Is it still possible to recover data?

So I got miscommunication with my brother (he ask me to reinstalling windows) because the pc is laggy and buffering on boot. Then, I reset using the windows feature from troubleshoot menu and I decided to delete everything to speed things up, of course i didn’t panic and unplug it but still…

I’m in the middle trying to recover with TestDisk and next I’m gonna try Extundelete

I’m gonna send the news when I already did it

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Data Recovery After Windows Reset

Yes, recovery is still possible but time-critical—stop using the drive immediately to prevent overwriting. TestDisk is good for partition recovery, but for deleted files after a Windows reset, PhotoRec (bundled with TestDisk) or R-Studio will be more effective since they scan for file signatures regardless of filesystem state.

Tools to use:

Pro tip: Skip Extundelete—that’s for Linux ext filesystems, not NTFS. Boot from a Linux live USB and run PhotoRec/R-Studio from there to avoid writing anything to the target drive. The Windows reset “Remove Everything” option does a quick format, not a secure wipe, so most data should still be physically present.

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The answer is YES.

Even though you deleted you pendrive and SD Card, lets suppose its porn :sweat_smile: they can be recovered using a particular software…Tried it long times ago, I was shocked​:joy:

Even you format your laptop, your deleted stuffs stays in temporary drive on your laptop/mobile storage