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"I delete an important Notepad file via Shift + Del buttons by accident. How can I recover my deleted Notepad file? Any help please!"
If you are meeting the same or similar problem like the user above, then this article can help you out! It introduces 3 workarounds about how to recover deleted Notepad files in Windows and you can pick the right one based on your situation. Now, let's read on for details.
If you have used Windows Backup function to backup your Notepad file in the past, then things become simple. You can recover the deleted text file by easily restoring the backup.
Step 1: Open Control Panel and choose Backup and Restore(Windows 7) under System and Security.
Step 2: Click Restore my files in Restore section.
Step 3: Add the Notepad file that you want to recover from the backup and click Next to move on.
Step 4: Choose the place to save the restored Notepad file and click Restore to start the restoration.
This way is available when you have backed up your Notepad file with File Explorer or created a system restore point for the partition in which you save the text file.
Step 1: Head to File Explorer.
Step 2: Right-click the folder or partition where you delete the text file and select Restore previous versions from the context menu.
Step 3: Choose the most recent previous version and then hit Restore. At last, all files in the folder will be reverted to the version you select.
Although the 2 ways above are useful, they can be applied only when you have enabled the related functions. What's more, the Notepad file they recover might not be the latest version. In other words, they are not the ideal options in some cases. So is there a way to recover the deleted Notepad file, which is universal and enables the recovered file to be totally the same as the one you delete? Yes, using iSunshare BitGenius is such a way. BitGenius is the file undeletion tool for Windows, which is specialized in recovering different types of files(e.g. txt files) deleted under various circumstances like emptying Recycle Bin. To try this powerful tool, 5 easy steps are needed.
Step 1: Download and install iSunshare BitGenius on your Windows computer.
Step 2: Launch the file undeletion tool. After that, select the location where you delete the Notepad file and hit Start to make the tool scan the selected location for the deleted text file.
Step 3: The file scanning process ends up with the tips "Scan Finished". When you see the tips, you can start finding your deleted Notepad file from the scanning result. To do this quickly and conveniently, firstly choose the folder where the text file is deleted. Then search .txt or the file name in the search bar. The related file would be displayed immediately and just check the target file.
Step 4: Hit Recover and set a place to save the recovered Notepad file. Here, you need to note that the place could not be the original location.
Step 5: Once you see the following prompt, you can choose Yes to view the recovered content.
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