Windows 10: How to get files restored with windows file restore back into the right format? From .zip...

I accidentally 'deleted' a number of files. I think I was able to get them back with Windows File Recovery, but I can't know for sure.The original file type was an Excel .xlsx file, and Windows File Recovery recovered a folder called "Zip." Within that folder was a compressed zip folder named "0.zip" Within that folder are two other folders "_rels" and "docProps" as well as "[content_Types].xml". I believe these to be metadata folders for an Excel file.I've copied the 0.zip file and changed the extension to .xlsx. When it opens up Excel, I get the error that "file format is not valid." I'v

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How to restore formatted files?

Hi!

I friend of mine is going to give me a harddisk he accidently formated and i will restore the files is possible..

Which programs could do the job.. i prefere freeware or similar..

Lauri

 

Deleted file restore software.

I cant remember if it recovers old files OR leaves new files on the computer even after you do the restore. I havent used it in a while.

 

Corrupt files when restored

Took me a while to answer, and follow the instructions.
Here are the results:
Restoring from the 2TB drive failed and the FAQ page on GetDataBack site explains this scenario (file name found but on valid data to restore on NTFS) quite well.
Recuva software also found the files by name but they weren't valid to restore. For the next part Recuva wasn't helpful, too.
I decided to try a different approach. I managed to find an old HDD (that I stopped using because it fell and "got" bad sectors) that had the photos. I used R-Studio program to skip those sectors (manually, they were too much for the program to ignore in sequential scan) and managed to restore all of them (I think).
Thanks for the help.
Hope it helps someone.