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.
