Recover Deleted Data From Dell Inspiron, XPS, Latitude & Alienware PC
Did you accidentally delete your data on your Dell PC? Do not worry, whatever may be the reason for data loss, we will help you recover all those important data. Whether you have Dell Inspiron, XPS, Latitude, Alienware, Vostro or Dell G Series gaming computer, we will help you to recover lost or deleted data from your Dell PC in few simple steps.
We store pictures, videos, files, audio, email, etc. on our computer and we can never imagine losing those data. But sometimes accidentally or due to some unexpected scenarios, we come across data loss situations. We understand how valuable and precious are those data to you and losing those data can be a nightmare. In order to help you with such scenarios, we have come up with this post to help you retrieve lost or deleted data on your Dell system.
Different Factors Responsible For Data Loss on Dell System
- Factory Reset of Dell PC- You did a factory reset without creating a backup.
- Accidentally deleted the data on your Dell PC- By mistake, you deleted the data while deleting some unwanted files.
- System crash due to the corrupt OS or any application.
- You lost your data after the Windows update.
- Damaged System.
- Dell PC goes into no boot , no power, no video scenario hence unable to access data.
- Dell PC got infected with a virus and resulted in data loss.
Please follow the steps mentioned below and try all possible options to recover the lost data on the Dell System:
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Restore Data from Recycle Bin on Dell System
When we delete something on our computer, it is not deleted permanently, it goes to Recycle Bin unless we do not use Shift + Del. Hence we can restore the deleted data from Recycle Bin. Press Window + D on the key the keyboard to go to the desktop. Open Recycle Bin by making a double click on it. If the files are not deleted from Recycle Bin, you can make a right-click on each file, click on Restore to get the files back.
Use Microsoft OneDrive to Restore Data on Dell Computer
OneDrive is a cloud storage service provided by Microsoft. It comes preinstalled on your Windows 10 Dell system. While setting up your Dell computer for the first time, Microsoft always recommends to store or sync your data to OneDrive, If you have opted for OneDrive while setting up your Dell PC or later on decided to use OneDrive then we easily restore the synced data back to the computer.
Type in OneDrive in your Windows search box and open OneDrive to view all your files and restore what you want.
Apart from OneDrive if you are using Dropbox as cloud storage, you can log in to your Dropbox account and retrieve all your lost data.
Use Windows Backup to Restore Data
If you have enabled Backup file history on your Windows 10 then you can easily restore your data. Type Restore files in the Windows search box and click on Restore your files with File History. Find the files you want, use the arrows to see all its versions. After selecting the right version, click on Restore to save the files to its original location.
In case you have used Backup and Restore to back up your data in previous versions of Windows, do not worry you can still find your old backup in Windows 10. Type in Control Panel in Windows search box and open control panel. Now go to Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore (Windows 7) and then click on Restore my files.
Recover Deleted Data from Dell Computer Without Backup
If you have exhausted all the above steps and you figured out that there was no backup created in the first place, then how to recover deleted data from Dell PC?
In such scenarios, it is recommended to use Windows Data Recovery which is known and very widely used as Dell Data Recovery software. This Dell Data Recovery is a professional software specially made to recover lost, deleted, or missing pictures, videos, documents, audio files, emails, etc., from your Dell PC. Use the link below to download the tool on your PC.
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The best part about Dell Data Recovery software is that it recovers data from the computer’s internal hard drive as well as external storage devices such as external HDD, SSD, USB Flash Drive, floppy disk, video players, Memory card, SD card or Camera, etc.
Dell Data Recovery software is also capable of effectively retrieve data in different scenarios such as virus attack, PC crash, the format of hard drive, damaged partition, no boot scenarios, etc.
Dell Data Recovery software not only supports Dell PCs but also other Windows PC manufacturing companies such as Dell, Lenovo, HP, Asus, Acer, Toshiba, Samsung, LG, Sony, Microsoft Surface, etc.
Note: As soon as you are aware of data loss on your Dell system, you should stop using your PC or stop adding new data to the computer, you should also avoid using the internet or simply disconnect the internet to avoid automatic Windows update or update of any other application. Installation of new updates or continuous use of computers will overwrite the existing data and chances of data recovery will decrease and at some point system, it may become unrecoverable.
How to Use Dell Data Recovery
Click on the link below (Complete Tutorial to Recover Data from Dell PC) to go through the tutorial to learn how to recover data using Dell Data Recovery software. Step by step instruction is provided to recover data in case of accidental deletion of data, format of hard drive, recover data from external storage device and recover data from crashed Dell PC, in case your system is in no power state or no boot situation you can take out the HDD from your Dell PC and follow the step on how to recover data from external storage provided in the link.
Complete Tutorial to Recover Data from Dell PC
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Conclusion
I hope by now you got all the possible options to recover lost data from your Dell system. If you have backup then you can use OneDrive, Windows Backup or Dropbox but in absence of backup, it is best to use Windows Data Recovery software to recover lost or deleted data from your Dell Inspiron, XPS, Latitude, Alienware, Vostro or Dell G Series gaming computer.