In this article, we will show you eight proven ways to help you find and get back erased, lost, or even permanently deleted files on your PC, including free ways and third-party recovery tools.

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Missing folders? Unreadable files? Corrupted hard drive? Sooner or later, most PC users lose data of some kind. Here’s a series of steps you can take in Windows 11 (or 10) to bring things back.