Possible to recover permanently deleted files windows server 2016?

Speaking of Windows File Recovery, this is a free tool from Microsoft that is specifically used to recover permanently deleted files on Windows server. It is a bit technical because it is a command line operation, so interface fans may find it troublesome, but the effect is still good.

How to use this tool?

1. Open the Microsoft Store, search for Windows File Recovery, and install it (remember to operate in a network environment).
2. If your server does not have a store, you may need to install the tool on Windows 10/11 first, and then copy it to the server to run it.

winfr source disk: target disk: /n <file path or type>

Open the command prompt (administrator mode).

3. For example, if you want to restore files on the C: drive to the D: drive, you can use:

winfr C: D: /n *.docx

The above will retrieve all .docx Word files.

The success rate of this tool depends on whether the data has been overwritten. The sooner you do it, the better!
Although the command looks scary, you will get used to it after using it a few times. The official documentation is also very detailed. If you don't know how to use it, you can check it out.

Try it now, maybe you can get your files back!