How to Retrieve Files from Folder Lock?

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Folder Lock is the software used to safeguard most confidential files by setting master password on Windows computer. Using this software, you can create locker for set of files which you required to protect from unauthorized persons. This software allows you to hide files, encrypt files as well as shred files (secure deletion of files). One can also backup files to online locker using Folder Lock application.

These helpful features of Folder Lock application does not secure files and folders in unforeseen data loss situations that occurs unintentionally or unknowingly on Windows system. Now and then one might remove some of essential files mistakenly from Folder Lock. In some unfortunate situations, misusages of “Shred Files” option in Folder Lock may erase most vital files and folders on system.

Sometimes important files stored in Folder Lock may disappear due to various reasons like severe virus attacks, operating system corruption, Folder Lock application malfunction, hardware failure, file system corruption, etc. You may lose your essential files from Folder Lock folder due to any above specified reasons and the best one way to restore these deleted or missing files is the backup that you have taken. However, in case you don’t have an updated backup, then you can get back files from Folder Lock using consistence file recovery software. One of most recognized file restoration software is Yodot File Recovery.

Software to retrieve files from Folder Lock:

Yodot File Recovery software is the best file retrieval software to rescue deleted or lost files from Folder Lock on Window system. You can restore vital files stored on Folder Lock such as documents (DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, PDF, HTML, etc), compressed files (ZIP, RAR, 7Z, etc), images files (JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, IMG, BMP, PSD, TIF, WEBP, etc), video files (AVI, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, 3GP, 3G2etc), audio files (MP3, AMR, M4b, WAV, MP4, AIFF, AIF, MIDI, etc) and many more files on Windows computer. This utility can even recover files from Recycle Bin after emptying the folder or deleting files from it. The program supports recovery of files from FAT, FAT16, FAT32, ExtFAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file systems. The software even get back files from removable storage devices like pen drives, external hard drives, memory cards, SSD drives and others. One can also easily run this tool on all the latest versions of Windows operating systems such as Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 and 2003.

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Steps to recover files from Folder Lock:

  • Download and install Yodot File Recovery application on Windows
  • Launch the software and follow the onscreen guidelines
  • From first screen select “Deleted File Recovery” option to restore deleted files or “Lost File Recovery” option to recover missing files from Folder Lock
  • Now, the program displays all the drives or partitions present on that Windows computer
  • Select the partition from where files are to be rescued
  • Next, the software scans the selected drive / partition and displays all deleted or lost files from Folder Lock
  • View the retrieved files in two different views i.e. ‘Data view’ and ‘File type view’ which eases your search
  • Choose the desired files from the shown list, which you need to obtain back and click on "Next" button
  • Select the destination location for saving the recovered files on system. However, don’t not save on same partition from where you have rescued files
  • The application also allows you to save the retrieved files onto any external devices such as pen drives, external hard drives, CDs and DVDs

Instruction to be followed:

  • If you are less technically skilled, then take assistance of experts to deal problem with Folder Lock software
  • Confirm twice before deleting files from Folder Lock using “Shred File” option

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