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In creating this tutorial on how to recover deleted files we must first explain how files are deleted in the first place. Now of course the majority of files that we delete are done so on purpose and we have no need or desire to recover them. There would be no need for file recovery if we never deleted a file we still wanted or if software and hardware did not occasionally malfunction and deleted important files for us.

What then are the causes of file deletion?

The foremost is human error. We simply click when we should have clacked we zigged instead of zagged and we deleted when we meant to save. Everyone has a mental lapse from time to time and makes this same mistake.
The next most common cause of file deletion occurs when we uninstall software programs. Unused and obsolete programs often are attached to needed shared system files. We uninstall a program and discover that we are now missing an application file that ran something else.

The last common cause of file deletion is on the surface not too much of a problem. In this case during start up or shut down of a desktop or laptop computer crucial Windows operating systems files are corrupted and lose data. Windows can no longer find these important files and will not allow your computer to start. Sometimes an error message appears to inform us of this. Sometimes we simply cannot get Windows to load up beyond the welcome screen. The end result is the same a hard drive logic crash.

As we said, on the surface this is not much of a problem. We can just reload Windows right? Not really, if we reload Windows to replace the missing start up files, Windows will reformat our entire hard drive and erase every single file and program on our computer. So in this scenario the loss of a few simple system files denies us access to every picture, document and program we own. So how do we recover files to a safe location to facilitate reloading Windows?

Let us now begin the lesson on how to recover deleted files. Remember we want to be able to recover deleted files in any of the above situations. And we want to learn how to recover deleted files from any location on our computer including attached devices such as USB Flash Drives, Memory Cards and Book Drives.

To accomplish our task of file recovery we will need one special software tool. That tool must be a complete suite of software assembled to recover deleted files. It should be unlike most other file recovery programs in that it runs from a special CD/DVD disk that you burn. Because of this you can never overwrite your existing data. Also, other programs to recover deleted files require you to connect the hard drive on which you have deleted files to a separate working PC by means of cables. This means you must take apart two computers and splice them together to access certain files. No one wants to do this and most of us are unable. As you will see further along our tutorial on how to recover deleted files, with the proper tool none of that is necessary.

Begin your file recovery by downloading the data recovery tool onto any other computer you have access to. This can be a second computer at home or work or even a friends computer.
We won’t use this computer but for a few minutes. Once your software has downloaded install it to your helper PC. This will open onto the desktop a special image file and a CD/DVD burner program. Use a disk burner to create a recovery CD/DVD.

Now the special Windows data recovery disk will run file recovery from any disk drive on any computer made in the last ten years. We are now ready to recover deleted files. Hard drive or disk drive access will be given once the disk has loaded.
If your files are lost on an external device connect that device to your computer before start up. Load the disk you created into the drive of the computer you need to recover lost files from. The data recovery tool will now load a miniature Windows operating system onto your computer. This special version of Windows will only load and run from your computers RAM or temporary memory. As such it will not affect your stored files.The new temporary operating system will start up automatically. Once loaded you should open your recovery program from the start button menu.

To use your recovery tool once it opens click on the help and instructions button. The instructions offer precise knowledge on how to recover lost files from any internal or external drive or storage. Select the drive or device you need to recover files from on the drop down menu. The program will now scan your entire drive and locate your choice of every deleted file. The program window will show these to you in a list form with the original file names intact. You can now use the sort function to choose specific file types for recovery or opt to recover your entire drive or other digital storage device in one move. Simply select the files you want to recover and save them to a safe external drive.

If all you were looking for was a few deleted files from a working computer or other device such as a USB Flash drive your lesson on how to recover deleted files is completed and successful. If your PC had suffered a logic crash that refused to allow you to start your computer, this type of recovery tool will have started your PC for you and given you access to the entire drive. In this situation you can choose to look over your drive to select the files you wish to recover or choose to completely scan your entire hard drive and save all of the files on it to a safe external drive. In either case your files are safe and saved and you are free to reload Windows.

