{"id":18264,"date":"2023-01-16T14:32:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T09:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=18264"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T08:46:37","slug":"restore-deleted-files-on-dell-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/restore-deleted-files-on-dell-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"File Recovery Software to Restore Deleted Files on Dell Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border: 2px dashed #eeeeee; height: 228px;\" width=\"957\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eee; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Summary<\/b><strong>: <\/strong><\/span><strong>The upfront conclusion is that your best chance at wholly and completely recovering your deleted files on a Dell laptop (or desktop) is to use specially designed software, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/windows-data-recovery-software.php\">Windows Data Recovery tool<\/a>, offered by Stellar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wdr\/StellarDataRecoveryProfessional.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15769 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/free-windows-download.png\" alt=\"free windows download\" width=\"252\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/free-windows-download.png 252w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/free-windows-download-150x43.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/buy\/wdr-pro\/buy-now.php?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=WDR&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-Mid-Banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26484 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wdr-mid-banner.jpg\" alt=\"wdr-mid-banner\" width=\"811\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wdr-mid-banner.jpg 631w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wdr-mid-banner-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wdr-mid-banner-150x62.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wdr-mid-banner-610x250.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Table Of Content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/restore-deleted-files-on-dell-laptop\/#srv1\"><strong>How To Restore Deleted Files On Dell Laptop?\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/restore-deleted-files-on-dell-laptop\/#srv2\"><strong>Method 1: Cloud Restore<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/restore-deleted-files-on-dell-laptop\/#srv3\"><strong>Method 2: File History to Restore deleted files on Dell laptop<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/restore-deleted-files-on-dell-laptop\/#srv4\"><strong>Method 3: Windows File Recovery<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/restore-deleted-files-on-dell-laptop\/#srv5\"><strong>Method 4: System Restore Points<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/restore-deleted-files-on-dell-laptop\/#srv6\"><strong>Method 5: Use Stellar Data Recovery Software to Restore deleted files on Dell laptop<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/restore-deleted-files-on-dell-laptop\/#srv7\"><strong>The Bottom Line<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18269 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/File-Recovery-Software.jpg\" alt=\"File-Recovery-Software\" width=\"800\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/File-Recovery-Software.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/File-Recovery-Software-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/File-Recovery-Software-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/File-Recovery-Software-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>The Short Answer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The one-shot solution to the problem of <\/span><b>how to restore deleted files on Dell laptop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to use dedicated software that has been designed specifically for this purpose. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is proven to work, is quick, easy, and cost-efficient, and is designed to work with any storage device you can throw at it. The software that we have linked to above supports any type of file format you can throw at it <strong>(ExFAT, FAT32\/ FAT16, NTFS, etc)<\/strong> in addition to being able to recover partitions, segments, and more.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t stop there either: in addition to deleted files, Stellar Data Recovery for Dell can also recover corrupted data, and (certain versions) can even repair certain types of files for you to make them fully accessible again.<\/p>\n<p>Even if all the other four methods of file recovery given in this article fail, using dedicated software to recover files on your Dell laptop is definitely worth a shot as it has the highest chance of success, no matter the situation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18267 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dell-laptop.jpg\" alt=\"Dell-laptop\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dell-laptop.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dell-laptop-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dell-laptop-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dell-laptop-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong id=\"srv1\">How To Restore Deleted Files On Dell Laptop?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Everything in this life is relative \u2014 including the word \u201cpermanent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>You will be glad to hear that it is next to impossible for the regular user to permanently delete data from his or her device beyond accessibility without specialized software or tools.<\/p>\n<p>That said, you are here because you are wondering <strong>how to restore deleted files on a Dell laptop, and luckily, you are in the right place.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obviously, it makes zero sense to talk about \u201cchecking the Recycle Bin\u201d and \u201cmaking sure you have not deleted the file\u201d \u2014 believe it or not, these are genuine suggestions from some other articles on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Without any further ado, let us get into the reason that you are here: <strong>how to restore deleted files on Dell laptop \u2014 the meat and potatoes of the article.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the index out of the way, let\u2019s jump right in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/dell-hard-drive-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Do Dell Hard Drive Recovery?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/restore-deleted-files-on-Dell-laptop.jpg\" alt=\"restore-deleted-files-on-Dell-laptop\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/restore-deleted-files-on-Dell-laptop.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/restore-deleted-files-on-Dell-laptop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/restore-deleted-files-on-Dell-laptop-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/restore-deleted-files-on-Dell-laptop-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong id=\"srv2\">Method 1: Cloud Restore &#8211; Restore deleted files on Dell laptop<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Since you are using a Dell device, you are very likely to be running a Windows operating system.<\/p>\n<p>If you are, and your system is from a recent generation of devices, there is a good chance that Microsoft OneDrive has created a copy of your files (it will only do this if you were signed in to your Microsoft account before the file was deleted).