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Use Windows File Recovery if the files were deleted from the USB drive and are no longer in the Recycle Bin.
Important: stop using the USB drive immediately. Any new files copied to it can overwrite deleted data and reduce the chance of recovery.
Steps:
- Install or open Windows File Recovery from the Microsoft Store.
- Press the Windows key, type Windows File Recovery, and open it.
- When prompted, select Yes to allow changes.
- Run recovery from the USB drive to a different drive on the PC. The source and destination drives must be different.
- Use this command format:
winfr source-drive: destination-drive: [/mode] [/switches]
Examples:
- Recover Word and PDF files from a USB drive to the PC:
Winfr E: C: /extensive /n *.pdf /n *.docx - Recover files with part of the name known:
Winfr E: C: /extensive /n *invoice*
After starting the command, enter Y to continue. Recovered files are saved in a folder named Recovery_<date and time> on the destination drive.
If the files were Word documents and Word had open recovery versions, check the Document Recovery pane in Word and open the most recent version shown there.