If you're unsure whether you permanently deleted a file, look around for it first. Try performing a search in File Explorer. Hopefully, you just misplaced the file and you can find it again.

How to find files you deleted on a Chromebook To restore your deleted files, you'll need to locate them first. Open the Files app on your Chromebook. You can do this by tapping the icon on your ...

This guide to finding lost files in Mac OS X is essential reading for anybody who works on a Mac. Learn how to quickly find any missing file on your Mac and you'll get things done much faster.

Jugalkumar Kshirsagar asked how to delete a file that Windows insists is open. For reasons that should be obvious, Windows can’t delete a file—or move one—if it’s in use by a program. The ...