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Can I recover deleted or lost AppData folder and files
"Does anyone knows how to recover lost AppData folder and files back? I lost my Excel this morning and I was thinking that I may have a chance to find the autosaved files in the AppData folder.
The whole AppData folder got emptied. Nothing was there. Where else can I find the lost files and folder in AppData folder?"
If you are having a similar problem and can't restore or find the AppData folder or files in Windows 10, 8, or 7, don't worry. Right below, you'll find a reliable method to effectively restore the AppData folder and files now.
Recover emptied AppData folder or restore lost AppData folder
In order to help you effectively recover lost or find emptied AppData files, it's highly recommended you don't save any new data into the hard drive and then find a suitable tool for help.
Here now, we'd like to recommend you try the best file and folder recovery software - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for help. It allows you to effectively find and restore lost files and folders within 3 simple steps in Windows 10, 8, or 7, etc systems. Just free download and let this software restore your lost AppData folder with files now:
How to recover AppData folder in 3 steps
Step 1. Run EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, select location to scan lost folder.
Under the Specify a location section, click "Browse" on Select Folder to choose the location where you lost the folder and click "OK" to scan the lost folder.

Step 2. Find and preview found files in the lost folder.
You can find the lost folder with the "Search" feature to quickly find the lost folder by searching the folder name. Then open the found folder and double-click to preview lost files.

Step 3. Recover and save the lost folder with files.
Last, select the folder and files and click "Recover", browse to choose a new & secure spot on your PC and click "OK" to save it.

After this, you can create a new folder named AppData and then copy those files back to the folder in C drive under username folder again.
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How to Restore Missing AppData Folder in Windows 10
AppData folder resides in Users folder in C drive but was unseen or deleted. One, type %AppData% in Windows 10 search box to unhide it; two, use EaseUS data recovery software to restore missing AppData folder in Windows 10.

Manual Way to solve "accidentally deleted AppData folder"
If you prefer the manual way to restore AppData folder in Windows 10, you can try the steps below. However, this method may not be able to recover all files in AppData folder. The best one is to use data recovery software in Part 1.
Step 1. Recreate the AppData folder.
Step 2. Right-click the folder and click Properties. Restore previous version.
Step 3. Follow the prompts to complete the process.
Sum Up
In this article, we have listed two available ways. Speaking of a higher chance of data recovery, we highly recommend EaseUS Data Recovery. If you have any questions about how to restore deleted AppData folder, please contact us via online chat.
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Daisy is the Senior editor of the writing team for EaseUS. She has been working in EaseUS for over ten years, starting from a technical writer to a team leader of the content group. As a professional author for over 10 years, she writes a lot to help people overcome their tech troubles.

Written by Tracy King
Tracy joined in EaseUS in 2013 and has been working with EaseUS content team for over 7 years. Being enthusiastic in computing and technology, she writes tech how-to articles and share technical solutions about Windows & Mac data recovery, file/system backup and recovery, partition management and iOS/Android data recovery.
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