For the most part deleted files rarely present a problem for us. Still deleted files need to be divided into two types. Those are, the files we want to stay deleted, and the files that we need to recover or undelete. Once we are absolutely 100% certain we want to be rid of a file we should drag the file into a file shredder program. There are programs available specifically for this purpose. This will scramble its contents so that no one can ever reconstruct the file and gain access to out confidential records. Of course if all you are deleting is your grandmother’s fudge recipe such top-secret treatment may not be needed. For most instances a basic delete is all that is required.

Deleted files become much more important when we discover that we didn’t want to delete them in the first place. When this happens the issue becomes one of deleted files recovery.
Just as with file shredding, file recovery requires a specialized program for this purpose.

There are hundreds of programs to recover deleted files. What then separates the best programs from all of the lesser ones?
Most programs to recover deleted files have a secret flaw that the makers of this software do not like to reveal.

The problem with most software to recover deleted files is that it requires the use of a working computer that must be connected by cables to the hard drive or other digital storage media. This means that if you have accidentally deleted files from your shiny new laptop computer, these software makers expect you to void the warranty by taking your lap top apart and then remove the micro hard disk from that laptop and figure out how to connect it to another PC. That PC holds the file recovery software.

Because many recovery software developers felt that was a ridiculous thing to ask of people, another recovery method was developed.
With this method all you need to do is download a file onto any working computer and burn a copy of that file on a CD or DVD. That disk is then loaded into the computer you need to rescue deleted files from and you are ready to recover deleted files from hard drives, camera cards, Book drives, floppy disks and anything that holds a file or folder. Images, documents, applications, anything that can be deleted can be recovered with the proper program.

Superior recovery programs use the latest memory scanning mathematical formulas to search through today’s modern hard drives at speeds approaching the speed of light itself. This allows you to completely recover an entire 100GB hard drive in from 5 to 60 minutes. And when you are simply trying to recover a few deleted files it only takes seconds.

This Portable Environment, as it is known, is a self-contained file recovery solution unlike any other programs to recover deleted files. The best of this software comes with illustrated step-by-step instructions written to guide anyone through the process to recover deleted files on their computer safely, quickly and effectively. You need no great computer experience to use such tools. If you can burn a CD and boot a PC you can recover any files that are lost or deleted. What could be simpler?

Have you ever attempted to find deleted files? It almost sounds funny. If you need to find them how were they lost in the first place? And if they are lost where do we begin to look for them. As nonsensical as this may sound there is a basis to the imagery. Lost files are like anything else that is lost, they are located somewhere. Just as if you lose your car keys on the beach those keys are somewhere in all that sand. To carry the analogy further… if you lost your keys in the sand how might you try to find them? With a metal detector of course. And if you lose files on your computer you will likewise use a tool to retrieve them.

Most files, like most sets of keys, are lost accidentally. We click on delete when we meant to click save. Sometimes we forget which file we wanted to keep and consciously delete the one we wanted. Other times we have no part in the loss of files whatsoever. The data that is in a file can be damaged simply during opening closing or zipping of its contents. Many programs designed to scan files for viruses actually destroy the file while scanning it. It doesn’t matter how files get lost. The fact is they do. And when this happens we need a software tool to find and recover them.

An important fact to remember, any lost or deleted files are not really gone they are simply invisible. Unless you have written new information over the original file, all of your words, pictures, numbers or any other types of data are still intact. So what is this software tool we will use to find deleted files?

It is a Portable Environment data recovery tool and it is built to do one thing and do it well. It is built to find deleted files. This type of file recovery tool will locate files of any kind using any popular extension. Documents, Images, audio and video files are all found fast with this type of program. And you can find deleted files on any Windows based computer and any hardware connected to it. If you have lost music files on your MP3 player a file recovery program will scan the players drive and locate your lost songs. If you lost a document or a spreadsheet it quickly and easily recovered. Any type of file on any hard drive or digital storage will be found and saved in a safe location with a quality program to recover lost files.