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2.Press the Windows key, enter Windows File Recovery in the search box, and then
select Windows File Recovery.
3.When you are prompted to allow the app to make changes to your device, select Yes.
4.In the Command Prompt window, enter the command in the following format:
5.There are 2 basic modes you can use to recover files: Regular and Extensive.
Recover your Documents folder from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E:
drive. Don’t forget the backslash (\) at the end of the folder.
Recover PDF and Word files from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
Recover any file with the string "invoice" in the filename by using wildcard characters.
Recover jpeg and png photos from your Pictures folder to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
The source and destination drives must be different. When recovering from the operating system
drive (often C: ), use the /n <filter> switches to specify the user files or folder.
Microsoft automatically creates a recovery folder for you called, Recovery_<date and
time> on the destination drive.
6.When you are prompted for confirmation to continue, enter Y to start the recovery
operation. Depending on the size of your source drive, this may take a while. To stop the recovery
process, press Ctrl + C.
Modes And File Systems
The following information can help you decide which file system you have and which mode
to use.
File systems
NTFS Computers (HDD, SSD), external hard drives, flash or USB drives (> 4GB)
There are several file systems supported by Windows that vary depending on the storage
device or operating system. Recovering files from non-NTFS file systems is only
supported by extensive mode. To see which file system you have, right click a drive in File
Explorer and select Properties.
Use the following table to help you decide which mode to use. If you are not sure, start
with Regular mode.
The following table summarizes what each advanced switch is used for.
Supported
Parameter / switch Description
mode(s)
Wildcard: /n myfile.*
/n *.docx
/n *<string>*
Advanced syntax
The following table summarizes what each advanced switch is used for.
Supported
Switch Description
modes
NTFS
/u Recovers undeleted files, for example, from the Recycle Bin.
Segment
NTFS
/k Recovers system files.
Segment
NTFS
/g Recovers files without primary data streams.
Segment
/ Specifies which file types are filtered. For a complete list of NTFS
e:<extension> these file types, see the information after this table. Segment
_, adm, admx, appx, appx, ascx, asm, aspx, aux, ax, bin, browser, c, cab, cat cdf-ms,
catalogItem, cdxm, cmake, cmd, coffee, config, cp, cpp, cs, cshtm, css, cur, dat, dll, et, evtx,
exe, fon, gpd, h, hbakedcurve, htm, htm, ico, id, ildl, ilpdb, iltoc, iltocpdb, in, inf, inf_loc, ini,
js, json, lib, lnk, log, man, manifest, map, metadata, mf, mof, msc, msi, mui, mui, mum, mun,
nls, npmignore, nupkg, nuspec, obj, p7s, p7x, pak, pckdep, pdb, pf, pkgdef, plist, pnf, pp,
pri, props, ps1, ps1xm, psd1, psm1, py, resjson, resw, resx, rl, rs, sha512, snippet, sq, sys, t4,
targets, th, tlb, tmSnippet, toc, ts, tt, ttf, vb, vbhtm, vbs, vsdir, vsix, vsixlangpack,
vsixmanifest, vstdir, vstemplate, vstman, winmd, xam, xbf, xm, xrm-ms, xs, xsd, ym
Basic steps
2. Press the Windows key, enter Windows File Recovery in the search box, and then select Windows
File Recovery.
3. When you are prompted to allow the app to make changes to your device, select Yes.
4. In the Command Prompt window, enter the command in the following format:
The source and destination drives must be different. When recovering from the operating system
drive (often C: ), use the /n <filter> and /y:<type<(s)> switches to specify the user files or folder.
Microsoft automatically creates a recovery folder for you called Recovery_<date and time> on the
destination drive.
There are three modes you can use to recover files: Default, Segment, and Signature.
winfr C: E: /n \Users\<username>\Documents\QuarterlyStatement.docx
Recover jpeg and png photos from your Pictures folder to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
Recover your Documents folder from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
winfr C: E: /n \Users\<username>\Documents\
Recover PDF and Word files from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E: drive.
Recover any file with the string "invoice" in the filename by using wildcard characters.
winfr C: E: /r /n *invoice*
When using signature mode, it's helpful to first see the supported extension groups and
corresponding file types.
winfr /#
Recover JPEG ( jpg, jpeg, jpe, jif, jfif, jfi) and PNG photos from your C: drive to the recovery folder on
an E: drive.
winfr C: E: /x /y:JPEG,PNG
Recover ZIP files (zip, docx, xlsx, ptpx, and so on) from your C: drive to the recovery folder on an E:
drive.
5. When you are prompted for confirmation to continue, enter Y to start the recovery operation.
Depending on the size of your source drive, this may take a while.
The following information can help you decide which file system you have and which mode
to use.
File systems
There are several file systems supported by Windows that vary depending on the storage
device or operating system. Recovering files from non-NTFS file systems is only supported
in signature mode. To see which file system you have, right click a drive in File Explorer and
select Properties.
NTFS Computers (HDD, SSD), external hard drives, flash or USB drives (> 4GB)
Use the following table to help you decide which mode to use. If you're not sure, start with
the default mode.
File system Circumstances Recommended mode
Segment, followed by
NTFS Deleted a while ago
Signature
Segment, followed by
NTFS After formatting a disk
Signature
Segment, followed by
NTFS A corrupted disk
Signature
The following table summarizes the extension groups and the supported file types for each
group when you use the /y:<type(s)> switch
MP3 mp3
MPEG mpeg, mp4, mpg, m4a, m4v, m4b, m4r, mov, 3gp, qt
PDF pdf
PNG png
zip, docx, xlsx, pptx, odt, ods, odp, odg, odi, odf, odc, odm, ott, otg, otp,
ZIP
ots, otc, oti, otf, oth
General syntax
The following table summarizes what each basic command line parameter and switch is
used for.
Supported
Parameter or switchDescription
modes
Default
/n <filter> File name: /n myfile.docx
Segment
File path: /n /users/<username>/Documents/
Wildcard: /n myfile.*
/n *.docx
/n *<string>*
Advanced syntax
The following table summarizes what each advanced switch is used for.
Supported
Switch Description
modes
Default
/u Recovers undeleted files, for example, from the Recycle Bin.
Segment
Default
/k Recovers system files.
Segment
Default
/g Recovers files without primary data streams.
Segment
/ Specifies which file types are filtered. For a complete list of Default
e:<extension> these file types, see the information after this table. Segment
Segment
/f:>sector> First sector to scan on the source device.
Signature