How to Recover Files After Factory Reset/System Restore Windows 10

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Quick Navigation:

• Where are the lost files now after system restore?
• How to Recover Files after System Restore in Windows 10
• Step-by-step guide to recover files after System Restore in Windows 10
• Step 1. Download Windows 10 Data Recovery
• Step 2. Select File Types to Recover after System Restore
• Step 3. Select System Hard Disk/Partition to Scan
• Step 4. Recover Files after System Restore in Windows 10
• Extra Tips: How to Avoid Data Lost Due to System Restore and Factory Reset Computer

"I factory reset my computer in Windows 10 and restore the system. I supposed I have restored the system with the former backup file saved on my external hard drive. However, it seems I lost many important files, including family videos and pictures, my paper, Oh my god, please help me, telling me how to recover files after system restore Windows 10"

Both resetting computers to factory settings and restoring computer systems are risky. It's a process to erased all content on the computer. Though you restore the system with an image backup file, you may fail or though your success, you may also lose files since not all files are backed up. And it's a big task to back up the whole computer if you haven't had the habit of using software, like QILING Disk Master to back up your computer selectively or wholly. What if you lost files after restore system of the Windows, like Windows 10? Don't worry, let's learn how to recover files after system restore in Windows 10 (other Windows version supported as well. Here we take how to recover files after system restore in Windows 10).

Where are the lost files now after system restore?

Though there is no CANCEL option for the system restore or factory reset Windows 10, the files are still on the hard drive where once they were. It is the theory for all storage devices. Though the storage occupation is the fixed, files deleted are not removed right away from the device, they're marked as useless, waiting to be replaced by new data. Let's put it in a word, the lost files are still there, either being recovered or replaced. In this case, you need to hurry up, because once the files are replaced, you will lose them permanently.

How to Recover Files after System Restore in Windows 10

As mentioned before, the lost files are marked as useless and invisible. If you want to recover the files after system restore in Windows 10, you need the help of software. Windows 10 data recovery software is specially designed for users to scan the computer, looking for needed files and recover them from Windows 10.

Deep Data Recovery is one of the most well-known data recovery tools for Windows 10. Any data lost in a computer can be recovered by it no matter in what reason it is lost. Here are some of its salient features:

Your Effective File Recovery Software for Windows 10

• Recover files lost due to system restore, factory resetting, virus attack, deletion, system crash, etc.
• Recover more than 800 commonly used file types on the computer, including pictures in different file extensions, videos, audio files, documents and more.
• Simple and easy to use with built-in navigation. Fully compatible formatted drive recovery and recover deleted files in Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

• Free Download

Step-by-step guide to recover files after System Restore in Windows 10

Here in the following, we're going to talk about how to recover files after system restore in Windows 10. If you're using a Mac, you can try the Mac version to recover data after factory settings in macOS. The software has a separate Mac version.

Step 1. Download Windows 10 Data Recovery

Click the DOWNLOAD button to get the Windows version for your Windows 10 computer. The software is fully compatible with Windows 10. After download the .exe file, please double-click to install it on your computer. It is a safe and standalone software tool.

Step 2. Select File Types to Recover after System Restore

Next, launch the software and check the needed file types in the first window. By default, all file types are selected. To save your time for the whole scanning process, please uncheck the unwanted files and click "Next".

Step 3. Select System Hard Disk/Partition to Scan

In the new window, all hard disks and external hard drives if connected are listed. From there, please select the one where you want to recover the files after system restore. Select it and click "Scan". After then, you can see the software begins to scan the hard drive for the files lost in Windows 10.

Step 4. Recover Files after System Restore in Windows 10

It might take a few minutes for the software to finish the whole scanning process. After then, all found files are put into categories. You can filter the target files by selecting the file types and file extensions. Preview the selected files before recovering them. When finding the files you lost after system restore your Windows 10, select them and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.

Note: by default, the default scanning mode is Quick Scan. It takes less time for the whole scanning process, but find less files than the Deep Scan. Please try the Deep Scan in the result window to find more files.

Extra Tips: How to Avoid Data Lost Due to System Restore and Factory Reset Computer

No one is sure he or she never need to system restore or factory reset the computer, which is very likely to cause data loss. In this case, to avoid data loss, you need to backup files on your computer with QILING Disk Master.

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