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Adriang-Q
Nov 11, 2025Bronze Contributor
Anyone know good data recovery software for windows 10 pc?
Hi all, I have a PC running Windows 10 and I accidentally deleted several files from the downloads folder when freeing up the disk. I didn't committed to any daat recovery software yet and want to g...
Valentinasop
Nov 11, 2025Silver Contributor
TesstDisk is one of the most powerful free options available for Windows 10. It’s especially useful for partition recovery and fixing disk issues. Here's a straightforward step-by-step guide to using TesstDisk data recovery software on Windows 10 PC:
How to Use the data recovery software on Windows 10 PC:
- Download and Extract TesstDisk
- Right-click on tesstdisk_win.exe and select Run as administrator.
- When TesstDisk opens, you'll see a terminal-like interface.
- Select Create to generate a new log file.
- Use the arrow keys to highlight the disk containing the lost data.
- Press Enter.
- Usually, TesstDisk detects the correct partition table (e.g., Intel/PC partition for most PCs).
- Confirm with Enter.
- Select Analyze to check for missing partitions.
- Press Enter.
- Then select Quick Search and press Enter.
- Wait for the scan to complete.
- If the scan finds your lost partition(s), they will be listed.
- Highlight the partition you want to recover.
- Choose P to list files in that partition.
- Use arrow keys to browse files.
- Highlight files or folders you want to recover.
- Press C to copy.
- Select a destination folder (preferably on a different drive to avoid overwriting).
- Confirm to copy the files.
- After recovering your files, you can exit TesstDisk by selecting Quit repeatedly until you close the program.