Recycle Bin has always been a Hail Mary when we accidentally delete any files. Just pop into Recycle bin and restore the files, and everything is spiffy again, Right?
Recycle Bin is a wonderful windows feature, but what if the deleted files don’t end up in the Bin. It can be disastrous to find out that we can never recover these files.
Don’t worry. We havecompiled a list of ways to tackle this situation with some preventive ways to never face the issue again in the future.
Why is My Deleted File not in Recycle Bin?
There are many reasons why the deleted files don’t end up in the Recycle bin. Stated below are some common causes that create this issue.
How to Recover Deleted Files That Don’t Show Up in Recycle Bin?
When there is any accidental deletion of files and folders, we recommend stopping the PC from any further use till recovery is made. The longer we wait to recover these files, the smaller the chance of recovery. Hence, we recommend prioritizing the recovery process with the methods stated below.
Restore to Previous Versions of Folder
This method will only work if a previous version has been backed up using Create Restore Point in windows. Suppose you have not created a restore point. This step will not work for you.
Restore Files From File History
This step only works if you had file history backed up in the first place. We need to create a backup file history on external drives. This is also possible if we have HDD and SSD in one PC.
Remember, we need to back up the file in a backup drive instead of the primary one. If you had done a backup before the deletion process, follow the procedure below:
Check Synced Folders in One Drive
One Drive Syncs the contents from the desktop, Pictures, and Documents folder from the PC to its cloud storage. When we delete files from PC folders, the files in one drive get deleted too.
However, we have experienced OneDrive does retain some of those PC files even after their deletion in PC. This is an issue Microsoft will probably fix in the future but for now, use it to its advantage.
