Deleted Files by Mistake? How to Recover Them with EaseUS Data Recovery

Accidentally deleted a folder of photos, emptied the Recycle Bin or formatted a USB stick? Don’t panic: in most cases the files can still be recovered, because Windows doesn’t really erase them straight away, it just marks the space as free. The most important thing is to act quickly and in the right way. We explain how to do it with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard.

The short version

Stop using the drive or USB stick you lost the files from.
Check the Recycle Bin and Windows File History first.
If they’re not there, use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard: scan, preview and recover to a different drive.

First of all: don’t write to the drive

A deleted file stays on the drive until its space is used by new data. Every file you save, download or install can overwrite it for good. So:

don’t install programs on the drive you want to recover files from;
don’t save the recovered files to the same drive: use a USB stick or an external drive;
if you lost the files from an SD card or USB stick, don’t use it until you’ve recovered them.

Try the free options first: Recycle Bin and File History

Recycle Bin: open the Recycle Bin, right-click the file → Restore.
Previous versions: right-click the folder that contained the file → Properties → Previous Versions. This only works if you had turned on File History or restore points.
OneDrive: if the folder was synced, check the OneDrive recycle bin on the website: it keeps files for 30 days.

Guide: recovering files with EaseUS

Follow the steps with the Next button. The screens are simplified: names may differ slightly depending on the version.

Choose the drive to scan

Install EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on a different drive from the one with the lost files (or on a USB stick), activate it with your code and open it.

Select the drive or USB stick where the files were

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Recycle Bin

Select Folder

Select a location to scan

Windows (C:)476 GB

Data (D:)931 GB

USB Drive (E:)32 GB

Start the scan

The program first looks for recently deleted files, then runs a deep scan. You can already see results while it carries on.

Click Search for Lost Data and wait

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Recycle Bin

Select Folder

Data (D:)

Search for Lost Data

Deep scan in progress…

18,204 files found42%

Find the files with filters

Use the type filters (Pictures, Documents, Videos) or search by name. The Deleted Files section shows the ones that were deleted.

Filter by type or type the file name in the search box

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Deleted Files

Other Lost Files

Existing Files

Filter: Pictures

Holiday_2025

IMG_4021.jpg

IMG_4022.jpg

Birthday.png

Check the preview

Double-click a file to see a preview: if the image or document opens correctly, the recovery will work.

Open the preview and tick the files to recover

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IMG_4021.jpg · 4.2 MB

IMG_4022.jpg · 3.9 MB

Recover to a different drive

Click Recover and choose a USB stick or external drive as the destination, never the same drive you’re recovering from.

Choose a folder on another drive and confirm

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2 files selected · 8.1 MB

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When recovery is difficult

SSDs with TRIM turned on: on SSDs, Windows frees up the space of deleted files right away, so recovery succeeds less often than on a traditional hard drive. Still, try as soon as possible.
A drive that makes noises or isn’t recognised: that’s a physical fault. Turn it off and take it to a specialist lab, without trying anything else.
Overwritten files: if you saved lots of new data after deleting them, some files may only be partly recovered.

For the future: make a backup

The best way never to lose anything again is an automatic backup to an external drive. Programs like AOMEI Backupper or EaseUS Todo Backup do it for you every day.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work on USB sticks and SD cards too?

Yes: EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard works with internal drives, external drives, USB sticks and memory cards from cameras and phones (if you connect them to the PC).

Can I recover files from a formatted drive?

Often, yes, with the deep scan, especially if you haven’t saved any new data since formatting.

Does the licence expire?

No: the licence we sell is lifetime for 1 PC, with no limit on the amount of data you can recover.

First of all: don’t write to the drive

Try the free options first: Recycle Bin and File History