Summary: This blog post presents 3 simple steps to HP laptop and desktop recovery on Windows 10. Read this complete post to know about these steps in details.
HP Desktops and laptops are among the most popular and widely acclaimed computing systems for home and business users. In fact, HP devices have been serving the business needs of users with advanced security, refined design, premium utilities and simplified manageability.
However, like other computing devices, HP desktops and laptops are also prone to logical errors and corruption, which may happen due to virus attack, human errors, sudden power failure or surge, improper drive removal and other such causes.
Data loss is common in all these scenarios? the data is either lost/deleted or becomes inaccessible. Such lost data can include anything, from business-critical files and documents to priceless photos and videos.
1. Stop Using the HP Desktop ?Immediately?
Data once overwritten can?t be recovered by using any software or service. Thus, immediately stop using the desktop immediately to avoid overwriting the lost/deleted data. The step also improves the odds of full data recovery.
2. Use Backup & Restore
Restore data from the most recent backup, if available. Windows Backup and Restore (Windows 7) feature helps you back up and restore data, effortlessly. Alternatively, use the File History option to restore the deleted files.
NOTE: Both Backup and Restore (Windows 7) and File History option require manual setup. However, people don?t realize the importance of data backup until a data loss incident affects them. So if you didn?t set up any of the backup options before data loss, head to Step 3 (data recovery software) and recover the lost files from any HP desktop or Laptop.
- Open Control Panel and go to System and Security>Backup and Restore (Windows 7)
- Click Select another backup to restore files from and follow the wizard
Or simply right-click on the folder or drive volume from where files are lost and choose ?Restore previous versions?. If a previous version is available, drag and drop it to a different location on your HP desktop to get back the lost files.
3. Use a Data Recovery Software
Stellar Data Recovery Standard is a DIY solution for HP data recovery. The software helps retrieve lost and deleted data from all Windows HP desktops and external storage media. It is readily available and cost-effective solution for logical errors as compared to professional data recovery services, which may cost several hundred dollars.
The software can take care of all common data loss situations. It also recovers lost and inaccessible data from formatted or corrupt volumes and missing partitions in HP desktop and laptop computers.
Watch the video to learn the steps to recover data from Windows HP desktop or follow the steps below to recover data from Windows HP computers by using Stellar Data Recovery- Standard for Windows
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Step 1: Download and Install the Stellar Data Recovery- Standard for Windows
Step 2: In ?Select What to Recover? screen, choose file types that you wish to recover and click ?Next.?
Step 3: From ?Select Location? screen, choose ?Desktop? or other Common Location
You can also select the listed volumes under ?Connected Drives? and turn on ?Deep Scan? toggle switch at the bottom-left corner
Step 4: Click ?Scan?. The scan will take a while so sit back and relax
TIP: Turn off preview to speed-up scan process.
Step 5: After the scan is finished, click ?OK?. Results are displayed in the left ?Tree View? pane. Click on ?File Types? tab in the left pane to sort scan results according to their file types
Step 5: Click on a folder to display files in the right panel. There you can click on a file to see it?s preview
Step 6: Then select the files that you want to recover. A pop up appears
Step 7: Click ?Browse? and specify the destination where you want to save the recoverable items
Step 8: Click ?Start Saving?
Conclusion
In this post, we discussed steps to recover data from HP Desktop. After data loss, there are only two ways to restore data?by using backup or data recovery software.
The best way to mitigate a data loss situation is by taking regular backup. You may use the local drive as well as cloud backup to create a copy of critical data.
However, data recovery software such as the Stellar Data Recovery Standard comes handy when the backup is not available, obsolete or corrupt.
This DIY data recovery software is not only effective but also an easy-to-use software for all types of data recovery needs. The software restores data from all kind of storage devices such as hard drives, SSDs, SD cards, USB drives, etc.?even if the drive is formatted, re-formatted*, or severely corrupt.
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*NOTE: Recovery from a formatted and re-formatted drive is possible only when the drive is formatted with ?Quick Format? option.
