How to recover 2 year ago deleted file? (2024)

FAQs

Can I recover deleted files from 2 years ago? ›

If permanently deleted 2 years ago, they are gone and can not be recovered. 2 years is too far back in time.

Press the Windows key, enter Windows File Recovery in the search box, and then select Windows File Recovery. When you are prompted to allow the app to make changes to your device, select Yes. There are 2 basic modes you can use to recover files: Regular and Extensive.

Restore the File

If you aren't sure where that was, type the file name into the search bar as seen in the next section. The Recycle Bin will hold onto deleted files for 30 days, giving you time to restore items deleted accidentally.

For Your Information: As long as the deleted files on storage devices were not overwritten by new data, there is still a chance to restore them. The key point of restoring deleted files is whether you have saved new data onto the device where the deleted files were.

Not all deleted photos & videos can be restored

If you're inactive in Google Photos for 2 years or more, your content may be deleted. Learn about the Google Photos inactivity policy. If you're over your storage limit for 2 years or more, your content may be deleted. Learn more about how your Google storage works.

As an administrator, you can recover deleted items from Google Drive within 25 days after a user empties their trash.

When you delete a file from your computer, it moves to the Windows Recycle Bin. You empty the Recycle Bin and the file is permanently erased from the hard drive. ...

When you permanently delete a file, the storage drive makes its space available for new data. However, the file is not deleted. It remains on the hard drive; only the file pointers get deleted. (The File pointer shows you where the file exists and keeps track of it being accessed.)

In some cases data recovery chances are higher when the file system is formatted with the same file system type: in case of NTFS overwritten with NTFS the possibility of successful data recovery is quite high, while FAT overwritten with FAT has worse data recovery chances.

When Windows deletes a file, it moves it to a specific hard drive sector and hides it from the operating system. Even after emptying the Recycle Bin, there is still a chance of data recovery if no new data is written on those specific sectors where the deleted files exist.

How do you get back something you accidentally deleted? ›

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app . At the bottom, tap Library Trash . Touch and hold the photo or video you want to restore. At the bottom, tap Restore.