How to undelete file on NTFS?
Problem:
I have Windows 2000 Operating System and the system drive is formatted as NTFS. I have
accidentally deleted file(s) and emptied "Recycle Bin". I also deleted file bypassing the "Recycle Bin" [Shift]+[Del]. How can I
recover them?
Solution:
- Boot in DOS mode using bootable floppy disk
- Run Active@ UNERASER
- Select NTFS drive containing deleted files (screenshot)
and scan it by pressing [ENTER]
- (Optionally) You can switch to long filenames view by pressing
[TAB] key (screenshot)
- Find and position the cursor on your deleted file. Deleted files are marked
at the left side (screenshot).
- (Optionally) Check file’s recoverability by previewing deleted
file content -press [ENTER] (screenshot).
If file is not recoverable – an error message will appear
- Try to recover deleted file by pressing [Ctrl]+[U]
keys - unerase
command
- If file is recoverable, dialog box will appear. Select the
output drive and path where you want to save the file (screenshot),
and then press OK to start recovery process
Note:
If you did not find the file in the folder where it was located before
deleting, try to
look in the UNASSIGNED folder that contains "orphaned" file(s) and folder(s),
i.e. files and folders whose parent folders have been deleted and
overwritten.
Note:
Files are not recoverable
if overwritten with other data, or its header in the root folder is
overwritten or damaged. Usually it happens when you save something
onto the drive where deleted file is located.
Recovery Tips:
DO NOT
SAVE THE RECOVERED FILES ONTO THE SAME DRIVE FROM WHERE YOU RECOVERED
THE FILE!
While saving recovered file(s) or folder(s) onto the same drive where
they are located, you can intrude in process of recovering by
overwriting table records for this and other deleted entries. It's
better to save data onto another logical, removable, network or floppy
drive.
DO NOT SAVE/WRITE/INSTALL ANYTHING ONTO THE DRIVE CONTAINING YOUR
IMPORTANT DELETED DATA THAT YOU WANT TO RECOVER!
Even installing data recovery software to the same drive could make your
sensitive data irrecoverable. Download and save Active@ UNERASER
for DOS onto the bootable floppy and boot your system using the disk!
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