How to Recover Recycle Bin on Windows 7?

Windows 7 is available in six different Editions i.e. Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate, Starter, and Home Basic. Windows 7 provides several new features like preview, jump list, home group, etc. The preview feature helps you to move between multiple programs easily. The Windows 7 system offers 2 different methods to perform deletion operation-

• Dragging the object to the Recycle Bin
• Right-click the object and then selecting the Delete option.

Recycle Bin is the area that contains all the deleted data that can be emptied manually. Windows 7 allocates up to 10 percent of disk space for Recycle Bin and the size of the Recycle Bin can also be changed. Recycle Bin provides protection against accidental deletion of files i.e. by letting the users restore the deleted files with ease. However, there are certain instances that cause permanent deletion of files from the Windows 7 recycle bin folder.

Common scenarios of file loss from recycle bin folder on the Windows 7 computer-

• Accidentally emptying Recycle Bin: Clicking on the “Empty Recycle Bin” option mistakenly on the Windows 7 toolbar will make you lose all the files/folders from the recycle bin. The deletion occurred due to such a user action cannot be revived using restore option
• Deletion of files using Shift + Delete keys: Generally, files or folders can be deleted either by using Windows Explorer or by using Shift + Del keys. The files deleted using Shift Delete keys bypasses the Recycle Bin instead of moving to the Recycle Bin. Unintentionally applying Shift-Delete on the important files causes permanent loss of files from the Windows 7 PC
• Accidentally Deleting larger files: If you delete files, whose size is larger than Recycle Bin size then they bypass the Recycle Bin instead of moving to Recycle Bin. Accidentally deleting larger files may result in instant deletion of files
• Data loss when Recycle Bin is full: Storage capacity of Recycle Bin is 10% of the hard disk storage capacity. When Recycle Bin gets full, then it starts deleting older files automatically resulting in data loss

Can Windows 7 recycle bin files be restored?

Yes, it is possible for any user to retrieve the files that are deleted or emptied from the Windows 7 system. The files still reside on the Windows 7 hard drive even after emptying or deleting the recycle bin data. They remain intact in the same location as long as they are not overwritten by new data. Nevertheless, the files will be invisible at the user end and will be allocated as free space to save new files. If you continue using the system further, after file deletion, the recoverable recycle bin files might get overwritten. So, one must stop using the system further after encountering any data loss situation. Nonetheless, as long as the files are not overwritten, it is easily possible for reliable software like Recover Recycle Bin software to regain the Recycle Bin files.

Remember:  Do not download or store new data to the drive from where you want to recover your deleted data.

Windows 7 Recycle Bin Recovery software

Recover Recycle Bin software is the ultimate solution to regain the files deleted, lost, emptied, corrupt or shift-deleted from the Windows 7 system. The powerful algorithms implemented on this software instantly scans and fetches the files from the Windows hard drive storage. It makes use of the unique file signatures to locate the permanently deleted files from the recycle bin. This app is capable to retrieve deleted images, text files, videos, audio, various other file type formats. The user-friendly interface makes the Windows 7 recycle bin file recovery much simpler and secure. The tool also assures no modifications to the file content or the structure.

This excellent software has the ability to restore erased files from thumb drives, SSD, external HDD, memory cards, iPods, memory sticks, and so on. When the tool finishes scan on the storage drive it lists all the retrievable files for a preview. The option to preview the regained files is even availed in the demo version. Furthermore, you can install this app on any other edition of Windows OS like- Windows 10, 8, Vista, XP, and Server 2003/2008.

Tips:

• Maintain a backup of the essential files
• Before clicking on “Empty Recycle Bin” option, make sure that Recycle Bin does not contain essential files
• Check twice before deleting large files by using “Shift + Delete” keys
  

Steps to retrieve Recycle Bin files on Windows 7

Step 1: Set up the Recover Recycle Bin application on your Windows 7 PC.

Step 2: Select Recover Files option that is available on the home screen.

Step 3: The home window also displays the detected logical drives. Select logical drive from where the files got deleted and then click on the “Scan” button as shown in Fig A.

Fig A: Main Window

Step 4: Now, the software starts scanning the drive that you selected in the earlier step.

Fig B: Scanning in Progress

Step 5: Once the scanning is finished, the recovered data will be displayed as shown in Fig C.

Fig C: List of Restored Files

Step 6: You can preview any file item in the list.

Step 7: Continue to mark the required files for saving.

Fig D: Preview Recovered Files

Step 8: Finally, choose the destination drive location to save the retrieved files and hit on the Save icon.

Fig E: Save the Recovered Data