Retrieve deleted document

[DJ]

Document was created, saved. I then deleted the document. Realized I
deleted wrong document. Went into my Recycle Bin, but no Word documents are
in the Bin. How do I find where my deleted documents are? Can I still
retrieve the document? Desperate as it could cost my job. Thanks

 

[Yves Dhondt]

Yes, no, maybe ...

If it's deleted and not in your recycle bin, then it's gone. However, if the
document was saved on disc before you deleted it, there is a chance that an
'undelete' program might be able to retrieve it. All depends on how full
your disc is and how much disc writing took place since you deleted the
file.

Example undelete programs:
http://ntfsundelete.com/
http://www.active-undelete.com/
http://www.r-studio.com/

I used the last two programs years ago on Windows XP. I can't comment on if
they have evolved or not, but they did the job back then.

Yves