However installing it on the computer will face a potential risk of the installed program overwriting the deleted file. You can of course install a free data recovery software such as Recuva and attempt to recover the deleted file.
Although these software can run from Windows, they are actually most efficient when run offline from a bootable disc.Īn example scenario is you’ve accidentally deleted an important file. Most of the time software that belongs in the category of data recovery, antivirus and hard drive backup/restore provides the option to create a boot disc which is sometimes known as rescue disc. A boot disc is very useful because it can be used to perform troubleshooting tasks on an unbootable computer.