Introduction

You might experience data loss in many cases.
In case of data loss, you can easily scan lost data on your disk partitions and removable devices with the help of AOMEI FastRecovery. Once lost files are found, you can preview and recover files in a few simple steps.

How to Recover Files with AOMEI FastRecovery

Before you do

• Download and install AOMEI FastRecovery on your PC.
• Connect the drive you need to recover data to this PC.

It is free to scan lost files. However, since it is useful and helpful to recover lost data, please upgrade to paid version if you would like to start the recovery process.

How to Recover Lost Files with AOMEI FastRecovery Step by Step

Step1. Run AOMEI FastRecovery and you will find all drives or partitions without a drive letter on your PC are displayed. If the drive you want to recover is not listed, please click the Refresh button.

Step2. Put your mouse on the drive you need to scan and a Magnifier button will appear. Click it to start the scan process. (Here we take the Drive F: as an example)

Step3. Once the process starts, you can check the process and lost files found by the program fast and deep scan. And, you can directly view the found files during the scan process.   

Step4. After the scan is finished, you can view all found lost files. And, you can easily enter file or folder name to search for files and folders.

You can also click to filter lost files/folders as per the file type, modified date, and file size.

Also, you can directly double-click the files to preview. If it is unable to preview the files, you can try to first recover the files and then view.

Step5. Select the files you want to recover and click the "Recover" button.

Step 6. Click "Select Folder" to pick up a folder on your PC as the location to save the recovered files.
Tips: It is recommended to select a different drive as the location to save your recovered files.

Step 7. After the recover is finished, you will get a recover successful window and it will display where you save the recovered files. You can directly locate the path to view and edit files in Windows File Explorer.

Conclusion

With the above steps, you can easily find lost files. After the lost files are found, you can recover these lost files in a few simple steps with AOMEI FastRecovery on a Windows PC.

 

FAQs:
Q: Can I recover data from a damaged disk?
A: AOMEI FastRecovery can recover files on partitions if the disk is detected by your computer. If your disk is damaged physically, the lost data can't be recovered.