当您不小心删除文件时，您不讨厌它，后来才意识到您需要它吗？如果它去了回收站(Recycle Bin)，很容易恢复。但是，如果您使用Shift + Delete 键盘组合(keyboard combination)永久删除它怎么办？也许您将这些文件保存在存储卡或 USB 记忆棒(memory card or USB memory stick)上，例如您度假时的照片。或者，也许您格式化了错误的外部驱动器，现在它只显示空白空间。幸运的是，通常可以恢复已删除的文件。许多工具可以帮助您做到这一点，其中最好的工具之一叫做Recuva，由一家名为Piriform的公司制造。在本教程中，我们将向您展示如何使用Recuva在 Windows 中恢复已删除的文件：
在你开始之前
当您尝试恢复已删除的文件时，必须尽可能少地使用找到已删除文件的分区或设备。(partition or device)那是因为当一个文件被删除时，对它的引用已经被删除，但文件本身仍然存在。如果在存储已删除文件的驱动器、分区或文件夹上创建新文件，这些新文件很可能会覆盖现有数据，从而使您无法恢复旧文件。所以当你想从一个分区恢复文件时，最好避免在同一个分区上安装程序或游戏、下载电影等。
这也意味着，如果您想从“C:”驱动器中恢复文件，则不应在该驱动器上安装Recuva。
在哪里下载和安装Recuva
Recuva有两个版本。Recuva 标准版(Recuva Standard)是免费的，而专业(Professional )版（包括自动更新和虚拟硬盘支持(drive support)），售价 19.95美元(USD)。Recuva以前在安装程序和便携式版本中都可用，但现在不再是这种情况。在发布时，最新的安装程序版本(installer version)是 1.53。您可以从这里下载Recuva的免费版本。下载后，转到下载位置(download location)并运行安装程序。如果您收到UAC 警告(UAC warning)，请按是(Yes)。在安装向导(install wizard)中，(click or tap)如果要使用默认设置，请(Install )单击或点击安装。
按安装(Press Install)以使用默认设置
如果要更改设置，请单击或点击(click or tap)自定义(Customize)。如果您想将程序安装在与默认(default one)文件夹不同的文件夹中，请按更多(More)以访问此设置。完成自定义过程后，按Install。
自定义安装，然后按安装(Install)
安装只需几秒钟。要完成安装过程(installation process)，请单击或点击(click or tap)Run Recuva。如果您不想查看发行说明，请务必取消选中按钮下方的框。
安装后运行 Recuva
如果您想稍后运行该应用程序，请单击或点击(click or tap)其桌面图标或“(desktop icon)开始”菜单(Start Menu.)中的条目。
如何使用Recuva恢复已删除的文件(Recuva)
默认情况下，Recuva会在您启动应用程序时运行恢复向导。(recovery wizard)您可以稍后在应用程序设置中禁用此行为，或者只需选中窗口左下角的框。现在，让我们使用向导。按下一步(Next)。
Recuva 恢复向导
现在，选择您已删除的数据类型，然后单击或点击下一步(Next )按钮。在此示例中，我们正在搜索一些我们不小心删除的图片，因此我们选择了图片(Pictures )选项。
选择要恢复的文件类型(file type)
然后您可以选择在哪里查找已删除的文件。例如，我们知道我们意外删除的文件存储在一个名为“要打印的照片(Photos to print)”的文件夹中，该文件夹位于我们测试计算机的D:驱动器（一个可移动的 USB 记忆棒）上。
如果您知道从哪里删除文件，则应尽可能具体，因为这会大大减少搜索时间(search time)。当您不知道时，您可以选择“我不确定(I'm not sure,)”，但您必须意识到恢复过程(recovery process)需要更长的时间。
选择您希望Recuva查找文件的位置
现在您进入一个屏幕，您可以从中开始扫描已删除的文件。有一个复选框可以启用“深度扫描”("Deep Scan,")，默认情况下未勾选。
第一次运行Recuva时，我们建议您进行标准扫描(standard scan)。大多数情况下，它应该可以很好地找到您的文件。如果没有，您始终可以再次运行扫描，这次选中“启用深度扫描” 。("Enable Deep Scan")这需要更长的时间，但它会为很久以前删除的文件返回更好的结果。单击(Click)或点击开始(Start)，然后坐下来观看魔术发生。
按开始继续
搜索过程(search process)完成后，可以恢复的已删除文件显示在列表中。选择要恢复的文件，然后按恢复(Recover )按钮。
选择要恢复的文件，然后单击或点击恢复(Recover)
请记住(Remember)将文件保存到您从中恢复它们的驱动器或分区之外的其他介质。(drive or partition)例如，因为我们想从USB 记忆(USB memory)棒中恢复文件，我们将它们恢复到本地SSD。
为恢复的文件选择一个位置
完成该过程后，程序会显示一个确认窗口(confirmation window)，您可以按OK将其关闭。
