TEA-disk Blog: Data Recovery Tips & Guides

How to Recover Deleted Files on Windows 10 and 11

30 September 2026 2 min read Guides

A step-by-step guide to getting back deleted files on Windows 10 and 11: Recycle Bin, File History, OneDrive and free recovery software.

30 September 2026 2 min read Guides

Emptied the Recycle Bin by mistake? Learn why the files are usually still on the disk and how to get them back safely.

30 September 2026 2 min read Memory cards

Deleted or lost photos from a camera or phone SD card? Here is how to recover them, even after the card was formatted.

30 September 2026 2 min read USB drives

Files deleted from a USB flash drive do not go to the Recycle Bin. Learn how to recover them and what to do if the pendrive shows as RAW.

30 September 2026 2 min read Formatted drives

Quick format vs full format explained, and how to recover photos, videos and documents from a drive you formatted by mistake.

30 September 2026 2 min read Explained

Why recovering deleted files from an SSD is so much harder than from a hard disk, how TRIM works, and what you can still try.

30 September 2026 2 min read Troubleshooting

Windows shows your drive as RAW and asks to format it? Don't. Here is what RAW means and how to recover the files first.

30 September 2026 2 min read Tips

The most common mistakes people make right after losing files, and what to do instead to keep your data recoverable.

30 September 2026 2 min read Explained

The differences between NTFS, FAT32 and exFAT explained simply, which one to use for each drive, and how each affects file recovery.

30 September 2026 2 min read Prevention

A simple backup plan anyone can follow: three copies, two types of storage, one copy off-site. Set it up on Windows in an afternoon.