# Videos that have been deleted "permanently"
“Hello, I deleted 3 GB videos on my computer and the videos were not moved to the recycle bin. He told me they would be deleted permanently, and I am coming to erase them all. Could you tell me how to recover permanently deleted videos from my computer, Thank you very much. " - Robert
Is it possible to recover permanently deleted videos from hard drive or storage device ? The answer is yes. Most computer users think that the files will be gone forever when they see the message "Do you want to permanently delete the files?" In fact, the videos that have been deleted are not lost forever, the file system simply erases their entry and they become invisible. Before the new data completely overwrites the disk space of the recently deleted videos, you have the option of recovering them..
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# Recover "permanently" deleted videos with a data recovery tool
How to recover permanently deleted videos from hard drive or USB flash drive? The best solution is to use data recovery software . FonePaw Data Recovery (opens new window) is one of the most powerful data recovery software around. It can help you recover deleted videos from hard drive or media device easily and completely. With the deep scan mode, FonePaw Data Recovery can deep scan your hard drive and find all the videos that have been deleted permanently.
# Step 1. Select the type of data and a location to scan
FonePaw Data Recovery software is compatible with the latest operating systems, such as Windows 10 and Mac OS 10.13, you can download and install it on your computer or mac. When you access the software, it will first ask you to choose the type of data to recover. Where did you delete your video? Click on the location where you lost your videos and click “Analyze”. The program will begin to scan the data on the disk you have chosen.
# Step 2. Recover permanently deleted videos
After scanning, the software will show you all the deleted videos it found in the left pane of the window. Click one of them and preview its information in the small window on the right. If this is the video you are looking for, click "Recover" to remove it..
The program is fully compatible with Windows 10, 8 and mac / OS X. You can install it on PC or Mac. Then start it on your computer.
Data Recovery (opens new window) can find all recoverable videos on your hard drive. It will completely recover all your permanently deleted videos. It can not only recover permanently deleted videos from your PC / Mac and hard drive, but it can also recover them from USB flash drive (opens new window) , digital camera / camcorder, external hard drive, memory card. It can recover all types of videos, including: MP4, WMV, RMVB, HD video, etc .
In order to prevent deleted videos from being transcribed with new data, please do not put new files on your hard drive immediately after deletion. Just quickly launch FonePaw Data Recovery to scan your hard drive to recover permanently deleted videos. And don't save the videos to the hard drive where you erased them until you have recovered all your videos..