确认窗口(confirmation window)显示已恢复文件的数量
恢复所有文件后，您可以关闭Recuva。这些文件现在应该在您指定的文件夹中可用。
如何在高级模式下使用Recuva进行深度(Recuva)文件恢复(file recovery)
扫描完成并显示结果后，您还可以通过按下相应的按钮切换到所谓的高级模式。
在 Recuva 中切换到高级模式
这使文件出现在一个列表中，显示其原始位置的路径以及其他有用信息。在窗口的右侧，您还可以看到三个选项卡，您可以在其中预览文件并查看有关它们的更多详细信息，例如它们的大小、状态和创建时间(creation time)。此外，您还可以看到以十六进制编码的标头。继续并选择要恢复的文件。如果要恢复找到的所有文件，可以勾选Filename之前的框，它会从列表中选择所有文件。按恢复(Recover )开始该过程。
选择要恢复的文件，然后按恢复(Recover)
如果您想从高级视图启动另一个(Advanced view,)恢复过程(recovery process)，请使用窗口上部的下拉列表设置位置、扫描类型和文件类型(file type)。最后，要更改应用程序设置，请单击或点击(click or tap)选项(Options )按钮。
使用高级模式在(Advanced mode)Recuva中启动新扫描
您(Did)是否设法使用Recuva恢复丢失的文件？
Recuva是一个简洁的程序，可以帮助您恢复丢失的文件。我们喜欢它提供易于使用的界面、快速的扫描速度和良好的检测率(detection rate)这一事实。您(Did)是否使用它来恢复丢失的文件？在下面的评论部分分享您关于丢失数据的故事，如果您对(Share)Recuva有任何疑问，请随时提问！
How to recover deleted files with Recuva (from SSD, HDD, USB stick, etc.)
Don't you hate it when you accidentallу delete a file, only to realize later that you need it? If it went to the Recycle Bin, it is easy to restore. But what if you permanently deleted it, with a Shift + Delete keyboard combination? Maybe you had those files on a memory card or USB memory stick, like the photos from your vacation. Or maybe you formatted the wrong external drive and now it just shows empty space. Luckily, it is usually possible to recover deleted files. Many tools can help you do it, and one of the best is called Recuva, made by a company named Piriform. In this tutorial, we show you how to use Recuva to recover deleted files in Windows:
Before you begin
When you try to recover deleted files, it is essential to use as little as possible the partition or device where the deleted files were found. That is because when a file has been deleted, the reference to it has been taken away, but the file itself is still there. If new files are created on the drive, partition, or folder where the deleted files were stored, there is a high risk that these new files will overwrite the existing data, making it impossible for you to recover the old files. So when you want to recover a file from a partition, it is best to avoid installing a program or a game, downloading a movie, etc. on the same partition.
This also means that, if you want to recover files from your "C:" drive, you should not install Recuva on that drive.
