Microsoft recently released Windows File Recovery Tool, an application that helps its Windows 10 operating system users to recover deleted files and documents. The tool is available on Windows app store and it is a command line application that allows users to recover deleted files and documents from local hard drive, USB drives and SD cards. Here’s everything you need to know about the app and how it works:
Windows File Recovery Tool: Supported System, Formats and Drives
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Platform: Windows 10 version 19041 or later -
File systems: NTFS, FAT, exFAT and ReFS -
Discs: Hard drive, SSD, USB and memory cards -
Size: JPEG, PDF, PNG, MPEG, Office files, MP3 and MP4, ZIP files, etc.
Windows File Recovery Tool: Scope
Windows File Recovery Tool allows you to target file names, keywords, file paths or extensions in your recovery. However, being a command line application, it does not support file recovery from cloud storage and network storage drives.
Windows File Recovery Tool: How it Works
- Download and launch the app from the Microsoft Store.
- Press the Windows key, enter Windows File Recovery in the search box, and then select Windows File Recovery.
- When prompted to allow the app to make changes to your device, select Yes.
In the command prompt window, enter the command in the following format:
The source and destination drives must be different. When restoring from the OS drive (often C:), use the /n switches
Microsoft automatically creates a recovery folder for you called Recovery_
There are three modes you can use to recover files: Default, Segment, and Signature.
Default mode
Recover a specific file from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
Recover jpeg and png photos from your Pictures folder to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
Recover your Documents folder from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
Don’t forget the backslash () at the end of the folder.
Segmented mode (/r)
Recover PDF and Word files from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
Recover any file with the string “invoice” in the filename using wildcards.
Signature mode examples (/x)
When using signature mode, it is useful to first see the supported extension groups and corresponding file types.
winfr /#
Recover JPEG (jpg, jpeg, jpe, jif, jfif, jfi) and PNG photos from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
Recover ZIP files (zip, docx, xlsx, ptpx, etc.) from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
When prompted to confirm continuation, enter Y to start the recovery operation.
Depending on the size of your source drive, this may take some time.
To stop the recovery process, press Ctrl+C.
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