\<username>\Documents\ 

    Recover PDF and Word files from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive. 

    winfr C: E: /regular /n *.pdf /n *.docx 

    Extensive mode examples  

    winfr E: C: /extensive /n *invoice* 

    Recover jpeg and png photos from your Pictures folder to the recovery folder on an E: drive. 

    winfr C: E: /extensive /n \Users\<username>\Pictures\*.JPEG /n\Users\<username>\Pictures\*.PNG 

    The source and destination drives must be different. When recovering from the operating system drive (often C: ), use the /n <filter> switches to specify the user files or folder. 

    Microsoft automatically creates a recovery folder for you called, Recovery_<date and time> on the destination drive. 

  6. When you are prompted for confirmation to continue, enter Y to start the recovery operation. Depending on the size of your source drive, this may take a while. To stop the recovery process, press Ctrl + C. 

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recover-lost-files-on-windows-10-61f5b28a-f5b8-3cc2-0f8e-a63cb4e1d4c4

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