Rescuing files deleted but not yet overwritten
A simple understanding of what file deletion really entails can help anyone to recover formatted data. When you delete a file either by direct deletion from external digital storage media or by the simple process of emptying your Windows recycle bin you in no way erase the content of that file. All file deletion does is to mark the area of your hard drive attributed to that file information as now available for new information to be written on it. There are many other types of file deletion that are not labeled as such. For example when you close a Microsoft Word file without saving it you are deleting the unsaved content.
Another example of file deletion not labeled as such happens when you reformat any digital storage device such as an internal hard drive or external solid state drive. To recover formatted data from this type of accidental deletion you simply follow the process required for any file recovery problem. Most better quality data recovery tools will scan through even the largest computer hard drives and list for recovery all deleted files. Formatted data recovery falls into this category.
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