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How to Undelete Access Database Files Lost from Recycle Bin

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

Generally, after we delete files from the computer hard drive or partition, files would disappear from the partition instantly, but they are still in Recycle Bin. However, most of us are always accustomed to emptying Recycle Bin after data deletion. So when we want to undelete files, we should think of it in two situations. For example, if Access database file is deleted accidently, we could recover it from following situations.

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Situation 1: Restore Access Database Files from Recycle Bin

If we have just deleted Access database files from the partition, and not emptied Recycle Bin, we could restore them from Recycle Bin directly.

Just need to open Recycle Bin and choose the Access database file, right-click it and choose Restore button. It would be back to the partition where it was before deletion.

restore access database files

Situation 2: Undelete Access Database Files Lost from Recycle Bin

If you have deleted Access database files from Recycle Bin, it would not be so easy to restore them back. But even though, there are still ways to recover Access database files lost from Recycle Bin.

Way 1: Undelete Access Database Files with Regedit Editor

Step 1: Press Win + R to open Run box. Type regedit in it and press Enter.

Step 2: Navigate to HEKY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > currentversion > explorer > desktop > namespace.

open Regedit Editor for Access database file recovery

Step 3: Right-click NameSpace, and choose New – key. And name it "645FFO40-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E".

Step 4: Click the new created key, and change its default value data as Recycle Bin.

undelete database file with Regedit Editor

Reboot computer, and check whether Access database file has come back in Recycle Bin.

Way 2: Undelete Access Database Files Easily with Data Recovery Tool

If you feel worried about user errors because of undeleting database file manually in Regedit Editor, please get an effective data recovery tool to help restore it. This kind of tool would recover deleted files removed from Recycle Bin, attacked by virus, or lost after disk formatting, etc. And iSunshare BitGenius is an excellent one, which could restore Access database files lost because of various reasons.

4 steps to use iSunshare BitGenius

Step 1: Download BitGenius and install it on your Windows computer.

Step 2: Run BitGenius and select the partition where the Access database files are moved to Recycle Bin. Then, hit Start button to let the tool scan out the lost files for you.

choose partition and click start

Step 3: When you see "Scan Finished!", it's time for you to recover Access database files.

To do this, you firstly need to access Recycle Bin folder in the left pane and find the Access database files via its size of last modified time.

After that, click Recover button and set a safe place to save the recovered files. Please note that the place could not be the location where you delete the files.

Tips: If you fail to locate to your needed Access database files in Recycle Bin folder, you need to find them in Lost_dir.

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Step 4: Once you get a prompt as follows, it means that you have successfully undelete MDB/ACCDB files or other formats of Access documents. You can choose Yes option to view the restored data or continue your usage via No button.

view recovered files or not

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