How to Recover Deleted Video Files in Windows 7?

Want to get back permanently deleted video files at any cost? If your answer is yes to this question then you are definitely in the right place. This page will provide you the best solution to safely get back all your deleted videos from Windows 7 systems.

At certain times, when you accidentally delete some important videos from your Windows 7 PC, you might not possess a backup of it. Well, there are many reasons that put you into trouble of data loss. Some general causes for video deletion from Windows 7 are listed down-

1. Emptied Windows 7 Recycle Bin Folder: You might clear the recycle bin folder on your Windows 7 PC without realizing if it contained some vital video files. But video files which are permanently deleted in this way can be got back.
2. Shift-Delete: Video deletion also occurs when you mistakenly apply Shift-Delete on some valuable video files.
3. Formatted Drive: Even formatting the Windows 7 drive will erase all the videos files on residing on the drive.
4. Virus infection: Virus and other malicious threats also make the video files to get deleted or go missing from its location.

How to restore deleted videos on Windows 7 systems?

The videos deleted due to any of the above-described scenarios are not completely deleted from your Windows hard drive; though they remain inaccessible at your end. When a file is deleted only the reference to the file will be removed but the file still resides in the same storage location. The space of the deleted file will be marked as free to be used by any new files. Therefore, without much delay, you should start recovering the deleted files using efficient video file recovery tools. Otherwise, if you continue using the computer and save new files, chances are that it might overwrite the data that you are looking to restore.

Well, now to regain the deleted video files you can make use of the top-rated tools in the market like- Video File Recovery.

Video File Recovery

The Video File Recovery tool is been designed for secure and instant restoration of video files from from Windows 7 systems. The program runs with an efficient scan engine that can easily restore permanently deleted MOV files, AVI, AVI, XviD, MPEG, MP4, etc. The tool also supports all formats of audio, pictures and text file formats.

With the help of this application, you can restore deleted videos from Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003 Operating Systems easily. Moreover, this amazing video recovery utility is also built to support media restoration from various camcorders such as Canon 5D, Nikon Coolpix P1, and Sony Handycam.

Perform video recovery on Mac

With Mac version of this utility, the user can you can now easily recover deleted videos on MacBook, iMac, iPods, and so on. The program is fully compatible with all editions of Mac OSX including High Sierra, Sierra, Mavericks, Yosemite, Snow Leopard, Leopard, Mountain Lion, Lion, etc.

Note: This reliable application performs deleted video recovery from a Camcorder with ease.

How to Recover Permanently Deleted Video Files in Windows 7?

Step 1: Download and install the Video File Recovery software on your Windows 7 system. After installation select "Recover Files" from the main screen to recover permanently deleted video.

Step 2: Locate the Windows storage drive that is to be scanned for deleted videos. Click on the Scan button.

Figure 1: Main Screen

Step 3: The scanning process gets initiated, wait for it to finish the complete scan.

Figure 2: Scanning for video files

Step 4: All retrieved videos appear File Type View and Data View layouts.

Figure 3: Recovery results

Step 5: Preview the recovered media file and pick the required files for saving.

Figure 4: Preview Window

Step 6: Set up a storage location to save the retrieved videos from the Windows 7 drive. Hit on the Save button.

Figure 5: Save Recovered Videos