Recovery after defrag

Recuva
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I ran ccleaner, and once that was complete I noticed that I had previously downloaded software in my Download folder. At that time, I deleted the files, emptied the trash bin, and then ran a Defrag. Once that was complete, I realized that I shouldn't have deleted the files in my Download folder. How can I restore them?

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You can try recuva, but I wouldn't hold my breath about saving them all.

https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva

I've moved this to the recuva board

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As this was previously downoaded software then it's probably easier to simply download the ones you want again.

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On 03/04/2020 at 03:31, nukecad said: 
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		As this was previously downoaded software then it's probably easier to simply download the ones you want again.
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These were mostly photos that are no longer available for download.

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On 02/04/2020 at 17:45, Nergal said: 
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		You can try recuva, but I wouldn't hold my breath about saving them all.
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		<a href="https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva" rel="external">https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva</a>
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		I've moved this to the recuva board
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I have tried RECUVA but it returns files and refers to them as recovered. However, they can't be opened, used, or viewed.

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6 hours ago, Edwin said: 
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		These were mostly photos that are no longer available for download.
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You did say in your original post that it was downloaded software, you didn't mention anything about photos.