Guide to 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery

Recover Data from Local Disk

Is it possible to recover deleted files from hard drives? Is it possible to recover files from a failed hard drive? Yes, most definitely! If you erased files by mistake or your local drives become corrupted or cease operating, and you have important folders stored on them, we'll show you how to recover data from local disks.

• Step 1:Select a Local Disk

  Following the installation and launch of Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery, you will be presented with the home interface shown below, which includes Data Recovery & Advanced Options. In our situation, from a list of hard drives, select the local disk where you lost your data and then click Start to begin. Or you can choose target file types in the upper-right corner before the scanning.

  

• Step 2:Scan the Local Disk

  4DDiG immediately examines the selected drive all around for missing data, and you may pause or stop the searching at any time if you've identified the files you want to recover. There are categories like Deleted Files, Existing Files, Lost Location, RAW Files, and Tag Files under the Tree View. You can also switch to File View to check file types such as Photo, Video, Document, Audio, Email, and others. Besides, you can search for target files or use Filter to narrow down your search on the right side of the panel.

  

• Step 3:Preview and Recover Files from the Local Disk

  Following the discovery of the target files, you can preview and recover them to a secure location. In case of disk overwriting and permanent data loss, please do not save to the same partition where you lost them.

  

• Preview a Photo

  

• Preview a Video

  

• Preview an Audio File

  

• Preview a PowerPoint File

  

• Preview a Word File

  

• Preview an Excel File

  

• Preview a PDF File

  
Tip

You can restore the recovered data to your local disk or Google Drive.



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Recover Data from External Hard Drives

Tenorshare 4DDiG supports to restore data from external hard drives lost due to accidentally formatting, deleting, virus attack and more for all brands of devices, such as Buffalo, WD, Seagate, Toshiba, Samsung, Lacie, Silicon, ADATA, and more. Now follow the 3-step to get back lost data from external hard drives.

• Step 1:Connect and Select the External Hard Drive

  To begin, get Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery and install it. Start the application, connect your external hard drive to your PC where you lost data, and then select the external hard disk to begin scanning.

  
Note

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• Step 2:Scan the External Hard Drive

  4DDiG immediately examines the external hard drive all around for missing data, and you may pause or stop the searching at any time if you've identified the files you want to recover. There are categories like Deleted Files, Existing Files, Lost Location, RAW Files, and Tag Files under the Tree View. You can also switch to File View to check file types such as Photo, Video, Document, Audio, Email, and others. Besides, you can search for target files or use Filter to narrow down your search on the right side of the panel.

  

• Step 3:Preview and Recover from the External Hard Drive

  Following the discovery of the target files, you can preview and recover them to a secure location. In case of disk overwriting and permanent data loss, please do not save to the same partition where you lost them.

  
Tip

You can restore the recovered data to your local disk or Google Drive.



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Recover Data from SD Card

Losing treasured photos and videos from your SD card can be heartbreaking. Luckily, Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery is here to help you bring them back. Here's a step-by-step guide:

• Step 1:Connect Your SD Card

  Firstly, make sure your SD card is securely connected to your computer. Use a card reader if needed. If Tenorshare doesn't automatically detect your card, click "Refresh" or double-check the connection.

  

• Step 2:Select Your Memory Card

  When the program represents your SD card, you click "Scan" to enter scanning page. Then you can choose specific file types (photos, videos, etc.) and quickly start scanning.

  

• Step 3:Scan for Lost Data

  4DDiG will thoroughly scan your SD card for recoverable data. The process may take some time, depending on the size and condition of your card. You can pause or stop the scan at any time if you find the files you're looking for.

  

• Step 4:Preview and Recover Your Data

  Once the scan is complete, you can preview any file to confirm its quality before recovering. Remember, to avoid overwriting and permanent data loss, never recover files to the same location they were lost from. Choose a different hard drive or partition for a safe and successful recovery.

