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Shelbybu
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Jul 17, 2024
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How to recover accidentally deleted desktop folder on Windows 11?

Hi everyone,   I hope someone can help me out here. I accidentally deleted my entire Desktop folder in Windows 11 and I'm not sure how to recover it. I've already checked the Recycle Bin and unfort...
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    Speedart
    Jul 17, 2024

    When the folder on desktop got deleted, it should be moved to the Recycle Bin first. Please carefully check the files and folders from trash. This is the best place to recover accidentally deleted desktop folder on any Windows PC.

     

    Otherwise, you should use a dedicated data recovery software to retrieve the deleted files on Windows 11. Here is a nice guide that successfully recovered my deleted desktop folders.

    https://www.kinmeo.com/recover-deleted-files-windows-11

     

    Note: Don't copy any files to the C drive. This will overwrite the space occupied by deleted files.

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Speedart
Iron Contributor
Jul 17, 2024

When the folder on desktop got deleted, it should be moved to the Recycle Bin first. Please carefully check the files and folders from trash. This is the best place to recover accidentally deleted desktop folder on any Windows PC.

 

Otherwise, you should use a dedicated data recovery software to retrieve the deleted files on Windows 11. Here is a nice guide that successfully recovered my deleted desktop folders.

https://www.kinmeo.com/recover-deleted-files-windows-11

 

Note: Don't copy any files to the C drive. This will overwrite the space occupied by deleted files.

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