<\/p>\n<p><strong>OneDrive automatically backs up the following folders on your Dell laptop:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AppData<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desktop<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pictures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: OneDrive, by default does not back up the downloads folder, so if your files were there, try one of the other methods that will tell you how to recover deleted files from Dell laptop.<\/p>\n<p>That notwithstanding, you may be able to recover deleted files from the cloud \u2014 it is worth checking if there is a copy on the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>To check your cloud backups, log into your cloud provider (popular clouds are Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc).<\/p>\n<p>In the search bar of the cloud interface, look for your deleted file and let the cloud complete its exploration.<\/p>\n<p>If found, simply download your file to recover it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18268 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/download-your-file.png\" alt=\"download-your-file\" width=\"873\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/download-your-file.png 873w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/download-your-file-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/download-your-file-150x110.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/download-your-file-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong id=\"srv3\">Method 2: File History to Restore deleted files on Dell laptop<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you are using a school or corporate Dell laptop, then there is also a good chance that your organization or school system administrator has enabled file history for your device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This feature can be used to make copies of the following local folders on your Dell laptops:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft OneDrive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desktop<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pictures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To use the File Restore functionality, <em><strong>navigate to Start &gt; Control Panel &gt; System And Security &gt; File History &gt; Restore Your Files With File History.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Then, click on \u201cRestore Personal Files\u201d. You can then specify the path that the files are saved in by <em><strong>clicking \u201cRestore To\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This method is backwards compatible.<\/p>\n<p>If no one has previously set this up on your Dell laptop, it is a wise move to set it up yourself. Do this by clicking the <em><strong>\u201cTurn On\u201d<\/strong><\/em> option that will appear in the bottom left hand of the window.<\/p>\n<h3><strong id=\"srv4\">Method 3: Windows File Recovery<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This was a program that was released in 2020, and works on pretty much every single offline storage media, right up from SD cards to SSDs.<\/p>\n<p>Step one is to figure out what format your drive is in. Do this by navigating to the <em><strong>File Explorer &gt; My PC, and right clicking on the drive where the files were deleted\/ went missing from<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cProperties\u201d and note the file system, as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18276 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Window-File-Recovery.png\" alt=\"Windows File Recovery\" width=\"694\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Window-File-Recovery.png 694w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Window-File-Recovery-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Window-File-Recovery-150x111.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The utility is activated through the Microsoft store, and uses a command line style interface. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18270 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Microsoft-store.png\" alt=\"Microsoft-store\" width=\"1299\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Microsoft-store.png 1299w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Microsoft-store-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Microsoft-store-1024x405.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Microsoft-store-150x59.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Microsoft-store-768x304.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1299px) 100vw, 1299px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The command skeleton runs thus (without the apostrophes and fancy bracket):<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u201cWinfr [lost data drive name]: [drive where you want the data saved]: [mode] \/[Switch Name]\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now, there are a couple different \u201cmodes\u201d of recovery available, which are sometimes affected by what file format your drive is formatted to. The table below should help you get your bearings.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-65\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-65\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">S.no<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Drive Format Or Situation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">The Corresponding WFR Mode<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">NTFS Drive, Recently Deleted Data<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u201cDefault\u201d Mode<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">NTFS Drive, Formatted\/ Corrupted Drive, Not Recently Deleted Data<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">First \u201cSegment\u201d Mode, then \u201cSignature\u201d Mode if that does not work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">FAT, ExFAT, ReFS File Systems<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u201cSignature\u201d Mode<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-65 from cache -->\n<p>Note that Default and Segment modes only work on NTFS drives &#8211; this should not be a problem since most Windows laptops \u2014 including your one from Dell \u2014 are default formatted to NTFS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The short version of how to search is the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-66\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-66\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">S.no<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Mode<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Sample Command<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Explanation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Default<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">winfr D: C: \/n *File-Name-Here<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Segment<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">winfr E: D: \/r \/n *.mp3<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/r specifies segment mode; it analyzes file records as well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Signature<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">winfr C: G: \/x \/y:DOCX<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/x specifies signature mode.<br \/>\n\/y: is what we use to specify a file type, in this case, Docx files.