Microsoft has quietly released Windows File Recovery, a text-based app for finding lost files.

Windows File Recovery is a file recovery app that comes in handy if you've accidentally deleted an important file or have corrupted data on your disk, flash drive, or memory card.

How to Use Windows File Recovery to Recover Lost Data Depending on the kind of file and storage type, there are a few different ways to recover files using WFR.

Press the Windows key, enter Windows File Recovery in the search box, and then select Windows File Recovery. When you are prompted to allow the app to make changes to your device, select Yes.

Those who find using GUI more convenient than a command-line tool can try this software as an alternative to the Windows File Recovery app.

Accidentally deleting a file in Windows only to find it can't be recovered from the Recycle Bin usually results in a Google search for "file recovery software." Microsoft has decided to give us a ...

Microsoft has released a new file recovery app that might just come to the rescue of people who’ve accidentally deleted an important document, photo or video in Windows.

Instead, it's an after-the-fact undelete tool that relies on the reality that Windows merely changes a file's name instead of deleting it and doesn't physically erase the file from the hard disk.

Active@ File Recovery for Windows stands out as one of the most powerful and easy-to-use data recovery apps. It's a close second to our Editors' Choice, OnTrack Easy Recovery Professional (4 stars ...