How to Recover Permanently Deleted Videos from PC FREE?

Table of Contents

• Is there any way to recover permanently deleted videos from computer?
• Video recovery software for PC free download full version
• How to recover permanently deleted videos from PC in Windows 10/8/7 FREE of charge?
• FAQs on deleted video file recovery
• Conclusion

Is there any way to recover permanently deleted videos from computer?

"Hi, I got a problem with my laptop. I was viewing videos of my kids and I accidently deleted a folder which contains around 4GB files. Most deleted files of this folder are videos. I checked the Recycle Bin, but they were not there. It seems that videos were permanently deleted form my laptop. Do you have any clue to recover permanently deleted video files on my computer which runs Windows 10 home? Thank you!"

The first question that you may ask is whether it is possible to recover permanently deleted videos from PC or SD card? The answer is Yes in most cases. Deleted files are not erased off computer hard drive by default, for system only deletes file entries from file system without wiping sectors where deleted videos are stored. If there is not data overwrite after deletion, there is a good chance that deleted video files can be recovered via very simple steps. So, it is important NOT to use PC hard drive if you want to recover deleted videos from it.

When it comes to methods of recovering deleted videos from PC, SD card, Android phones, iPhones, etc. there are a couple of methods you can try, for example, restore deleted files from Recycle Bin, retrieve files from backups, use video file recovery freeware, etc. Let's take a quick look at commonly used recovery methods:

Method #1: Restore deleted videos from computer Recycle Bin

It makes things simple and easy if files can be found in Recycle Bin. Files are not regarded as permanently deleted if they are listed in Recycle Bin from which deleted files can be restored to their original location easily. Therefore, the first steps of recover deleted data is checking Recycle Bin.

Step 1: Open Recycle Bin via double-clicking its icon on desktop.

Step 2: Locate deleted files you want to restore. You can sort files by date deleted, type, name, original location to quick find out wanted files.

Step 3: Select files you want to restore, right-click them and choose Restore from context menu.

Method #2: Recover permanently deleted videos and other files from a previous backup

Windows provides backups options to help users protect data safely, such as Backup and Restore, previous version. If your computer has enabled such functions, you can try recover deleted videos from previous backups.

Recover data via Windows Backup and Restore

Step 1: Type "control panel" in searching box to open system Control Panel.

Step 2: Click Backup and Restore (Windows 7) link under System and Security.

Step 3: Click Restore my files and you can follow the onscreen wizard to complete the restore process.

Restore data from File History backup

Step 1: Locate and right-click the folder from which you accidently deleted video files and choose Properties option.

Step 2: Click Previous Versions tab and you can view file history backups available for recovery.

Step 3: Select one you want to restore and click Restore button.

Method #3: Retrieve lost video files from Cloud drives

Cloud drives such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, etc. provides a convenient option for data storage, backup and sharing, allowing users to upload, view or download files via web-base, desktop or mobile apps. With files stored on cloud storage, users can access files wherever they have access to the Internet. If you've backed up files to cloud drives, you can easily retrieve them after files get deleted from local disks.

Method #4: Recover deleted videos from PC using data recovery freeware

Video recovery software can recover permanently deleted videos as well as recover lost video files from formatted or corrupted drives. It is quite common that many users do not keep backups, which means restoring lost files from backups does not work. In this case, a third-party video data recovery tool is the recommended solution. Which video recovery software should be chosen? How to use it to recover deleted video files from SD card, PC, laptop or mobile? Continue reading the rest part of this article and you can find answer in detail.

