Best Method to Retrieve Files after Windows 8 Reinstallation

Updated on January 20, 2020

“Recently my computer crashed and stopped working due to some unspecified reasons. So I have re-installed my Windows 8 system and now it works perfectly. Later, I was surprised to find that some my files stored in the drive were missing. Now I regret because I don’t have any backup of those lost files. Is it possible to recover my files after reinstalling Windows 8 OS?”

Most users reinstall their Windows 8 system so as to increase performance of the computer system. Reinstalling process is not a convenient process and it might lead to huge data loss situation. Actually what exactly happens is while reinstalling Windows 8 it copies all original system files to hard drive and reset certain Windows setting to its initial value. During this process there are possibilities that some files stored on hard drive may be deleted or formatted. If proper backup of the files are not maintained then obviously user is going to experience huge data loss situation.

At certain condition, user might be wondering is it possible to recover files after reinstalling Windows 8 or not? The answer to this question is yes, you can definitely get back all files lost during Windows 8 re-installation process. When user reinstalls Windows 8 drive, files that are lost are not permanently erased, it just become invisible and inaccessible to the user. Thus only the file table is altered and the spaces containing those files are marked as free so as to provide space for new file to save. Hence user can easily and quickly recover files which are lost during re-installation process.

Caution: When user realizes, that important files are lost from the system one should avoid saving new data into the disk. Actually, user should stop using Windows 8 system, in order to prevent data from overwriting and to increase the chance of data recovery after Windows 8 reinstallation process.

Why Remo Recover Utility should be used?

Remo Recover is one of the most recommended software to recover files that are lost while reinstalling Windows 8 system. It has the ability to scan entire system drive to locate and recover lost or formatted files on basis of its unique signature. This recovery software can recover around 300 types of files like images, Word files, videos, spreadsheets, etc. with ease. This software can recover data from formatted or repartition Windows 8 drive without any difficulties. It has special features to skip bad sectors by creating Disk Image. Later, user can make use of this image to recover data from it.

File Systems from which data can be recovered for Windows Operating System are FAT 16, FAT 32, NTFS, NTFS5 and exFAT. Apart from this, it retrieves lost files from RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 partition which are erased or formatted. This software recovers data from formatted disk on Windows system within few simple mouse clicks. It supports recovery of data not only from internal drive but from all external drive that are detected on the system like external hard drive, USB drive, SD cards, XD cards, and many more.

Salient Features of Remo Recover:

  • Has the ability to recover files that bypass Recycle Bin or Trash
  • Capable enough to recover missing data from Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP and other available Windows OS versions
  • “Smart scan” option can be used to perform deep scanning of entire system.
  • Recovered files can be grouped according to its name, formats, and size
  • Using “FIND” option required files can be restored from restored files list
  • Retrieved files can be saved in any accessible location including CD and DVD
  • Recovered files can be compressed in ZIP format to save disk space of the system

Additional Features of Remo Recover:

Remo Recover is hassle free tool and can be used by both technical and non-technical users. To recover data from Windows system user can make use of Remo Recover Windows software and Mac user can make use of Remo Recover Mac software. This software is free from malicious threats thus safe to install in the system or laptop.

Safety Tips:

  • Always keep backup of files and folders before reinstalling Windows 8.
  • Avoid interruption while reinstallation process is being carried on in the system.
  • Do not save new data after data loss situation occurs until lost data is recovered.
  • After recovery process, avoid saving the restored files on the same drive from where it was deleted or formatted.

Why Choose Remo?

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