Find deleted files Ways to find hidden files

Why files or file folders are hidden?

The Windows system will hide some important files and folders to prevent users to delete or modify these files. These files are invisible for us, but we can make them visible by changing the Folder Options.

Another case is the files or file folders are hidden by virus. In that case, you can use an antivirus software to remove the virus and then unhide the files.

Ways to find the hidden files

1. Find hidden files in the Folder Options

Click the start menu, type Folder options in the search box to open the Folder Options. Click the View tab, in the advanced setting section, find the option of Hidden files and folders, click it and check the box of Show hidden files, folders, and drives. Click OK.

2. Find hidden files by using CMD

First, you need to use an antivirus software to remove the virus, and then use the CMD to recover them.

Type CMD in the search box and press enter to open it. Type: attrib –h- r –s /s d/ E:\*.* and then press Enter. The letter E is the drive letter. Then you may find your files on the hard drive.

If you suffer a data loss after using the antivirus software, you should use a data recovery software to recover them.

Restore deleted files Windows

1. You can recover files from the Windows’ backups.

Press Windows key on keyboard; or click “ start—control panel”

Click “system and security—Backup and Restore”

Choose “Select another backup to restore files from”

For this way, you should have configured the automatic backup settings before that.

2.Restore from previous version

You can right click a drive, file folder or file, right-click to choose properties.

Find the folder you lost files after virus attack

Right-click to choose “properties”

Find the “previous versions” option.

Choose a proper restore point to restore.

Recover with Hdata recovery software

Download Hdata recovery software from the official website

Choose a proper mode from the software interface to recover your lost files.

Choose the mode of Deleted your files accidentally or Universal Recovery.

Choose the partition which you lost files to scan.

Review the results and then choose a recovery path to save them.

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