Where to download and install Recuva
Recuva has two versions. Recuva Standard is free, while the Professional version (which includes automatic updating and virtual hard drive support), costs 19.95 USD. Recuva was previously available both in an installer and a portable version, but this is no longer the case. At the time of publishing, the latest installer version was 1.53. You can download the free version of Recuva from here. After downloading it, go to the download location and run the installer. If you get a UAC warning, press Yes. In the install wizard, click or tap on Install if you want to use the default settings.
Press Install to use the default settings
If you want to change the settings, click or tap on Customize instead. If you want to install the program in a different folder than the default one, press More to access this setting. After you finish customizing the process, press Install.
Customize the installation, then press Install
The installation only takes a couple of seconds. To complete the installation process, click or tap on Run Recuva. Make sure to uncheck the box below the button if you don’t want to view the release notes.
Run Recuva after installation
If you want to run the app later, click or tap on its desktop icon or on its entry in the Start Menu.
How to recover deleted files with Recuva
By default, Recuva runs the recovery wizard when you launch the app. You can disable this behavior in the app settings later or just check the box in the lower-left corner of the window. For now, let’s use the wizard. Press Next.
The Recuva Recovery Wizard
Now, choose the type of data that you have removed and then click or tap the Next button. In this example, we are searching for some pictures that we accidentally deleted, so we selected the Pictures option.
Select the file type you want to recover
Then you can choose where to look for the deleted files. For example, we know that the files we accidentally deleted were stored in a folder called "Photos to print," found on our test computer's D: drive (a removable USB stick).
If you know where you deleted the files from, you should be as specific as possible, since this decreases the search time by a lot. When you do not know, you can choose “I'm not sure,” but you have to realize that the recovery process takes a lot longer.
Choose the location where you want Recuva to look for the files
Now you get to a screen from which you can start the scan for deleted files. There is a tickbox to enable "Deep Scan," which by default is unticked.
The first time you run Recuva, we recommend that you do the standard scan. Most of the time it should find your files just fine. If it does not, you can always run the scan a second time around, this time with "Enable Deep Scan" checked. It takes a lot longer, but it returns better results for files that were deleted a long time ago. Click or tap Start and sit back to watch the magic happen.
Press Start to continue
When the search process is done, the deleted files that can be recovered are displayed in a list. Select the files you want to recover and then press the Recover button.
Select the files you want to restore and click or tap on Recover
Remember to save the files to another medium than the drive or partition you recover them from. For example, because we wanted to recover files from a USB memory stick, we recovered them to the local SSD.
Pick a location for the recovered files
After completing the process, the program displays a confirmation window, which you can dismiss by pressing OK.
The confirmation window shows the number of recovered files
When you have got all your files recovered, you can close Recuva. The files should now be available in the folder you indicated.
How to work with Recuva in advanced mode for in-depth file recovery
Once the scan is done, and you are shown the results, you can also switch to the so-called advanced mode by pressing the corresponding button.
Switch to Advanced mode in Recuva
This makes the files appear in a list that displays the path of their original location, as well as other useful info. On the right side of the window, you also get three tabs where you can preview files and see more details about them, like their size, state, and creation time. Also, you can see their header coded in hexadecimal. Go ahead and select the files you want to recover. If you want to recover all the files found, you can tick the box before Filename, which selects all the files from the list. Press Recover to start the process.
Select the files you want to restore, then press Recover
If you want to initiate another recovery process from the Advanced view, use the drop-down lists in the upper part of the window to set the location, the scan type, and the file type. Finally, to change the app settings, click or tap on the Options button.
Initiate a new scan in Recuva using Advanced mode
Did you manage to recover your lost files using Recuva?
Recuva is a neat program that can help you recover lost files. We like the fact that it offers an easy-to-use interface, fast scanning speeds, and a good detection rate. Did you use it to recover your lost files? Share your stories about lost data in the comments section below and, if you have any questions about Recuva, ask away!
