Deleted files and an emptied Recycle Bin
Files removed with Shift and Delete, or cleared out of the Recycle Bin, usually stay on the disk until something new is written over them. The scan finds them by name, folder and file type.
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Foxerly Data Recovery
Recover deleted files from any Windows drive
Deleted a folder by mistake, emptied the Recycle Bin or formatted the wrong drive? Foxerly Data Recovery scans the drive, shows you exactly which files can come back, and lets you preview them before you pay for anything.
- Free scan and preview
- Read-only scanning
- Windows 11 and 10
What Foxerly Data Recovery does
Formatted drives and lost partitions
A quick format leaves most of the data in place. Deep scan reads the drive sector by sector to rebuild files from a formatted, damaged or RAW partition.
Preview before you pay
Photos, videos, documents and audio open in a preview window, so you can see that a file is intact before you recover it.
Read-only scanning
Nothing is written to the drive you are scanning. That protects the deleted files you are trying to save from being overwritten by the recovery itself.
Saved to a different drive
Recovered files always go to another drive or a USB stick, so getting one file back can never overwrite another one that is still waiting to be found.
Filter and search the results
Sort by file type, size and date, or search by name. A scan of a large drive stays easy to work through.
How to use Foxerly Data Recovery
- 1
Choose the drive
Pick the drive, partition, USB stick or memory card where the files used to be.
- 2
Scan and preview
A quick scan finds recently deleted files. Deep scan then works through the whole drive. Open any file to preview it.
- 3
Recover to another drive
Select what you want back and save it to a different drive, so nothing on the original is overwritten.
When Foxerly Data Recovery helps
Most data loss on a working drive is logical, not physical. The files are still there, Windows has simply stopped keeping track of them.
Accidental deletion
A folder deleted with Shift and Delete, a file removed by another program, or a Recycle Bin that was emptied too soon.
Formatted drive or memory card
A camera card formatted in the camera, a USB stick formatted by mistake, or the wrong drive picked in Disk Management.
Missing or RAW partition
A drive that suddenly shows as RAW, asks to be formatted, or has lost its partition after an update or a failed resize.
Files lost after a crash
Work that vanished after a system crash, a power cut or a Windows update, including files from the desktop and Documents.
How to give yourself the best chance of getting files back
Deleted files are recoverable for as long as the space they occupied has not been reused. Everything you do on that drive in the meantime is a chance for Windows to write over them, so the first few minutes matter most.
- Stop using the drive. Do not copy new files to it, and do not install programs on it, including recovery software.
- Install Foxerly Data Recovery on a different drive if you can, and always save recovered files somewhere other than the drive you are scanning.
- Solid state drives are different. Most SSDs run a cleanup command called TRIM that clears deleted space soon after a file is removed. Recovery from an SSD is possible, but it is less likely the longer you wait.
- A full format is final. A quick format can usually be reversed. A full format in Windows writes over the whole drive, and nothing can be recovered from it afterwards.
- Clicking, grinding or a drive that is not detected at all points to physical damage. Switch it off and contact a professional data recovery lab. Software cannot repair hardware, and running a failing drive can make things worse.
Technical details
- Works on
- Windows 11 and Windows 10, 64-bit
- Drives
- Internal HDD and SSD, external drives, USB flash drives, SD and memory cards
- File systems
- NTFS, FAT32 and exFAT
- File types
- Photos, videos, documents, audio, archives and email files
- Recovered to
- Any drive other than the one being scanned
Foxerly Data Recovery questions
Can I recover files after emptying the Recycle Bin?
In most cases, yes. Emptying the Recycle Bin removes the file from Windows’ index, but the data stays on the disk until new files are written over it. Scan as soon as you can and avoid using the drive in the meantime.
Is the scan free?
Yes. Scanning and previewing are free, so you can see exactly which files are recoverable before deciding whether to buy.
Can deleted files on an SSD be recovered?
Sometimes. Most SSDs run TRIM, which clears deleted space automatically, often within minutes. The sooner you scan, the better the chances. External SSDs connected over USB often do not run TRIM, which helps.
Why do recovered files have to go to a different drive?
Saving a recovered file to the same drive could write over another deleted file that has not been recovered yet. Foxerly Data Recovery always saves to a different drive so that cannot happen.
Can it recover files from a formatted drive?
After a quick format, usually yes, using deep scan. After a full format, no. A full format in Windows overwrites every sector, so the old data is gone for good.
The drive is clicking or not showing up at all. Can this help?
Those are signs of physical damage. Stop using the drive and contact a data recovery lab. Recovery software can only work with a drive the PC can still read.