How does photo and file recovery work?

When you delete a file, it doesn't immediately disappear from your hard drive. What actually happens is that the system marks the space that the file occupied as "available." Therefore, it will only truly disappear after you reuse that available space with completely new and different files.

In other words, as long as no new data is written over that space, it will still be possible to recover your file using data recovery software. 

Best Tools for Photo and File Recovery

There are several data recovery software options available, each with its own features to suit different types of users. Let's detail the three best options for you.

🔵 Recuva: Free and practical

Recuva is a free and efficient option. It's one of the most famous programs for recovering deleted files. Developed by Piriform, it's user-friendly enough to be used even by less experienced users.

✅How to Use Recuva:

• Step 1: Go to the Piriform website and download Recuva. It's important that you only download it from the official website
• Step 2: Install the program and open it. The program's support team will guide you through the process.
• Step 3: Choose which type of file you want to recover and select the location where it was deleted.
• Step 4: The program will scan and find the files that can still be recovered. Simply choose which files you want to "Recover".

✅ Benefits of Recuva:

• Free: One of the main advantages is that it's a free tool with many features.
• Simplicity: The user-friendly interface makes it easy to use, even for beginners.
• Portable Version: There is a portable version that can be used directly from a USB drive, thus avoiding installation and possible overwriting of data on the disk.

🔵 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard: Efficient and perfectionist

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is one of the most robust data recovery software programs available. It's ideal for situations where other software like Recuva fails to achieve good results. It has a very simple interface, but is extremely efficient at finding files that are no longer visible to other software.

✅How to Use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard:

• Step 1: Download EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard from the official website and install it
• Step 2: Open the software and select where you lost your files
• Step 3: Select the “Scan” option to begin your scan. 
• Step 4: After completing the scan, preview the files that were found and select the ones you wish to recover. Once you've done that, simply click "Recover" and save them to a safe location.

✅Benefits of EaseUS:

• Deeper Scan: Performs a much more detailed scan that finds files that most tools can't find.
• Intuitive and Simple Interface: Despite being more powerful and complex, its interface is very intuitive.
• It has a free version: Although it has paid options, you can choose the free version.

🔵 Stellar Data Recovery: For Complex Situations

Stellar Data Recovery is great for solving more complicated problems, especially when you want to recover data from corrupted disks or data lost through formatting.

✅How to Use Stellar Data Recovery:

• Step 1: Download the Stellar Data Recovery program from the official website and install it on your computer.
• Step 2: Choose the type of file you want to recover
• Step 3: Select the “Scan” option when starting the scan. Or “Deep Scan” if the situation is more critical.
• Step 4: After completing the scan, select the files you want to recover and click the "Recover" option to save the restored files.

✅Benefits of Stellar:

• Greater Efficiency in Complex Situations: It's excellent for recovering data lost due to formatting or corrupted hardware.
• Greater Compatibility: Works with most file formats 
• Preview Files: Allows you to view files before recovering them