We sometimes accidentally or purposely deleted our files and documents in our computer. And then you later realized you need it back and want it recovered. Now you start panicking on how to recover these files. I really understand when you are not too computer savvy or I must say, not too computer “literate" to deal with this kind of problem.



Well, there is always help. I will show you simple steps on how to recover these files. Have you noticed an icon located on your desktop screen (that is the main screen that you see when all programs on the task bar are closed) that looks like a garbage bin? This is actually called the recycle bin.

What happens is that, if you delete your files, it does not actually get deleted from the computer. It goes to this bin called recycle bin. Not unless you permanently delete it, you can only do this manually. But ofcourse there is always an option that you don’t have to delete it manually. You can also set it up to delete files right away without moving them to the recycle bin. I suggest you don’t choose this option though.

By knowing if your recycle bin is not set to remove files immediately when deleted, do the following:

(1) Point the mouse to the recycle bin icon(2) Right Click the mouse(3) Click on Properties(4) On the Global tab, make sure the Do not move files to Recycle Bin is unchecked.

To recover your files or your documents, do the following:

(1) Double Click your recycle bin icon from the desktop(2) It should show you the list of files that has been deleted and has been moved to the recycle bin(3) Point your mouse to the file or document that you want to restore, then right click your mouse (press the right click of the mouse)(4) Click on restore

You should see your file from where it was saved before it was deleted. For example, if the file was originally saved on a folder named “personal file folder", the file you just recovered and restored is moved back to that folder. That way, you don’t have to locate the file after restoring it.

Here is the worse scenario, what if you had emptied the recycle bin?. So what are now your chances to recover these files?

The good news is, those files are actually still on your hard drive and is occupying a space. Now, there is a freeware (meaning it is absolutely free!) called Restoration. You can find this freeware by searching from many search engines on the internet. This is a utility used to possibly restore and undelete your files.