An advanced command line tool for recovering files on NTFS, FAT, exFAT and ReFS file systems.
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Accidentally deleting a file in Windows only to find it can’t be recovered from the Recycle Bin usually results in a Google search for « file recovery software. » Microsoft has decided to give us a first-party solution, though, with the launch of an app called Windows File Recovery.
As ZDNet reports, the Windows File Recovery app is now available through the Microsoft Store. It’s a Win32 command line app, described as a solution to recovering personal data that may have been accidentally deleted, perhaps while wiping a hard drive. It can recover most file types, with Microsoft listing JPEG, PDF, PNG, MPEG, Office files, MP3, MP4, and ZIP files, but also adding « and more. » It will work with hard drives, solid-state drives, and memory cards, with support for NTFS, FAT, exFat, and ReFS file systems included. It therefore covers most configurations Windows 10 would be running in.