Video recovery software for PC free download full version

The recommended software of video recovery software for PC free download full version is Eassos Recovery Free. Eassos Recovery Free is the free edition of Eassos Recovery, and it supports to recover permanently deleted files, videos, audio files, emails, documents in Windows 10/8/7. This recovery freeware has good compatibility with wide range of storage device such as PC hard drive, external HDD, memory card, USB flash drive, pen stick, etc. More outstanding features:

• Recover data from corrupted and formatted drive: Scan formatted or RAW drive without affecting original device and files and get back lost files with original names and paths.
• Recover lost video and other data from lost partitions: lost partition is provided to restore lost partitions on the same disk. The scanning process looks for entire partitions instead of individual files via analyzing partition beginning and ending position and information in partition table. Once a partition is found correctly, all data in this partition will be restored at the same time.
• User-friendly interface: An intuitive interface comes with the software, making the recovery an easy take for beginner users. After launching the software, you just need to select a scanning mode, choose the drive to scan and copy found files to a safe location.
• Preview files during and after scanning: File preview is a great way of making sure if wanted files can be recovered correctly in the end. Eassos Recovery Free provides two ways of preview files: the thumbnail and original file content.

Deleted file recovery software free download full version is available now, free download and get back deleted videos, photos and files now.

How to recover permanently deleted videos from PC in Windows 10/8/7 FREE of charge?

This section includes a step-by-step guide of recovering permanently deleted videos from PC in Windows 10. This recovery method also works on other storage devices such as SD card, external hard drive, USB flash drive, digital camera, etc.

Note: Deleted file recovery does not work on SSDs due to TRIM technology. If you want to recover deleted data from SSD, then do not count on data recovery software.

Step 1: Download, install and open Eassos Recovery Free on your computer.

Remember to connect your storage drives to PC in case that you want to recover files from removable drives. Make sure they can be detected by computer, otherwise the recovery software won't be able to search for lost data.

Step 2: Select a scanning mode.

Eassos Recovery Free has 4 recovery options and each option can deal with a group of similar data loss issues. For example, "Recover Deleted Files" option is capable of recovering files lost due to Shift Delete, empty Recycle Bin, Cut and Paste, Virus, etc.

Step 3: Choose a drive to scan.

You should be very clear where your deleted videos were stored. Select that drive and click Next to scan it. Wait for the scan to complete.

Step 4: View recoverable files and check if they are correct.

Users are allowed to preview found files to see if they are corrupted before final recovery. Video file preview is supported, helping users to check recovery quality.

Step 5: Copy found files to a different drive.

Select files and folders you want to get back and click Recover button, and you can specify a safe place to store recovered data.

FAQs on deleted video file recovery

1. How to recover deleted videos from Android phone with computer?

To recover deleted videos from Android phone with computer, you can first look for them in Recycle Bin or backups. If you have no luck with Recycle Bin or backups, you can try recovery software such as Eassos Android Data Recovery to search for lost and deleted videos.

2. How do I recover permanently deleted videos from laptop?

A couple of methods can be used to recover permanently deleted videos from laptops or desktops, such as restore data from Recycle Bin, recover files from backup, use third-party recovery software. For step-by-step guides, please refer to this page: How to recover deleted files from PC in Windows 10/8/7?

3. How do I undo Shift Delete for video files?

Video files deleted by keys Shift+Delete are not moved to the Recycle Bin. However, Windows does not completely erase them from hard drive at once, which makes it possible for deleted video file recovery. Here is a brief summary of recovery process:

Step 1: Install and open file recovery software and run a deep scanning for the partition where you deleted video files.

Step 2: Preview found files to make sure wanted files are found correctly.

Step 3: Copy video files to a different partition.

4. How to recover permanently deleted video files from memory SD card?

There are two methods of recovering deleted SD card files: backups and recovery software. Data backup is always the easiest solution, and yet not all users keeps backups. Then recovery software is the mostly used solution. View detailed steps of SD card video recovery here: How to recover lost or deleted videos from SD card FREE?

Conclusion

Videos are taken to record important events or moments and losing important video files is great loss for owners. Whatever the reason behind video file loss, an effective recovery should be carried out right away. If you are going through similar problems, you can try solutions talked about above to get back lost videos. Again, it is strongly suggested to create backups for important data, keeping your data safe and sound. If you have any difficulty in recovering lost data, feel free to make use of our tech support.