Windows File Recovery

Software utility from Microsoft to recover deleted files

Not to be confused with Windows 7 File Recovery.

Windows File Recovery

Other names| winfr
Developer(s)| Microsoft
Operating system| Microsoft Windows
Type| Command
License| Proprietary commercial software
Website| Official website

Windows File Recovery is a command-line software utility from Microsoft to recover deleted files.[1][2] It is freely available for Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020 Update) and later from the Microsoft Store.[3]

Windows File Recovery can recover files from a local hard disk drive (HDD), USB flash drive, or memory card such as an SD card.[4][5] It can work to some extent with solid-state drives (SSD).[6]

The program is run using the `winfr` command.[4] It has a mode designed for NTFS file systems, that will attempt recovery of files from a disk that is corrupted or has been formatted.[5] Another mode will attempt recovery of specific file types from FAT and exFAT (predominantly found on external devices) and ReFS file systems.[5][6]

## See also

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* Data remanence
* Data recovery
* List of data recovery software
* File History
* Trash (computing)
* Undeletion

## References

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1. ^ "Microsoft Releases Windows File Recovery Tool". Paul Thurrott. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
2. ^ "Windows File Recovery tool lets you recover deleted, lost files on Windows 10". Hindustan Times Tech. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
3. ^ "Microsoft releases its own Windows File Recovery tool". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
4. ^ a b Team, BS Web (2 July 2020). "How to recover deleted files using Microsoft's Windows File Recovery tool". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
5. ^ a b c Warren, Tom (29 June 2020). "Microsoft's new Windows File Recovery tool lets you retrieve deleted documents". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
6. ^ a b "Microsoft offers its own File Recovery Tool for Windows 10". techxplore.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

## External links

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* Official website

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Windows command-line programs and shell builtins

Ecosystem|

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File system navigation|

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File management|

* attrib
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* icacls
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* mklink
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* openfiles
* recover
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* replace
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* robocopy
* takeown
* xcopy

Archiving|

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* pax
* tar

Disk management|

* chkdsk
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* diskcomp
* diskcopy
* diskpart
* diskraid
* diskshadow
* drvspace
* fdisk
* format
* fsutil
* label
* manage-bde
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File contents|

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Boot management|

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Software development|

* break
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* cls
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