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BodieThornfield
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Apr 23, 2025

Urgent! Is there any free photo recovery software for PC to recommend? (Windows 11 / Mac is OK)

Hello, folks, I am a little upset... I accidentally emptied a folder full of photos taken during travelšŸ˜­. The computer system is Windows 11, and my wife's side is Mac. I also tried several recovery...
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EvelynRoberts
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Apr 23, 2025

In Windows 11/10/8/7, you can use the chkdsk command to try to recover errors in the file system, and sometimes you can get back the pictures that have been deleted by mistake, but this method doesn't guarantee that you can always recover all the pictures successfully, especially the parts that have been overwritten by new data without using any photo recovery software for Windows 11/10 PC. Here are the specific steps:

Press Win + R key combination, type cmd and enter to open the Command Prompt window.

Determine the partition where the image is located by using diskpart utility or disk management tool, assuming that the image is on D drive.

Type and run the following command with the free photo recovery software for pc:

chkdsk D: /f /r

The /f parameter means fixing errors on the disk, and the /r parameter means locating bad sectors and recovering readable information. 

Executing this command may require administrator privileges. If you are prompted for insufficient privileges, right-click on the Command Prompt icon and select "Run as administrator".

This process may take some time, depending on the size of the disk and the number of files. After the execution is complete, check if the pictures are restored to their original folders.