Get Back Moved Folders

You may occasionally lose important data when moving folders between storage locations. Modern technology offers shortcuts to transfer files and folders easily, typically without affecting the original data. However, folder loss can still occur during or after the transfer process.

Imagine your system frequently restarts during data activities, prompting you to back up critical folders to a safer drive. While transferring, the system restarts again before the backup completes. As a result, some folders disappear from both the source and destination locations, and you can’t locate them even after searching your system’s logical drives.

Other Causes of Folder Loss During Transfer

• Power Fluctuations or Abrupt Removal: Sudden power surges or unplugging an external storage device during a transfer (between the device and computer or vice versa) can lead to folder loss.
• Using Cut and Paste: Choosing "Cut and Paste" instead of "Copy and Paste" is risky. If an interruption occurs before pasting, the cut folders may go missing.
• Incompatible Third-Party Tools: Using unreliable or incompatible third-party software can cause the loss of important folders from a drive or partition.
• Accidental Deletion: Mistakenly selecting "Delete" instead of "Move" on a portable storage device can remove folders permanently, bypassing the Recycle Bin.

Tips to Prevent Loss

• Use "Copy and Paste" instead of "Cut and Paste" to keep the original files intact until the transfer is complete.
• Ensure a stable power supply and avoid removing external devices during transfers.
• Use trusted, compatible tools for transferring data.
• Double-check actions before confirming to avoid accidental deletions.

Instead of clicking for move option on selected folders from portable storage device, accidentally clicking on delete option will remove such folders without sending to Recycle Bin

Software to recover moved folder:

Accidentally lost crucial folders while moving files? Don’t stress—Yodot File Recovery makes restoring them on your Windows PC a breeze. Its user-friendly interface and powerful read-only algorithms recover deleted, lost, or hidden folders without altering their original structure.

Retrieve DLL files, documents, PST, DBX, photos, videos, and more from flash drives, memory cards, external hard drives, SSDs, FireWire drives, and other storage devices. Yodot supports FAT16, FAT32, ExFAT, NTFS, NTFS5, and ReFS file systems, ensuring compatibility across Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, XP, Vista, and Server 2003/2008.

Why Yodot?

• Fast, secure folder recovery
• Supports a wide range of file types and storage devices
• Simple, intuitive design for all users

Procedure to retrieve moved folder:

• Download Recover erased files software on Windows desktop and install it
• Then launch the tool and follow the given instructions
• On main screen you will get two options like 'Deleted File Recovery' and 'Lost File Recovery'



• In that select 'Lost File Recovery' option to restore lost folders and proceed next
• Select the drive or partition from where moved folders are lost
• Now select the file types or hit on 'Skip' option to select all file types by default; then initiate its scanning
• After finishing of scanning process, this app will allow you to see all recovered folders in 'Data View' or 'File Type View'



• Finally save those retrieved folders using 'Save' option in desired destination location