User Guide: Recover Deleted or Lost Files Step-by-Step
Follow the three steps below — the whole process only takes a few minutes.
Hasleo Data Recovery Free is a portable-friendly Windows tool that recovers deleted and lost files from hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, memory cards and other storage devices. This guide walks you through choosing the right recovery mode, scanning the device, previewing the results and saving the recovered files without overwriting the data you want back.
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Step 1: Launch the Program and Choose a Mode
Download and install Hasleo Data Recovery. Launch the program and select the recovery mode.
Please do not install it on the disk where you lost your data, otherwise those lost files and data will be overwritten.
Hasleo Data Recovery provides three recovery modes to ensure finding everything you want to recover.
- Deleted File Recovery - This mode quickly scans your device to find deleted or recently lost files within a short time, typically completing in just minutes. So we strongly recommend that you try it first. If your desired files aren't found, please try "Deep Scan Recovery" to find more lost files.
- Deep Scan Recovery - This mode deeply scans your device with advanced algorithms to find every recoverable file. It performs sector-by-sector scanning, so it will take longer but delivers significantly more results.
- BitLocker Data Recovery - This mode is specifically designed for Windows BitLocker encrypted drives. It can recover deleted or lost files from drives that are healthy, inaccessible, failed, damaged, corrupted, deleted, or lost. (A password or 48-digit recovery key is required.)
Step 2: Select the Target Device
Please select the device where you lost your files, then click "Scan" to start scanning.
For BitLocker recovery mode, you need to provide the correct BitLocker access credentials and follow the prompts to recover lost data from the BitLocker encrypted drive.
Step 3: Preview and Recover Files
After scanning completes, all found files will be displayed in the interface. You can quickly locate target files by path and file types. Preview pictures, documents, videos and other files before deciding which ones to recover. Simply tick the desired items and click the "Recover" button to restore them.
Important: To avoid overwriting lost data, do not save recovered files to the same device where the data loss occurred.
In summary, Hasleo Data Recovery is completely safe and effective software for both standard hard drive and BitLocker recovery. It provides a reliable data recovery solution for all types of data loss scenarios.
Please Note
- If "Deleted File Recovery" does not locate your files, please click "Deep Scan Recovery" to start a deeper search. This process takes longer but can recover significantly more lost data.
- If your device is encrypted with BitLocker Drive Encryption, use the "BitLocker Data Recovery" feature instead.
- Do not save recovered files to the original device where data loss occurred, as this may overwrite the lost data.
- You can export or save scan results for later use or future recovery sessions.