How to Recover Deleted Files Using Winfr Easy Mode on Windows 10, 8, 7, and 11?

“Help! How do I recover deleted files with Winfr easy mode?”

Winfr, Windows File Recovery, is a free tool available for all Windows 10 and later users to recover lost files from hard drives. Designed by Microsoft, it is pretty dependable, but sometimes users find it difficult to handle.

Firstly, it is a command-line application without a graphical user interface, which is also known as a GUI. That is to say, it will set a barrier for ordinary users without any relevant expertise or knowledge.

Then, it recovers files using certain recovery modes. The recovery modes it offers are kind of complex: regular mode, extensive mode, etc. Users are likely to get confused and don’t know which to choose.

In addition, the switches are difficult to get through as well. Users are prone to get syntax wrong and receive errors like “there was an error parsing your command”.

And thus users keep asking “How to recover deleted files using Winfr easy mode on windows 10”.

Don't worry, we'll go over the recovery modes in Windows File Recovery in detail in this article. Users who have problems using the easy mode to recover deleted files could get assistance here.

How to recover Deleted files using Winfr easy mode on Windows 10?

To recover deleted files with winfr easy mode, we might as well start from the recovery modes it provides.

Two kinds of modes can help you in file recovery. Basic modes & advanced modes. In basic modes, there are two modes available:

Regular mode: the basic or standard mode to recover files from healthy NTFS hard drives.

Extensive mode: the mode to recover files from hard drives of all file systems.

In advanced modes, also two modes can be utilized:

Segment mode: recover files using file record segments, applying to NTFS drives.

Signature mode: recover files using file headers, applying to all file systems.

Different recovery modes can help you in different file loss situations. As for the “easy mode” that users are asking for, it is highly likely to refer to the Regular mode. If you are about to use Regular mode, make sure the file system is NTFS.

Also, switches can help you scan files faster. If you need more info about switches, please refer to “How to use Windows File Recovery”. Now, this section will offer a tutorial on using Regular mode to get files back. Check it out below.

Notes:✎...

Regular mode and Segment mode only apply to NTFS hard drives. If you are using a non-NTFS hard drive, please use other modes. 

To check the file system, please go to This PC > choose the drive that has lost files > right-click on it > Properties. 

If you run into the error “Windows File Recovery failed to create destination folder”, please get help. 

If you cannot get the scanning and processing done, please refer to "Windows File Recovery stuck at 99%".

Step 1. Choose switches to use with Regular mode.

Step 2. Then type the file recovery command. Command format:

winfr source-drive: destination-drive: [/mode] [/switches]

Please mind that the source drive cannot be the same as the destination drive. Let’s take an example:

winfr D: E: /regular /n *.pdf

In using this command, you could recover the just deleted PDF files from D: drive to E: drive. Here the wildcard “*” is useful in filtering the file type. If you cannot recall the file type/path/name, you could take advantage of it.

How to recover deleted files in Windows 11/10/8/7?

Actually, the Regular mode in Windows File Recovery is limited to some degree. You could only use it to recover files deleted in a very short time.  What's more, it offers no graphical user interface, causing trouble for ordinary users.

What's worse, it only applies to Windows 10 and over, which is inconvenient.

Then how to restore deleted files from hard disks in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 SP1, and Server? You might as well utilize MyRecover.

As a helpful tool specially designed for Windows users, it has a wider application range. In addition, it is equipped with advanced scanning methods to search for deleted and missing files in almost all Windows OS.

Step 1. Launch the program > connect your WD external hard disk to the PC > hover the mouse over the drive and click Scan to scan.

Step 2.  File sorting and filtering are available to help you target your wanted files faster.

Step 3. Go to Deleted files > select the data you need, for example, Excel files > Recover x files.

Using this versatile tool, you can also recover data from formatted hard drive easily.

Wrapping up

Windows File Recovery from Microsoft is pretty reliable, but sometimes users are prone to meet errors and fail in file recovery. So there are always users wondering how to recover deleted files using Winfr easy mode on Windows 10.

So for the sake of saving labor and time, you might as well choose WinfrGUI as your data recovery helper. In only 3 steps, you could restore deleted /lost files with a high recovery rate.

In addition, using Windows File Recovery, in fact, is to recover files from hard disks using cmd, which is way too difficult for common users. Why not choose the easy efficient tool MyRecover to help you out?