If your PC is operating perfectly right now, great! But getting ahead of any future PC fiascos with a recovery drive may save you from a major tech-induced headache later.

In this article, we will show you eight proven ways to help you find and get back erased, lost, or even permanently deleted files on your PC, including free ways and third-party recovery tools.

Missing folders? Unreadable files? Corrupted hard drive? Sooner or later, most PC users lose data of some kind. Here’s a series of steps you can take in Windows 11 (or 10) to bring things back.

What does Windows File Recovery actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

Microsoft admits its latest security updates break Windows recovery tools like "Reset this PC" and "Fix problems using ...

Learn how to prevent or recover files during Cut-Paste in Windows 11/10. This can happen when transferring files from one device to another.

If you do not see the Recovery Partition in Disk Management, you can create it. Learn how to add Recovery Partition in Windows 11/10 computer.

Microsoft is rolling out two emergency updates - Windows 11 KB5066189 for version 23H2 and Windows 10 KB5066188.

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems ...