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Possible to recover permanently deleted files windows server 2016?
Hi everyone, I am currently managing a Windows Server 2016 setup and accidentally deleted some important files. Unfortunately, these files are not in the Recycle Bin, which makes me think they’ve be...
The best way is to recover deleted files from a local or cloud backup. However, if you didn't take backup or unable to find the deleted files from backup, then you have to use a dedicated data recovery software instead. They can scan the deleted files deeply and restore them afterwards.
Here is the recommended method I followed previously and successfully recovered dozens of deleted word and images on my Windows Server 2016.
https://www.gicmodo.com/recover-deleted-files-on-windowws-server
Note: Before data recovery, don't copy new files to the Windows server in case of data overwriting. This will increase the difficulty of recovering deleted files.