How to Recover Deleted Documents on Windows 10

Need to recover deleted documents on Windows 10

Most of us will experience document deletion for a variety of reasons, and it will undoubtedly cause us anxiety and pain, especially if we require them urgently. "Can a deleted document be recovered?" some users inquired. Fortunately, the answer is a resounding yes!

How do I recover deleted documents in Windows 10?

To recover deleted documents on Windows 10 is not too hard. Here are 5 solutions that could help you achieve the goal. Keep reading!

Solution 1. Recover from Recycle Bin

When we accidentally delete something, the first thing that comes to mind is to look for it in the Recycle Bin. Therefore, you could get them in Recycle Bin if you didn't empty your Recycle Bin on a regular basis or delete your documents with the shortcut Delete + Shift.

Step 1. Go to Recycle Bin, and then find the deleted Word file. (You can search the filename of your document to locate it. If you didn’t remember the name, you could also locate the file by searching the content.)

Step 2. Right-click the word document and then click Restore.

Then the deleted documents will go back to their original places.

Note: It is easy to use and operate. But pay attention that if the document is larger than 8998 MB, it will be bypassed by the Recycle Bin.

Solution 2. Recover deleted Microsoft documents via AutoRecover feature

If the deleted document is of the Word format and you cannot find it in the Recycle Bin, you can recover it in Microsoft Office on Windows 10. Now, follow me and give it a shot.

Step 1. Open a new Word document and click File.

Step 2. Click Options and then select Save. You will find the AutoRecover file location.

Step 3. Copy this file path and open it in File Explorer to check the files.

Step 4. Open Microsoft Word > Click File tab > Choose Open > Select Recover Unsaved Documents > Paste the copied .asd file in the File name search box.

Step 5. After that, your files will be back.

Solution 3. Check deleted document from Word Backup Folder

If you have a Word file backup on Windows 10, the recovery may get easier. Before the operations, you could go to File in the Word app >  Options  >  Advanced > Save to check if Always create backup copy is on. If you didn’t enable the option before, turn to the next solution.

Step 1. Go to the path C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word whether the document is listed here.

Step 2. If there it is, locate your word file backup, and save it to another save place.

Solution 4. Restore deleted documents through Windows File Recovery

If you fail to find your lost documents in Microsoft Office or Recycle Bin and keep being anxious about the way how to recover deleted Word documents on Windows 10, Windows File Recovery, a Windows built-in tool developed by Microsoft seems an available choice that can help you recover your deleted document and retrieve your lost files.

But pay attention: 

• The tool is only working with Windows 10 versions 2004 and later.
• It might not recover all the documents.

The operations are a little bit complex for those who are not familiar with computers. 

Step 1. Download and install Windows File Recovery from Microsoft Store.

Step 2. Check the File System of disks, right-click on the source drive saving your lost documents before the deletion. Then click Properties. 

Step 3. When the installation and the check are completed, search cmd in the search box and then click on Run as administrator to open it.

Step 4. The basic command format for data recovery on Windows File Recovery is winfr source-drive: destination-drive: [/mode] [/switches]

Step 5. Run a search in regular mode. Suppose your deleted documents are called FileRecovery, and you want to recover the specific document from C: drive to E: drive, then you could run the following command (replace “users” with your username on PC):

winfr C: E: /n \Users\Documents\ FileRecovery.docx

Step 6. After that, input “Y” when you are asking to view the files.

Step 7. Now go to the “E” Drive to see your deleted documents.

Note: If you don't want to be limited by the complicated command line or are concerned that not all of your documents will be recovered, you can use WinfrGUI to assist you in fully invoking Windows File Recovery to restore deleted files.

Solution 5. Retrieve deleted document with a few clicks

After reading the solutions above, you may already know the fixes and successfully take the ways above into practice to recover deleted documents on windows 10. However, there are always some incidents happening. Trying data recovery software to save your time and energy as well as free you out from trouble is necessary if the deleted documents still remain missing.

MyRecover can be the one that suits you very well. With it, you could recover your deleted documents with a few clicks, which means that the operation is fairly easy and you can handle it even if you are new to the computer. Apart from that, you could enjoy the following advantages:

★Tips:

 AOMEI Data Recovery can restore your documents with a high speed and high-security rate.

 It supports multiple Windows versions, from Windows 7 to Windows 11 and Windows Server.

 You could recover deleted videos, docx, xlsx, ppt, jpg, png, pdf, MOV, mp3, mp4, zip, etc.

Get a free version and have a try.

Step 1. Install and run MyRecover on the computer. Then hover the mouse over the drive, and click Scan. 

Step 2. Quick Scan and Deep Scan can search all the deleted Word files and other lost files on your selected partition/disk. You can type the filename of your files in the search box or use the Filter feature to find your files quickly. 

Step 3. Check your scanning results and click Recover x files. And save your recovered Word files in a new position.

Conclusion

Here in this post, we introduce 5 ways to recover deleted documents on Windows 10, such as recovering from Recycle Bin, checking Microsoft Office to get back the deleted documents, and so on. But if they are not suiting you very well, you could use MyRecover to help you easily get what you want.

Of course, if you don’t want to get through the accidental deletion again, you could back up your computer with AOMEI Backupper so that the next restoration is far easier.