  
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Recover Data from Recycle Bin

Accidentally deleting important files can be a disaster. The Windows Recycle Bin is designed to prevent you from losing your data, but what if you have emptied the Recycle Bin and the files are gone? Don't panic! Tenorshare 4DDiG can get back deleted files even from emptied Bin.

• Step 1:Choose Recycle Bin

  Firstly, you need to download and install Tenorshare 4DDiG Data Recovery. Launch the program, select the Recycle Bin and then click on Start to further your step.

  

• Step 2:Scan Recycle Bin

  4DDiG immediately examines the selected drive all around for missing data, and you may pause or stop the searching at any time if you've identified the files you want to recover. There are categories like Deleted Files, Existing Files, Lost Location, RAW Files, and Tag Files under the Tree View. You can also switch to File View to check file types such as Photo, Video, Document, Audio, Email, and others. Besides, you can search for target files or use Filter to narrow down your search on the right side of the panel.

  

• Step 3:Preview and Recover Data from Recycle Bin

  Following the discovery of the target files, you can preview and recover them to a secure location.

  
Tip

You can restore the recovered data to your local disk or Google Drive.

Recover Data from Lost Partition

Partition loss can be caused due to various reasons. Many users think the partition has gone forever after deleting or cleaning. The truth is you can still recover data from lost partition with Tenorshare 4DDiG data recovery tool.

• Step 1:Choose the Lost Partition

  After you dowload and install 4DDiG on computer, launch the program and the lost partition will be recognized by the software so that you can choose it to scan. You can also select target file types before the scanning.

  

• Step 2:Scan the Lost Partition

  4DDiG immediately examines the lost partition all around for missing data, and you may pause or stop the searching at any time if you've identified the files you want to recover. There are categories like Deleted Files, Existing Files, Lost Location, RAW Files, and Tag Files under the Tree View. You can also switch to File View to check file types such as Photo, Video, Document, Audio, Email, and others. Besides, you can search for target files or use Filter to narrow down your search on the right side of the panel.

  

• Step 3:Preview and Recover Data from the Lost Partition

  Following the discovery of the target files, you can preview and recover them to a secure location. In case of disk overwriting and permanent data loss, please do not save to the same partition where you lost them.

  
Tip

You can restore the recovered data to your local disk or Google Drive.

Recover Data from Bitlocker Encrypted Drive

Microsoft offers BitLocker encryption feature for Windows to encrypt entire volumes, thus protecting data from unauthorized access. At times, you format the encrypted hard drive, resulting in data loss. Follow the guide below to figure out how to recover data from the Bitlocker encrypted drive.

• Step 1:Select a Bitlocker Encrypted Drive

  Launch the program after you download and install 4DDiG on Windows. There will be a lock icon on the disk if you have bitlocker encrypted drives on your computer. Now select the target bitlocker encrypted drive and then click Start to proceed.

  

• Step 2:Enter the Password and Start Scanning

  There will be a prompt asking you to enter the password to unlock the drive. After that, 4DDiG immediately scans your selected encrypted drive all around to dig out the lost data. There are categories like Deleted Files, Existing Files, Lost Location, RAW Files, and Tag Files under the Tree View. You can also switch to File View to check file types such as Photo, Video, Document, Audio, Email, and others. Besides, you can search for target files or use Filter to narrow down your search on the right side of the panel.

  

• Step 3:Preview and Recover Files from Bitlocker Encrypted Drive

  Following the discovery of the target files, you can preview and recover them to a secure location.

  
Tip

You can restore the recovered data to your local disk or Google Drive.

Enhanced Video Recovery

No matter the situation, 4DDIG Data Recovery -“Enhanced video Recovery” feature can easily retrieve data that has been deleted, formatted, or corrupted, and restores a wide range of video formats, like mp4, mov, 3g2, 3gp, asf, avi, flv, m2ts, m4v, mkv, mpg, mts, wmv, etc.

Easily recover & repair videos from a range of devices including Canon, GoPro, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, DJI, and so on.

