How do I recover deleted files in C#?

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How can I 'undelete' files using C#?

Posted 23-Mar-10 6:32am

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Philippe Mori 4-Aug-13 19:53pm

You should do that manually by restoring file from the recycle bin. If the file is "permanently" deleted, then you should buy some recovery software and use that software.

It does not make much sense to write such code from C#. First of all, once a file is deleted, you cannot be sure if you will be able to recover it. Then doing such program require Advanced knowlegde and a lot of time and testing and finally if it is to be integrated into an application, then the application should delete to the recycle bin (and typically undelete should be done manually from the recycled bin).

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2010-03-23T06:37:00

Solution 1

You could access the special folder for the recycle bin. I don't know the name specifically, but it should be easy to find with google.

Posted 23-Mar-10 6:37am

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**Kunal Chowdhury «IN»** · Answer 2 · 2010-03-23T07:02:00

Solution 2

This may give you some hints: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1352550/how-can-i-undelete-a-file-using-c[^]

Posted 23-Mar-10 7:02am

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abhitechno 23-Aug-13 8:02am

yes i would like to know if i can write a simple FAT32 driver that can read all the data (existing & deleted files). Could u please point me to the right direction where i may find an example how to do it, preferably using C or C#.

Thanks in advance

Christian Graus · Answer 3 · 2010-03-23T23:36:00

Solution 4

If your file is deleted, not just in the recycle bin, then you can't. At least, not without doing so much p/invoke that you may as well write your program in c++. It's not trivial, it involves low level disk access.

Posted 23-Mar-10 23:36pm

Christian Graus

haunghe · Answer 4 · 2010-03-23T23:34:00

Solution 3

that easy if you using cache :D

Posted 23-Mar-10 23:34pm

haunghe

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Member 10028119 3-May-14 2:38am

how can i recover data, file and folder through C# .net Application.
Please help me

Sunny Boyka · Answer 5 · 2014-05-26T02:45:00

Solution 6

Use Shell32.dll present in windows->System32

Posted 26-May-14 2:45am

Sunny Boyka

Awadhendra Tripathi · Answer 6 · 2014-05-26T02:59:00

Solution 7

If it's important file the use recovery software or contact any recovery center then they might be recover that file

Posted 26-May-14 2:59am

Awadhendra Tripathi

moradnejad · Answer 7 · 2015-08-14T23:55:00

Solution 8

this project will help you:
Undelete a file in NTFS[^]

Posted 14-Aug-15 23:55pm

moradnejad

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Richard MacCutchan 15-Aug-15 6:08am

This post is mmore than 5 years old; please do not add to such old questions.