[4 Ways] How to Recover Deleted Data from D Drive for Free

What to do when you have accidentally deleted the data from D drive or have mistakenly formatted D drive? Don’t worry, we provide you with four options on how to recover data from D drive on Window 10 in this post.

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By Ellie / Updated on September 13, 2024

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How can I recover deleted photos from my D drive?

 

 

“I intended to delete the photos that are unimportant in E drive. But silly me, I have mistakenly deleted my photos from D drive. These are old family photos and mean a lot to me. How can I recover them?”

- Question from Reddit

Actually, data loss isn’t as scary as imagining if you find the right way to perform data recovery. Don't worry, keep reading to find out the ways to get back your deleted files from D drive.

How to recover deleted data from D drive on Windows 10/11 [4 methods]

Here in this part, we’ll introduce 4 tested methods on how to recover deleted data from D drive on Windows 10/11, including data recovery tool, Recycle Bin, Backup and Restore, and File History.

▶ Method 1. Recover deleted data from formatted D drive

A worse situation is that you have formatted your Ddriveand lost all your data in it. Don’t worry, MyRecover, a free yet powerful data recovery tool for Windows 11/10/8/7 and Windows Server, can assist you in recovering data from the formatted hard drive quickly and easily. Let's see how to recover permanently deleted files from Ddrive.

Step 1.  Click Scan.

Select the D drive and click Scan to start data recovery.

Scan D Drive

Step 2. Find the deleted data. 

Then the scanning process will start automatically. You don’t need to wait for the process to complete if you find the data you want to recover. Or, you can also use the search box on the top right corner to quickly find the files you need. 

Scan Lost Data

Step 3. Click Recover files.

Choose the data that you want to recover. Click Recover xx files and choose a destination path to save the restored data.

Choose Lost Photos

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▶ Method 2. Get back deleted data from the Recycle Bin

The first method, also the easiest one on how to recover deleted files from D drive is to get data back from the Recycle Bin.

Step 1. Double-click Recycle Bin on your desktop to open it.

Step 2. Locate the files you have just deleted from the D drive. Right-click these files, then click Restore. Then your files will come back to the location where it was before being deleted.

Click Restore

▶ Method 3. Restore D drive deleted data from a Windows backup

What if you have permanently deleted data from the hard drive? The Windows built-in utility Backup and Restore helps to back up your data on another designed drive if you have this utility enabled, so you can recover data from a backup. Here’s how to use Backup and Restore to recover permanently deleted files from the D drive in Windows 10, and 11.

Step 1. Input Control Panel in the Windows search bar, and start it.

Open Control Panel

Step 2. Click System and Security and then Backup and Restore (Windows 7).

System and Security

Step 3. Click Select another backup to restore files from.

Select Another Backup to Restore Files from

Step 4. Select the backup and then click Next.

Select a Backup

Step 5. Search for your missing files by using the Browse for files or Browse for folders option.

Restore with Windows Backup

Step 6. Choose a location to save the backup, select your files and click Restore to recover them.

How to backup data on D drive to avoid data loss via AOMEI Backupper

You can also use the professional backup freeware AOMEI Backupper. It allows you to back up your hard drives to the destination you designate in just a few simple steps. Besides, it has the following advantages:

  • Automatic backup. It can back up your partition on a daily, weekly, and monthly schedule basis.
  • Incremental backup. It supports incremental backup, which backup only changes since the last backup.
  • Diverse backup. It allows you to backup the system, file/folder, partition, and the entire disk to an internal or external hard drive, USB drive, Network, and Cloud drive.
  • Additional features. It enables you to create bootable media from a CD or USB disk, allowing you to boot your computer from the bootable media to a backup hard drive even if the system crashes.

Step 1. Install and launch AOMEI Backupper for Windows on your computer. 

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 Step 2. Under the Backup tab, select the Partition Backup option.

Partition Backup

Step 3. You can set a Task Name to help you distinguish backups from each other. Click Add Partition or Volume to choose the D drive. You can also choose a location to save your backup. After, click Start Backup.

Add Partition or Volume

Step 4. Click Start Backup to carry out partition backup and wait until the operation is complete. Click Finish to exit the interface.

Backup Finish

▶ Method 4. Using File History to retrieve deleted data from D drive

The final method how to recover deleted files from the D drive on Windows 10, 11 is to use File History to retrieve deleted data from D drive. The same as the Backup & Restore utility, you’ll need to enable it manually in order to use it.

 Step 1. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > File History.

File History

Step 2. Click Restore personal files.

Restore Personal Files

Step 3. Select the files you need to recover and then click the Restore button.

Restore Deleted File

Bonus tip - How to recover deleted D drive via AOMEI Partition Assistant

Just in case you have deleted the entire partition of D drive, here we would like to introduce an additional method to help you recover the deleted D drive and the data stored on it. AOMEI Partition Recovery Wizard is the easiest and most effective way to recover partition. Let’s look at how to recover a deleted D drive in just 5 steps.

Step 1. Install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant.

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Step 2. Click on Partition Recovery Wizard on the left panel and select the disk you want to restore. Click on Next.

Parition Recovery Wizard

Step 3. Select a search mode. It is recommended that you select Fast Search the first time because it saves time. Then, click on Next.

Search Method

Step 4. AOMEI Partition Assistant will show you the list of all lost or deleted partitions. You can select the one you want to recover. And then, click on Proceed.

Select Lost Partition

Step 5. When the partition recovery process is completed, you will be informed by the Congratulations window. Click Finish. Then you can go to Windows File Explorer to check whether the deleted or lost partitions and data were recovered.

Finish

Conclusion

Four proven ways how to recover deleted data from D drive on Windows 11 and 10 are introduced in this post. Based on your circumstances, select the best method for you. Apart from recovering deleted data from the D drive, we also provided you with a solution to recover the deleted/lost D drive. Hope the methods mentioned here can help you get back your data or partition.

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Ellie, a professional and experienced writer who is good at solving iOS-related problems and writing iOS backup/transfer tips.