HOW CAN I RECOVER DELETED FILES IN WINDOWS 7?

Windows 7 will be the first time that a lot of people are being introduced into the newest generation of Windows operating systems. There were a lot of people that skipped over upgrading to Windows Vista. They skipped the upgrade for several reasons such as, the high upgrade cost, the bad reviews that the operating system was receiving from the tech press, or just a bad experience using someone else computer who had Windows Vista installed. So if you are coming over to Windows 7 from Windows XP there are a few things that are similar in Windows 7 and some things that are just plain different.

In Windows 7, luckily for Windows XP upgraders, the delete and recover a file process is pretty similar to as it was before. To delete a file you can either right click on the file and press delete or go to the file, highlight it, and then press the delete key on your keyboard. This will cause the file to go to the Recycling Bin. The Recycle Bin is the folder where deleted files are stored just in case the person that deleted them change their mind. To fully get rid of a file on your computer you will have to empty the Recycle Bin. To do that you have to right click on the folder that says Recycle Bin and press "Empty Recycle Bin". You can also open the the Recycle Bin folder and look at the bar where you will see the words "Empty Recycle Bin". If you click on that the Recycle Bin will be cleared out. Once you do that, the file is not able to be retrieved through normal methods. Be careful when you decide to empty your Bin. Some people forget that the Recycle Bin exists and then notice that their hard drive is getting filled up regardless of the fact that they haven't downloaded anything new. This is because your Recycle Bin is ready to be cleared and you haven't done it yet.

If you have not cleared your Recycle Bin and have decided that you have changed your mind about wanting that certain file deleted, there are several ways that you can retrieve the file. The quickest and easiest way to retrieve a file that was recently deleted is to go to the top of your files explorer window. You can then click undo delete and the file will be returned. To restore a file that has been deleted for a little while longer you can go into the Recycle Bin and highlight the file that you would like to restore. When you have highlighted the file you will now see on the toolbar "Restore this item". Click on that and the file will be restored back to the folder that you deleted it from.

Not only have we shown you how to recover deleted files from Windows 7, we also gave you a quick lesson on how to properly get rid of files permanently so it doesn't eat your hard drive space. You should now feel comfortable that if you make a bone headed deletion error, that you will be able to retrieve the file.