How to Recover Shredded Files in Windows

How Can I Recover Files Shredded by AVG Antivirus

"Is there any way to recover files shredded with AVG? I shredded a bunch of stuff for work by accident that includes photos, word/excel files and videos."

Microsoft Windows and some third-party antivirus programs, file deletion software and disk cleanup utilities enable users to shred files so that they can be no longer recoverable. What if you use the file shredder wrong like the AVG user? Are files tearing into shreds gone forever?

How to Recover Shredded Files with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

Usually, shredded files can be hardly restored as AVG file shredder reminded:" AVG File Shredder provides you with an easy way to permanently and securely delete a file, folder or the Recycle Bin contents on your computer. Files deleted using AVG File Shredder cannot be recovered even with the use of advanced disk utilities."

Here, we can't guarantee a 100% full recovery of shredded files, but the methods did help quite a lot of people find some of their shredded files in Windows and Mac.

1. Recover Word .asd files after Word documents are shredded.
2. Recover temporary Excel files after Excel sheets are shredded.
3. Recover shredded files with EaseUS data recovery software.

Download and install the right edition of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on Windows. Now, give it a try with the 3-step shredded file recovery solution.

3 Steps to Recover Shredded Files

Step 1. Select a drive and start scanning

Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard and hover over the partition where you lost data. This could be an internal hard disk, external disk, USB, or SD card. Then, click "Scan".

Step 2. Check and preview scanned files

Use the file format filter on the left or upper right corner to narrow the scan results until you find the files you need. Then, you can click the "Preview" button or double-click a file to preview its content, if you'd like. 

Step 3. Recover lost data to a secure location

Click the checkbox next to the file and click "Recover" to restore the lost data to a secure place. We recommend that you do not store the recovered data on the disk where you lost it earlier.