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The first thing you need to know is the way that Windows handles deleted files after the trash bin has been emptied. The fact is, even those files are not yet physically deleted from the hard drive. They are simply logically deleted, becoming invisible in the file system. However, on the physical level, as magnetic states of the hard drive, they are still there... but not forever!
The trick is that once new information is written to the hard drive, deleted files (actually, ones marked for deletion) can be overwritten without your knowledge. So, in fact, the absolute #1 rule for recovering a deleted file is:
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STOP using the PC right NOW!
The less you touch the filesystem, the greater your chances of recovering a deleted file successfully. Another thing that you should avoid is defragging (defragmentating) the HD. This also runs a good chance of losing deleted files irrecoverably, as data are reshuffled physically on the HD by this process.
The next step is to pick a file recovery program. It is not a process you can do by hand nowadays, but luckily there is a good selection of tools which simplify data recovery quite significantly:
Spotmau Data Recovery
PC Inspector
Restore My Files
Recuva
Restoration
Undelete Plus Some of the tools are free, some are commercial. They also vary a bit in functionality and reliability. Spotmau Data Recovery is perhaps overall the best compromise between functionality and price, although the free tools such as Restoration or Undelete Plus may well do the job for you as well. Just remember - don't make the one key mistake of doing too much on your PC after deleting the files!
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