• Step 1:Select the “Enhanced Video Recovery” Option

  Download and launch 4DDIG Data Recovery on your computer. Once done, select "Enhanced Video Recovery" Option on the left side of the main interface. Then click Get Started and select a drive where you lost videos to start recovering.

  

• Step 2:Select the video format, and optionally choose your video device

  After you enter the desired drive, 4DDIG will ask you to select the video format you want to recover. The more video types selected, the longer it will take. Then, you can also choose the device that the videos are from. Because correct source device contributes to the targeted and precise recovery, significantly improving the recovery quality.

  

• Step 3:Wait for quick and deep video scanning

  4DDiG immediately examines the selected drive all around for missing videos, and you may pause or stop the searching at any time if you've identified the video you want to recover.

  

• Step 4:Preview and Recover Videos

  Following the discovery of the target videos, you can preview and recover them to a secure location.

  
Tip

You can restore the recovered data to your local disk or Google Drive.

Recover Data from the Crashed Computer

Things may happen that your Windows computer crashed or stopped working. Before you head for a shop to fix it, it’s necessary to retrieve your significant data from it. So how to recover data from crashed system? Simply follow the steps below to get back your lost data from a crashed computer with 4DDiG.

• Step 1:Prepare for Crash Recovery

  Prepare yourself with the following stuffs before data recovery from crash computer: another working computer, a blank USB drive of more than 1.5G or CD/DVD together with 4DDiG Data Recovery program installed on the computer that works.

• Step 2:Connect USB Drive and Select Location

  Launch 4DDiG software on your computer and get your USB flash drive well connected. Choose Recover from Crash Computer from the home interface and then click on Start to proceed.

  

• Step 3:Create a Bootable Drive

  Choose an external USB/DVD drive to create a bootable drive then click on Create. You should be noted that your USB/DVD will be formatted for creating the bootable drive. And please do not operate the drive during the creating.

  

• Step 4:Create Bootable USB Drive Successfully

  After a while, the bootable drive will be created successfully and then you can turn to your crashed computer to start data recovery.

  

• Step 5:Boot Crashed Computer from USB/CD/DVD Drive

  Insert the USB flash drive or CD/DVD drive into the crashed computer then restart your device. Afterwards, you would see the computer brand logo on the screen, then press the corresponding key until you get into your device's BIOS settings. (The start key can vary from one system from another, and you may refer to this page

• Step 6:Recover Data from Crashed Computer

  After you enter the BIOS, switch to the boot tab using the arrow keys and select boot device. Then your crashed system will start loading files and please wait patiently for the configuration. Now 4DDiG will be launched automatically and you can select a location to start recovering data. For the data security, we highly recommend you to save your recovered data to an external drive instead of local disks.

Tip

You can restore the recovered data to your local disk or Google Drive.

Repair Photos

Photos got corrupted happens a lot. Tenorshare 4DDiG as a powerful photo recovery tool can repair unlimited distorted, blurry, pixelated and greyed-out images at one go. Follow the steps below to know how to use 4DDiG to start photo repair.

• Step 1:Select Photo Repair

  Download and install Tenorshare 4DDiG on your computer and run it. From the Advanced Options, select Photo Repair.

  

• Step 2:Add Photos to Start Repairing

  Tap Click to add photos to import damaged or corrupt photos and then tap Repair to start repairing them.

  

• Step 3:View Repaired Photos and Export

  After the repairing, you can choose photos to preview and then click Export to save them to a safe location.

  

Repair Videos

Tenorshare 4DDiG makes it simple to repair corrupted, broken or unplayable video files. Follow the steps below to learn how to repair damaged videos in 3 steps.

• Step 1:Select Video Repair

  Download and install Tenorshare 4DDiG on your computer and run it. From the Advanced Options, select Video Repair to proceed.

  

• Step 2:Add Videos to Start Repairing

  Tap Click to add videos to import damaged or corrupt videos and then click Repair to start repairing them.

  

• Step 3:View Repaired Videos and Export

  After the repairing, you can choose videos to preview and then click Export to save them to a safe location.

  

This is all about how to recover data with Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery.