Using 'shift+delete' to delete the unwanted files from our system without sending them to the Recycle Bin is one practice that should have got few fans than it actually has. This key combination has put numerous users into jeopardy as they almost always find themselves in a soup once they delete important files as well, thereby disabling all chances of file recovery. However, there is always a way-out and the deleted files can also be recovered. These deleted files can be recovered using a third-party file recovery software provided no file has been created after the file deletion.

Consider a scenario in which you are working with your team on a project for your client. In this project, you have the responsibility of collating all the important files and compile them so as to make the project presentable. While you were doing so, you tried to remove the unwanted files by pressing the shift-delete keys. During this task, you also deleted few important files as well, which you realized later. Now, you are in a distress as there is no backup of these files as well.

Yes, you may have lost the critical files but do not lose hope as these deleted files could be recovered while taking some precautions. To know about these, and also, how these files are not permanently deleted...Read on...

When you permanently delete a file, it is not actually deleted per se. In reality, only the pointers that point to the file database are deleted, and the file actually stays there only. After the deletion, the operating system is informed that new space is available for new files. This space is taken by the new files that you create after the deletion.

So, you should ensure not to create new files so that the deleted files can be recovered. An efficient file recovery software is able to recover such deleted files. These read-only file recovery tools have rich user interface and recover deleted files without damaging the existing data.

The best software to perform file recovery is Stellar Phoenix File Recovery Plus, which recovers all kinds of deleted or formatted data from NTFS, FAT, or exFAT file systems. With the capability of recovering more than 200 distinct file types from several storage devices such as hard drives, external hard drives, memory cards, iPods, etc, this file recovery software is also capable of restoring deleted emails from Outlook Express and MS Outlook. In addition, this software is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.