Is it possible to recover permanently deleted files from an external drive?

Question

I was deleting an empty folder within a main folder in an external drive but I don't know how the hell I end up permanently deleting the main folder with all the files inside it, which was like 20GB of movies I didn't watch yet, that is the hardest part of this loss, I didn't get to enjoy the movies. I don't want to go thru all the hassle of downloading these movies, so I was wondering If there is anyway or software available that can recover permanently deleted files. I am assuming the deletion is permanent because I've already tried two recovery softwares (File Scavenger 3.2 and SoftPerfect File Recovery) and neither one was able to locate the missing files and their respective path. I use an external Western Digital 320GB My Book Drive. PLEASE HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Answer 1

I'm assuming you got the files via torrent as well as the two recovery programs you used to try and recover the lost files. My suggestion is to just restart the torrents and have patience.



Or you could take the drive to a specialist and pay hundreds of dollars for something that you got for free.

Answer 2

You can often successfully recover deleted files from a PC, it all depends on what has happened since the files were deleted.



When you delete files the data itself isn’t deleted, just the index entry that tells the system where the data for those files is located. The area containing the deleted data is also now marked as free space so it is available for any new files to be written there instead. If and when that happens, then it is too late to recover your deleted files so it is very, very important to not save any new files or data to the device concerned.



Use another PC to browse the internet for a solution as internet browsing causes lots of temporary files to get written to the disk. Download any file recovery software, for example, to a memory stick, plug that in the computer with the deleted files and run it from there.



One of the easiest ways to see if you can recover deleted files is to try some good file recovery software.



A good tip is to try the free trial version of a commercial product that will scan the device for deleted files and show you exactly what files can be recovered as thumbnail images in the preview screen. At least that will show you if you can recover the deleted files or if it’s too late already.



You can find more useful information on how to recover deleted files at

http://www.GetDeletedFilesBack.com/index1.html

Answer 3

You should try to recover your files again with Easy Drive Data Recovery software:



http://www.munsoft.com/EasyDriveDataRecovery/



It uses unique modern algorithms to recover files that other software either recovers incorrectly or is unable to detect.

Answer 4

you can use software like asoftech photo recovery pro to recover the movies

http://www.asoftech.com/apr/



However, I guess that recovering process also takes long time, so I would suggest that you just download again those movies.

Answer 5

Unfotunately, Shift+Del bypasses the entire recycle bin system, so you don't have a way of getting it back. Some sort of recovery software might work, but the chances of that happening are very slim. Sucks :(

Answer 6

yes, these is a free program called PC Inspector File Recovery, it works great, but there are no guarantees that you will be able to get files back

Answer 7

I heard the FBI has software that can do so, but, I believe it to be propaganda, besides, you're not in the FBI, so just give up... Tell me, how important was it, and if it's not personal, what was it?