Windows 2000 was released for retail sale in 2000 and it included four editions: Professional, Server, Advanced Server and Datacenter Server. Windows 2000 is an old operating system, but some people continue using it and sometimes they make mistakes or accidentally delete important files. These deleted files are not gone forever; we can get them back and through this article, we will explain what to do to solve this inconvenience. There are some methods to recover deleted files from Windows 2000 and here we will notice how to do it using Magoshare Data Recovery software.
- Part 1. Recover deleted files from recycle bin in Windows 2000.
- Part 2. Recover deleted files with data recovery software in Windows 2000.
Recover deleted files from Windows 2000 hard drive
When formatting or deleting files on Windows 2000 hard drive, we still have chance to retrieve them because they remain hidden at the deleted files disk space. It is better to stop writing to the hard drive to avoid overwriting the disk place, which can make more difficult the data recovery process. An important thing we have to keep in mind is that the deleted files or documents go first to the recycle bin, so we can try retrieving them from there. Here, we will explain some ways to recover such deleted files from Windows 2000.
1. Windows 2000 deleted file recovery: recycle bin
If we delete files or documents, they are transferred to the Recycle Bin; they may stay there until we empty the Recycle Bin or they can also be deleted automatically due to the time and disk space settings. Retrieving files from the Recycle Bin is very easy; we have to follow these steps:
a.- Double click on the Recycle Bin icon.
b.- Look for and choose the files we need to restore.
c.- Click on the Restore button.
d. - Finally, the deleted files will return to their original location.
2. Windows 2000 deleted file recovery software: Magoshare Data Recovery
This software is a great tool to recover lost, formatted or deleted data under Windows 2000. It is useful to recover deleted or inaccessible data, lost hard drive partition, lost data from USB flash drive, memory card, digital camera, MP3/4, etc.
If we cannot get the deleted files back from the Recycle Bin, we can use this useful software, Magoshare Data Recovery. It is easy-to-use and we only have to follow these steps:
Step 1: Download and install Magoshare Data Recovery.
Just download and install this Windows 2000 deleted file recovery freeware on your computer.
Step 2: Select the hard drive where you delete your files.
Choose the hard drive where you delete your files. If you want to recover deleted files from external hard drive, just connect the external hard drive with your Windows 2000 computer.
Step 3: Scan the Windows 2000 hard drive.
Click on "Scan", then Magoshare Data Recovery will deeply scan the hard drive and help you find all deleted files.
Step 4: Preview and recover deleted files.
Once the scan is completed, you can preview all the deleted files. Then select the wanted files and recover them.
Magoshare Data Recovery may help us recover photos, audio, videos, images, or any kind of documents like Microsoft documents, PDF, etc. It also runs on several versions of Windows, such as Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows 10, among others. As we can see, using this software is very easy and can help us deal with diverse inconveniences.