Accidentally Deleted Folder By Right Click. Any Way To Retrieve The Deleted Folder?

hwmpg
hwmpg ✭
edited March 2023 in General Topics

Accidentally deleted a folder by right click.

Have Total Security 2022.

Any way to retrieve the deleted folder?

Thanks for the help or direction.

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  • Alexandru_BD
    Alexandru_BD admin
    Answer ✓

    Hi,

    Unfortunately, I think it's gone and there's no way to bring it back..

    Backups are the best prevention for these scenarios. You can use them to recover copies of files if you have deleted them from your system.

    Regards

    Premium Security & Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools user

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  • Scott
    Scott ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2023

    Hi @hwmpg

    Are you talking about a folder in File Explorer, like in your Documents, Pictures etc. Or, one that was deleted from Bitdefender quarantine?

    How was it deleted, by Bitdefender File Shredder or a right-click delete?

    This could help us to know if it's possible to recover that folder. If you use an app like Dropbox, folders stored there that have been deleted are saved for up to 30 days.


    Kind regards,

    Scott

    All Bitdefender Home Product User Guides: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/user-guides/ Using BD Antivirus Plus along with Glasswire free.

  • Gjoksi
    Gjoksi Defender of the month mod
    edited March 2023

    Hello.

    Bitdefender's File Shredder permanently and irrecoverably deletes files/folders.

    That is why it is important to use back-up cloud storage services, like Google Drive, Dropbox etc.

    Regards.

  • hwmpg
    hwmpg ✭

    It was deleted by right click.

    The deleted folder was inside a couple other folders that were stored on the desktop.


    Thank you for the help

  • Scott
    Scott ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2023

    Edited post in regards to re-reading the thread title better ;) :)

    Regarding Bitdefender File Shredder:

    When you delete a file, it can no longer be accessed through normal means. However, the file continues to be stored on the hard disk until it is over-written when copying new files. The Bitdefender File Shredder helps you permanently delete data by physically removing it from your hard disk.

    So it doesn't send the folder to the Recycle Bin, but shreds it "in place."

    With that being said, I'm not sure if this would be worth a shot of any recovery, except if the folder was backed up online or to another device.

    https://7datarecovery.com/blog/recover-deleted-folders/


    Kind regards,

    Scott

    All Bitdefender Home Product User Guides: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/user-guides/ Using BD Antivirus Plus along with Glasswire free.

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