Windows 10: How can I undo disk cleanup? (downloads folder)

Discus and support How can I undo disk cleanup? (downloads folder) in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; A few days ago I performed disk cleanup and cleaned my downloads folder, as I had a lot of junk in there. However, I forgot that I had one important... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by GamingJuice, Feb 26, 2019.

  1. GAMINGJUICE
    GamingJuice Win User

    How can I undo disk cleanup? (downloads folder)


    A few days ago I performed disk cleanup and cleaned my downloads folder, as I had a lot of junk in there. However, I forgot that I had one important notepad document saved there, and I can't seem to recover it. I used a few different data recovery software and none of them were able to find it, besides the shortcut (.lnk) to the txt document. I also tried to do restore from previous version (no previous versions available) and file history (but it was off). Is there anything I can do to recover this file?

    :)
     
    GamingJuice, Feb 26, 2019
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  2. BADCRC
    badcrc Win User

    Disk Cleanup - downloads folder


    Just noticed that 1809 disk cleanup now has downloads in the list - could cause problems if you're not paying attention. I'm used to blindly ticking all boxes...


    How can I undo disk cleanup? (downloads folder) [​IMG]
     
    badcrc, Feb 26, 2019
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  3. SANDEEP_KM
    Sandeep_KM Win User
    DISK CLEANUP

    Hello,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    1. Which files are you trying to delete using disk clean up?
    2. Which version of Windows are you currently using?


    Please reply back with the information to the above questions in order to provide you with appropriate troubleshooting steps:



    I understand that you are trying to free up memory using Disk Cleanup. If you are trying to delete files using disk cleanup on Windows 10, I suggest you to refer the following article on

    Disk cleanup in Windows 10     for steps to perform disk clean up on your PC.



    Hope it helps.



    Sandeep Kumar M

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Sandeep_KM, Feb 26, 2019
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  4. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User

    How can I undo disk cleanup? (downloads folder)

    Disk Cleanup - downloads folder


    Storage Sense is no better. It also has Downloads listed, same as Disk Cleanup.
     
    Ztruker, Feb 26, 2019
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