[Answered] Will System Restore Recover Deleted Files?

Do you have the same question as this user? Accidentally deleted some important files and tried to recover deleted files with System Restore. But since you don't know much about System Restore, you are not sure if this is a good idea, are you? Will System Restore recover deleted files? The answer to the question varies depending on the cause of the data loss. Just keep reading to learn more.

Will System Restore Recover deleted files?

Actually, many Windows 10/11 users have the same question: does Windows System Restore recover deleted files? This may be due to a lack of understanding of System Restore. When you know what System Restore is and how it works, you will know the answer to the question.

In short, System Restore is designed to help users restore Windows to a previous date. It is an easy way to undo system changes. To be more specific, if something goes wrong with your system after installing updates, drivers or applications, you can perform System Restore to restore it to a good working state before the problem occurred.

It is important to note that System Restore only takes images of system files, installed programs, Windows Registry, and system settings, other personal files such as documents, photos, videos, songs, will not be included in the restore point. That’s to say, System Restore does not care about your personal files and it will only recover system-related changes.

Will System Restore Recover deleted files? Can System Restore recover deleted files from Recycle Bin? In most cases, the answer is No. The purpose of System Restore is to bring computer back to a working state. However, it cannot help you recover accidentally deleted personal files or files deleted from recycle bin. But don’t be too worried, there are other ways that can help you undo deleted files in Windows.

How to recover deleted files in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7

System Restore cannot recover accidentally deleted files or files deleted from recycle bin. You may check the backup or try data recovery tool to find lost files.

Way 1. Recover deleted files via File History

If you have File History enabled on your computer, then there should be a backup of your personal files. You can go to Control Panel > System and Security > File History to see if you have that feature enabled. If it is enabled, you can try to find your deleted files from the backup package.

Choose Restore personal files > browse and find the deleted files you want to recover > click the Restore option to get them back.

Way 2. Recover deleted files via ADR for Windows

If there is no backup available, then you can rely on a data recovery tool to help you find deleted files. It is possible that the deleted files are still on your computer, they are just marked as free space,  waiting to be overwritten by new data. These files are not visible, but the data recovery tool can find them.

Here we recommend you MyRecover. It is one easy-to-use Windows 11/10/8/7 recovery tool designed by AOMEI, the leading benchmark of the data security industry. The tool can scan your computer and find all deleted personal files or files deleted from recycle bin.

● Help you recover missing data effectively, safely, and completely.
● Recover lost data due to system crashes, accidental deletion, virus attacks, etc.
● Recover deleted and missing files with a high success rate and without any quality loss.
● Retrieve 200+ types of data, texts, pictures, videos, audios, emails, compressed files, etc.

You can click the download button to get the ADR for Windows. Below is the example to recover deleted folder in Windows 10.

Step 1. Open ADR for Windows > hover the mouse over the drive, and click Scan.

Step 2. Wait for the scanning. As soon as any deleted or lost files are found, the tool will immediately display them in the list.

Step 3. Check the scanning result. Find and select the files you want to recover. Finally, click the Recover button to restore them.

Final words

Will System Restore recover deleted files? The answer is No. System Restore is a feature that backs up system files and you can use this feature to undo some unwanted system changes. It can help you restore computer to a good working state but can not help you recover personal files.

If you want to recover deleted personal files, first you can try to find deleted files from Windows backup. If there is no backup available, then you can let ADR for Windows help you scan your computer and find the lost files.

PS: File History does not allow you to backup only selected files. If you want to implement a custom backup, you can try AOMEI Backupper, one free data backup tool for Windows 11/10/8/7.