How to Recover Deleted Videos on PC Windows 11/10

You will learn three practical ways to recover deleted videos from a PC in Windows 11/10/8/7. EaseUS data recovery software is your best video recovery tool among the solutions. Download this tool and recover lost videos within three steps.

Why Do You Lose Videos (4 Common Reasons)

Videos are some people's precious possessions. It can be very frustrating if you lose important ones. Usually, you lose movies or videos due to the following reasons.

• You accidentally delete the videos by pressing "Delete" or "Shift + Delete".
• You format the drive because it asks you to. But you don't have a backup of the drive.
• Your antivirus software checks out some viruses, automatically deleting the videos.
• You empty the recycle bin after deleting the videos and other reasons...

It can be devastating if the deleted video is your only copy. The good news is that the deleted video can be recovered. Here are three ways to recover deleted videos from a PC. If you didn't empty your Recycle Bin, you can restore deleted videos from your PC's Recycle Bin. If the videos are permanently deleted, recover them with video recovery software or from backup files. 

How to Restore Deleted Videos from Recycle Bin on Your PC

If you delete your videos, your videos will be put into the recycle bin. If you haven't emptied your Recycle Bin, you can restore deleted videos from it.

Step 1. Go to the Recycle Bin. Check if the deleted video is still there. If you don't know the name or type, look for file types such as MXF, RM, AVI, WMV, MOV, and MPEG.

Step 2. Select the video and click "Restore" to recover the videos.

If you do not find the file in the Recycle Bin or your videos are permanently lost, then you need file recovery software to help you recover the deleted video.

How to Recover Deleted Videos from a Laptop with File Recovery Software

If you can't find the deleted videos on your computer, then how can you recover deleted videos? You need professional file recovery software. And EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is my recommendation. It recovers the deleted video with original file names and storage paths. Moreover, this software works well with dynamic disk, RAID, and EXT2/EXT3 file systems. 

Download this effective software and bring back deleted videos.

Step 1. Run EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard and select the location or device where you lost/deleted videos. Click "Search for Lost Data" to find the missing videos.

Step 2. After the scan, choose "Videos" in the left panel. You can directly type the files name in the search bar if you remember. Select the found videos and click "Preview".

Step 3. Select the video files that you want to restore. Click "Recover" to save them to another secure location on your PC, external storage device or cloud storage.

If you still have problems, watch this video to recover deleted videos from your PC. We also show you how to use the EaseUS file recovery tool to retrieve deleted videos on the laptop.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:52 Steps to recover and repair videos and photos

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How to Recover Deleted Videos from PC with File History Backup

If you have turned on File History and created a video backup with Windows 11/10/8/7, you can follow the steps below to restore lost videos with a backup.

Step 1. Click the Search box and type file history.

Step 2. Click "Restore your files from File history" from the search results.

Step 3. Choose the video files you need to restore and preview them.

Step 4. Click the green "Restore" button.

Conclusion

You have learned about three ways to recover deleted videos from a PC. Hope these solutions work for you. If you are an iPhone user or an Android user, you can follow the guide below.

• Recover Deleted Videos from iPhone
• Recover Deleted Videos from Android
• Recover Deleted Videos from Mac

How to Recover Deleted Videos from Computer FAQs

You can get additional help on video recovery. Read the questions and answers below.

1. How do I recover permanently deleted videos on my laptop?

You need to use data recovery software to recover permanently deleted videos:

• Download and install EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
• Select the location of the lost files and click Scan
• After the scan, find lost videos through the file type
• Select wanted videos and click Recover to retrieve lost videos

2. Can I recover old deleted videos?

Yes. You can recover deleted videos even if you deleted them a long time ago. You can either use the File History or turn to a data recovery tool.

3. Can I recover deleted videos from my iPhone?

Yes. You can recover deleted videos from your iPhone with the steps below:

Step 1. Open the Photos app on the iPhone.

Step 2. Tap Albums and select Recently Deleted.

Step 3. Select the items you want to restore and click Restore > Restore Photos/Videos.

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