If you've overwritten a Word file and haven't saved any older copies of the file under different file names, you can check to see whether Windows 7 has a previous version of the file to restore to.

The OneDrive team at Microsoft has introduced a helpful feature for OneDrive for Business and OneDrive Personal users. This feature is called Files Restore. Sometimes when we are handling an ample ...

“It’s been over a month, but I have accidentally deleted some photos via the recycling bin, and I’d really like them back. I’ve heard of Windows recovery files, but I’m not sure how they work. Any ...

Did you somehow accidentally delete a system file or folder in Windows 11/10? And if so, are you not able to open Settings or reboot your computer? Sometimes, we may end up deleting a file wrongly ...

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Jack Maloney wants to know what files and folders are backed up when Windows creates a restore point, and what changes when you restore one. That’s an excellent question, and one that isn’t all that ...

Backing up your documents and other files in Windows is always advisable in case the originals ever get lost or corrupted. That's especially true for files that are important, sensitive, or ...

Just like your fridge, a computer's storage space needs to be cleaned out every once in a while to keep things running smoothly. "Temporary" files can get left behind permanently, and big updates to ...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 creates System Restore points, that is, snapshots of your PC’s system files, settings and registry. But those points expire and are automatically deleted after 60 days, ...