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Recover some PDF files that were deleted from a 2008 server in error
Have you ever deleted contents such as PDF files off the computer which runs windows server 2008? Generally speaking, we can find those deleted files in the recycle bin and then recover them if necessary. But what if the recycle bin was emptied? Can we retrieve those deleted PDF files yet? As a matter of fact, we can still try to perform the deleted PDF files recovery on windows server 2008 after emptying the recycle bin with the help of data recovery tool.
Example of deleting PDF files off a 2008 server mistakenly
I wanted to recover some PDF files that were deleted from a 2008 server in error, but is it possible to complete that recovery? I deleted some contents such as PDF files, videos off my computer which runs windows server 2008 by accident the other day. Those PDF files are vital and crucial for me, so I have to get them back. But I had no idea how to retrieve them from my computer, actually. Can you kindly help me get those deleted PDF files back? Thank you in advance. –Dom from LA
How to retrieve deleted PDF files from the windows server 2008 with data recovery software
It is true that we may be able to get the deleted PDF files back from the computer runs windows server 2008 even though the recycle bin was emptied, and the tool we need to use is data recovery software. What's more, we do not need to do things complicated. Here are the steps as follows to perform the server 2008 files recovery:
Recover data in windows server 2008
Preparation: Download the data recovery software. Then, you can install and run the data recovery software and select a recovery module.
Situations that the PDF files may be erased off sever 2008
The cases that the PDF files were deleted off the computer which runs windows server 2008 may be different. In other words, there are various PDF files losses situations we may meet when store them on the computer. As a matter of fact, it is true. Do you have any idea what they are exactly? And whether we can perform deleted files recovery on the computer to access those deleted PDF files again? Actually, we can perform data recovery in most PDFG deletion cases. Here are some of them below:
1. The PDF files were deleted off the computer runs windows server 2008 directly by mistake. Sometimes we may choose some PDF files and then click on the delete option by error, and then those chosen contents are erased off the disk drive on the computer. But do not worry, as we can try to retrieve them with the help of data recovery program if we could not restore them in the recycle bin.
2. The disk drive on which the PDF files saved was formatted by accident. All contents including the PDF files and folders would be erased off the computer which runs windows server 2008 or others if the disk drives where those original files saved were formatted by error or by intention. What’s more, we can see nothing on the recycle bin in that case. But we can try to restore those PDF files or other files from the formatted drives with data recovery tool.
3. The disk drive where the PDF files stored previously was damaged. We could not open the disk drive to access its PDF files or other types of contents if it was damaged. For example, the disk drive may turn to raw files system, and we can not use it normally until format the drive. Do not worry, as we can try to perform PDF files recovery with data restoration tool at first and then format the hard disk drive in that case.
4. Other cases that the PDF files were erased off the computer runs windows server 2008 logically.
Various types of files may be restored after the deletion
Besides PDF files, we also need to save other types of files on the computer which runs windows server 2008 or other servers, such as the video files, software, pictures, movies, word documents, and so forth. We can perform files recovery with data recovery tool if deleted all of those contents off the computer to try to retrieve them.
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