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-66 from cache -->\n<p>An excellent, in-depth explanation of the same can be found here, on the HowToGeek website. Yes, the article is for Windows 10, but Widows 11 is backwards compatible with the utility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/kb\/top-data-recovery-software-available-in-india.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Data Recovery Software Available in India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong id=\"srv5\">Method 4: System Restore Points<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Another fan favorite is to use a system restore point, which, again, will only be available if you have created a restore point in the past.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18274 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/System-Restore-Points.png\" alt=\"restore deleted files on Dell laptop\" width=\"402\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/System-Restore-Points.png 402w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/System-Restore-Points-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/System-Restore-Points-129x150.png 129w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/System-Restore-Points-150x174.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do so, hit the Windows key, and type in \u201cSystem Restore\u201d and then click on \u201cCreate a restore point\u201d. Then, hit \u201cNext\u201d in the dialog box that pops up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18266 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Create-a-restore-point.png\" alt=\"restore deleted files on Dell laptop\" width=\"558\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Create-a-restore-point.png 558w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Create-a-restore-point-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Create-a-restore-point-150x122.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the restore point that you think has your data, <strong>click \u201cnext\u201d, then click \u201cfinish\u201d<\/strong>. Now, let the computer wind itself back in time, hopefully getting your deleted files back in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong id=\"srv6\">Method 5: Use Stellar Data Recovery Software to Restore deleted files on Dell laptop<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is the holy grail, a sure shot method to recover deleted files on a Dell laptop.<\/p>\n<p>Step One is to <strong>download Stellar Data Recovery<\/strong> from the given link on your Dell laptop, and run the downloaded installer after agreeing to the terms and conditions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wdr\/StellarDataRecoveryProfessional.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15769 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/free-windows-download.png\" alt=\"free windows download\" width=\"252\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/free-windows-download.png 252w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/free-windows-download-150x43.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Select-data-1.png\" alt=\"Select-data\" width=\"831\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Select-data-1.png 1118w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Select-data-1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Select-data-1-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Select-data-1-150x97.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Select-data-1-768x497.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And now to answer the question of how to recover deleted files on Dell desktop (or laptop), all you need to do is simply run the tool and select what type of data you want to recover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/kb\/stellar-data-recovery-solutions.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Stellar Data Recovery should be your Preferred Choice of Data Recovery?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can choose \u201call data\u201d as shown, but if you know you want to recover only a document, then it makes no sense to search for photos, videos, and audio files as well.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scan-Data-2.png\" alt=\"Scan-Data\" width=\"831\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scan-Data-2.png 1118w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scan-Data-2-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scan-Data-2-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scan-Data-2-150x97.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scan-Data-2-768x497.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After this, all you have to do is click \u201cscan\u201d, and let Stellar\u2019s Windows Data Recovery Software do the heavy lifting for you.<\/p>\n<p>When it is done with the scan, it will generate a report for you from where you can simply cherry-pick what files you want to recover, and finally that is how to recover deleted files on Dell desktop(s) (or laptops).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Recover-Data-3-1024x662.png\" alt=\"Recover-Data\" width=\"831\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Recover-Data-3-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Recover-Data-3-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Recover-Data-3-150x97.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Recover-Data-3-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Recover-Data-3.png 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The company behind the software, Stellar Data Recovery for Windows has over two and a half decades of experience under their belt in terms of both data erasure and data recovery.<\/p>\n<p>They have over 3 million customers across most of the face of the earth (190+ countries), and are so good that even government organizations have partnered with them for data recovery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/kb\/free-data-recovery-tools-from-stellar.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Data Recovery Tools from Stellar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong id=\"srv7\">The Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Hopefully, one of the fixes in this article will have worked for you, but if not, you always do have the trump card of pulling out specialized, free, data recovery software to try and recover deleted files on your Dell machines.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, you now know various ways to stop losing your valuable data in case of accidental deletion, corruption, virus infections, and a whole lot more.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to create periodic system restore points, try and back up a folder named \u201cimportant\u201d to the cloud, and so on \u2014 there are loads of articles about data best practices on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>For now though, we hope that this article proved useful in some way, and we\u2019ll see you in the next one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: The upfront conclusion is that your best chance at wholly and completely recovering your deleted files on a Dell laptop (or desktop) is to use specially designed software, like the Windows Data Recovery tool, offered by Stellar. &nbsp; Table Of Content: How To Restore Deleted Files On Dell Laptop?\u00a0 Method 1: Cloud Restore Method [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":18278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stellar-data-recovery-software","has_thumb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast 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