Windows 10: Can permanently & overwritten folders & files be recovered?

Discus and support Can permanently & overwritten folders & files be recovered? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I was prompted that my internal drive is running out of storage so while trying to "move the folders & files" I accidentally "permanently deleted it"... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by CheeKhiangLee, Jan 21, 2022.

  1. CHEEKHIANGLEE
    CheeKhiangLee Win User

    Can permanently & overwritten folders & files be recovered?


    I was prompted that my internal drive is running out of storage so while trying to "move the folders & files" I accidentally "permanently deleted it" and it has been over written. Is there any way to recover it?

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    CheeKhiangLee, Jan 21, 2022
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  2. ALBERTNELSON22
    AlbertNelson22 Win User

    Recover an overwritten/replaced folder?

    Hi, so I was wondering what I could do to recover an overwritten/replaced folder. Yesterday I accidentally replaced an important folder I had and I lost some data. So far I tried Recuva and that didn't quite find the original folder I was looking for.
    If anybody could help or recommend me software that can recover overwritten software, I would greatly appreciate that. Thank you so much!
     
    AlbertNelson22, Jan 21, 2022
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  3. WHITELIESS
    whiteliess Win User
    Problem with permanently wiping files and traces (ccleaner)


    please correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't all of the above suggestions apply to the following:

    a) wiping free space on a drive - which I have done with ccleaner (with these settings: 1 and 3 pass, secure deletion, wipe mft free space, wipe alternate data streams)

    b) securely deleting existing files/folders with a shredder tool - which I cannot do, because the files are already deleted and supposedly overwritten by windows

    So my problem is that the files are already deleted, so I can't use a secure deletion tool. They are already overwritten so apparently ccleaner or Recuva will not touch them. However, Recuva is still able to recover them so they are not permanently/securely deleted afterall. What to do?
     
    whiteliess, Jan 21, 2022
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  4. NILANJANGANGULI
    NilanjanGanguli Win User

    Can permanently & overwritten folders & files be recovered?

    How to recover a permanent deleted folder?

    How to recover a permanent deleted folder?
     
    NilanjanGanguli, Jan 21, 2022
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