Right now I'm trying to recover a video I accidentally permanently deleted in the recycle bin and I need a program that doesn't require you to have a license key in order to recover the file. I'm really desperate here guys so please comment if you know anything

Edited April 21, 20169 yr by Zeldablade7

Any file you delete on Windows actually stays on the drive until it's overwritten by another file. But doing pretty much anything on your computer will overwrite it - even something like browsing the internet. So recovering the file you deleted is out of the question. But if you want to check anyway, you can try TestDisk. 

 

You can't recover anything you permanently deleted, unless you have a Windows backup, or a copy of it stored somewhere.

 

The first thing you could try doing is using the search box to see if you still have a copy left. If not, you can try File History if you had that enabled before deleting the video (Only Windows 8/10). 

 

I hope you're able to get your video back, somehow. I've made a lot of mistakes like that in the past, so whether you're successful or not, always be careful with your files and make backups when you can. 

Edited April 21, 20169 yr by Prower Power

Any file you delete on Windows actually stays on the drive until it's overwritten by another file. But doing pretty much anything on your computer will overwrite it - even something like browsing the internet. So recovering the file you deleted is out of the question. But if you want to check anyway, you can try TestDisk. 

 

You can't recover anything you permanently deleted, unless you have a Windows backup, or a copy of it stored somewhere.

 

The first thing you could try doing is using the search box to see if you still have a copy left. If not, you can try File History if you had that enabled before deleting the video (Only Windows 8/10). 

 

I hope you're able to get your video back, somehow. I've made a lot of mistakes like that in the past, so whether you're successful or not, always be careful with your files and make backups when you can. 

there are actually two files I need to recover. I managed to recover one of them, but wasn't able to do the same thing with the other file. Thanks, I'll try testdisk  to find the other file