How To Recover Important Files Deleted During Infection

Note that you can skip this section unless important files of yours have been deleted.


If any of your files have been deleted by malware you may still have a chance of recovering them. However, make sure that you use your computer as little as possible before running the tool below. The reason I say this is that the more you use your computer the lower your chances become of successfully recovering the files. For trying to recover these files I recommend you download Recuva Free from this page. Download the free version from the Piriform.com source, install it, run it, and then answer the questions in its wizard. When it gives you the option first try it without the Deep Scan, as that would take much longer.



Once it is done scanning select any of the files you are trying to recover and select the option to recover them. This will automatically put any recovered files right back where they originally were. However, if the files you were looking for are not in the list then you should select the option to "Switch to advanced mode". Then go to options and open the Actions tab. Check the box for "Deep Scan" and select OK. Then select the option to Scan. Hopefully this will be able to recover the files you have lost. That said, it may not be able to. In those cases I believe the files have been lost forever and cannot be recovered.

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