Losing files from an internal/external hard disk is absolute nightmare fuel. One wrong click, a blue screen of death, or your cat stomping across the keyboard, and your files are outta sight. So, you ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is releasing its own Windows File Recovery tool, designed to retrieve ...

Accidentally deleting files can lead to nightmarish scenarios. Even if files are deleted on purpose, there still may be a reason you’ll need to recover a past draft or version of a file. Fortunately, ...

What are Shadow Volume Copies? Since Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 20013, Microsoft has bundled a technology into their operating systems called Volume Shadow Copy Service or VSS. This ...

With that $30 price tag in my mind’s eye, I went into my https://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,78994-order,3/description.html (limited free demo) hands-on ...

Missing folders? Unreadable files? Corrupted hard drive? Sooner or later, most PC users lose data of some kind. Here’s a series of steps you can take in Windows 11 (or 10) to bring things back. Sadly, ...

What is surprising here is that Windows File Recovery is a command-line tool, i.e., no user interface. As soon as you launch it, it will display a list of options that come with the tool. It expands ...

USB flash drives are portable data storage options that allow users to store and move files between computers and other devices. Unintentional deletions, virus assaults, formatting errors, or system ...

Maxtor, now owned by Seagate, offers easy backup solutions through its OneTouch line of external hard drives. Depending on the model number and your personal configuration, you can encrypted the drive ...

The good thing about Google Drive’s file management is the recycle bin. Any deleted file or folder will stay in the trash bin for 30 days, which is enough for most users to recover accidentally ...