Did you accidentally delete some important files from your computer? Don’t worry, you can easily recover them without having to start from scratch.

In this article, we will show you data recovery from an external hard drive or USB port. By following our easy steps, you will be able to restore your lost files in no time.

Windows 10

Are you one of the users who sync their files and photos via OneDrive? If so, then you should also know that this service is not supported on Windows 10. Therefore, if you have deleted some files from your computer and tried searching for them back with the help of OneDrive, you will notice that it does not show the deleted files.

Luckily, some workarounds will allow you to sync your files again with the help of third-party apps. So, if you have also deleted files from your computer, you can also use these apps to restore them.

If you have not yet upgraded to Windows 10 and miss the option of syncing files via OneDrive, you can easily get it back by following these easy steps. First of all, you need to sign in to your Microsoft account in the order to make your files sync again.

After that, you can go to ‘OneDrive’ and click on ‘Settings’ option. In the next step, you need to click on the ‘Sync settings’ option to allow your files to sync again with the help of OneDrive.

File Explorer

The good news is that you can also check the deleted files from the File Explorer as well. All you need to do is go to ‘Organize’ option and then click on ‘General’ tab.

Then, you will see the option of ‘Tracks of the files’. Click on the ‘Tracks of the files’ option and then you will see all the deleted files with the help of their icons.

You can also view the deleted files from the General tab of the Folder Explorer as well. So, if you are also worried about the deleted files, you can easily restore them with the help of these steps.

Recover Deleted Files from External Hard Drive or USB Port

For Windows 10:  Now you can restore your deleted files from an external hard drive or USB port via this app. All you need to do is connect your external hard drive to your computer and then launch the app.

In the next step, you need to choose the external drive from the list and click on the ‘Start Scan’ button. As soon as the scanning process is done, the app will show you all the files which were deleted from the external drive. You can also preview them before you delete them from your computer.

For Android & iOS:  If you want to recover the deleted files from your external hard drive or USB port, you can do it with the help of this app as well. All you need to do is connect your external hard drive to your Android or iOS device and then launch the app.

Conclusion

Deleted files are never going to be deleted from your drive. Because deleting a file doesn’t mean it is gone, it just means that the file is gone from your computer’s hard drive. It doesn’t mean that the file is gone from the computer’s system.  The files can be restored from your external drive or USB port by following the above steps.