 Hello everybody! In today's video, we'll explore top tools to recover deleted Office documents created in Microsoft Office and other popular Office software packages like OpenOffice, LibreOffice, WPSOffice, FreeOffice, and so on. We'll also check how those recovery tools handle deleted PDF files. Office files, such as presentations, PowerPoint-impressed presentations, spreadsheets like Excel, Calyx spreadsheets, PlanMaker, TextDocuments, MadeInWord, Writer, TextMaker, Notes, MadeInOneNote, Databases, like Access, Base, are often important files which you cannot afford to lose. When files are deleted from the computer and then removed from the recycle bin, this data disappears from your PC. However, the documents contents are not going to be erased immediately. If a document is suddenly closed, the program will suggest recovering the original document or its autosaved version when you try to open the file for the next time. Such file will open automatically in the Document Recovery pane next time you start this program. To recover such file, click on the arrow next to the recovered file in the Document Recovery pane and select Open or Save or just click on it. The file will open automatically. In the same way, you can recover documents in OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and WPSOffice. However, you should remember that the automatic backup and recovery features need to be configured in advance, since they are not always enabled by default. Please note, Word, Excel or PowerPoint suggest recovering files only at the first restart of the program after an emergency shutdown. That is, if you open Word, close it, and then open it again, it will not offer you anything. That is why I recommend to save everything you need at the first start of the program after the shutdown. Check the detailed video about configuring autosave and autorecovery options in Microsoft Office or in our YouTube channel. We do recommend watching it, and I will give the link in the description. But now, let's consider a situation when you accidentally deleted some documents from any type of media or data carrier. Because in this video, I will be talking about the specialized utilities to help you restore deleted Office documents. So, let's begin. And do it with a tool called Recover. Recover is a free tool that can restore files in Windows 11, 8, Windows 7, XP, and even in more outdated versions of the Windows operating system. I can't say that this tool is super effective, but it's a good choice for cases when you need to know if any deleted files can be recovered at all. Suppose you have some documents on the disk, you format this disk by accident, and the data is lost. Of course, there can be other real-life scenarios as well, but in this case, just open the program. As you can see, Recover can search files by type, it has a deep scan, and some advanced features. The program retains file names, but it doesn't restore the folder structure and it lacks the preview feature. After quick scan, it failed to find any files. It is only with deep scan that we managed to recover the files. Similarly, Recover is not too good at recovering damaged files. After the disk was converted into raw format, the program failed to identify any files in it. Since this tool only works in Windows, it will be impossible to recover files from macOS. Overall, this is a popular tool, but it has certain disadvantages, and it is still worth your attention. The second one on the list is EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. Suppose you formatted a hard disk. Open the program. After the scan, the program has found some files, but not all of them. Even after the disk was converted into raw format, the program can find the files easily. The programmer builds the folder structure and the scan result can be saved, so you can open it and recover the files you need at any time, and you don't have to re-scan the disk again. The trial version offers a limited preview feature, which is not very convenient. The amount of data you can recover for free is limited to 500 megabytes. Summing up, this tool can handle any task, but it does have some downsides. The third program in this task is Disk Internal's Office Recovery. It features both quick scan and full scan. After deleting files and running a quick scan, the program was able to find all the files. After formatting, though, it missed some of them. And after converting the disk into raw format, the program failed to identify the disk itself, because it is quite limited in terms of formats it can handle. This tool only recovers data from NTFS. If the files are damaged, this program is not going to recover them at all. It does storage files into folders. The preview feature doesn't work every time, and when it does, the quality is not very good. Without that, this is a commercial product, but with limited functionality. And that shouldn't surprise anyone, since Disk Internal's Office Recovery is a reduced version of the well-known Disk Internal's tool. However, this program has managed to recover the files. Here is the fourth participant of the test, RSAVER. RSAVER is a free tool, and it supports NTFS, FAT, and XFAT file systems. It can offer either a deep or quick scan for your hard disk, and you can adjust the settings to skip bad blocks in order to find more files. With this tool, we will perform the same steps as with other programs. It needs no installation, and is easy enough even for newbies. As a bonus, you get an extended help file. Open the program. After a quick scan, the program has found your files. Also, it can retain the full structure. However, you can only preview files with the help of a hex editor. After formatting, the program also managed to find all the files, and the scan was quick enough. All discovered files were sorted by format. Even with a hard disk converted to raw format, this software was able to find the files and recover them. The fifth tool on today's list is Disk Drill. It supports any file system. The tool features both quick scan and full scan. It can recover data from the entire hard disk or from a deleted partition. Another nice feature is full disk backup. After a quick scan, I couldn't recover the files just because the program hasn't found anything. But after the full scan, it discovered all the files. However, original names were not retained, and I could not see anything in the preview window. However, all discovered files were sorted by type. This program can save the scan results, so you can open it and recover the files you need at any time, and you don't have to re-scan the disk again. Overall, this is a great tool, but with some issues. The last tool in today's test is Hetman Partition Recovery. Hetman Partition Recovery will recover data from damaged logical disks. It will find and display the irreversibly deleted files, and it will read the contents of erased flash drives and memory cards quickly and efficiently, without any extra steps on the part of the user. It's the most versatile tool of all presented to in today's video. The range of available functions is not limited to restoring a specific file format or working with a specific type of storage device. Open the program, and it offers you a choice between fast scan and full analysis. If you accidentally deleted the files with the key shortcuts Shift plus Delete and did not format the disk, then go for fast scan. The tool retains the full restructure, and there is a preview feature as well. The program's menu is designed in such a way that you'll find all necessary options easily. All data can be recovered in just three steps. Select the disk or another storage device, choose the required analysis type and run it. Give the documents where initial is saved to the default folder, then scan the documents folder. You can sort the files by type if you wish. All right, let's summarize what we've seen in today's video. It seems like all the programs mentioned today are really worth your attention. However, the two products I'd recommend are Hetman Partition Recovery and EaseUS Data Recovery. Firstly, they both have a simple interface. Secondly, they can handle all document types. They both retain the full restructure, and the cause of data loss does not affect the scan result. Both tools offer the preview feature and the hex editor. Talking of the tools that haven't depressed me, Recovery and RSAVER, yes, these are popular products, but they do have difficulty in dealing with damaged files, and their preview feature doesn't work every time you need it. Of course, there are many other good tools for the job, such as PC Inspector file recovery or Soft Perfect file recovery, Turin file recovery and others. Another one to be mentioned is Hetman Office Recovery, which is specifically designed to recover all kinds of office documents. These tools are also worth your attention if it comes to bringing back your office files. Actually, all programs presented in this video were selected on the basis of personal preference and practical experience. And that is all for now. Thank you for watching and good luck.