Retrieving Deleted Files

Applies to: Employees, Students, Windows 10

If you can't find a file on your computer or you accidentally modified or deleted a file, you can restore it from a backup (if you're using Windows backup) or you can try to restore it from a previous version. Previous versions are copies of files and folders that Windows automatically saves as part of a restore point. Previous versions are sometimes referred to as shadow copies.

1. Right-click the background of any folder where data is suspected missing
2. Select the Previous Versions tab
3. Browse previous versions of the folder in the list that appears to look for missing data
4. You can restore the entire folder or open the folder and select the files you would like to save back to the computer

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