

To use File History, go to the files’ original folder in File Explorer, select the Home tab, and click History. You can activate File History via File History Settings by selecting your recovery drive and clicking Turn on File History. This feature must already be activated for your files to be recoverable, and you need to already have a backup saved on an external drive such as a USB drive or on a network drive.įurthermore, it only backs up files saved in the Music, Videos, Pictures, Documents, and Desktop folders as well as offline OneDrive files. If the files aren’t in the Recycle Bin-because they’ve been permanently deleted using Ctrl+Shift+Delete, for example-try the File History tool.

The files should now show up in their original folders.

If you find them there, right-click them and press Restore. Start by checking your Recycle Bin for the deleted files.
