How to Recover Deleted or Lost ASF Files?

Updated on May 30, 2022

“Hey guys, I have really messed up with my system and the files that were saved in the relevant storage media are gone. I had used my friend’s pen drive to transfer the ASF files into my system. Once I connected the pen drive, I got certain list of messages indicating that pen drive is infected with virus and hence entire contents of the drive were deleted. Is there a way to undo the deletion process and to get back my ASF files? Please suggest me any best application that can recover my deleted ASF files? Please help me in this issue. Thanks in advance!”

ASF as we know is an Advanced Streaming Format specification that mostly includes media file types which was developed by Microsoft Corporation. This specification can be used for streaming multimedia files like graphics, sound, video and animation. These file types can be saved on any storage media and accessed when desired; but at times, you may face some issues that lead to deletion or loss of ASF files from your system. Take a look at the below mentioned scenarios that give you major headache.

Why Does ASF Files Go Missing?

• Accidental deletion of ASF files with the use of Shift + Delete keys causes permanent deletion of data
• Presence of bad sectors on the hard drive may corrupt the drive thereby blocking access to the ASF files saved in the partition
• Abrupt removal of external storage media when file sharing process is being carried out can cause loss of ASF files
• ASF file loss may occur as a result of virus infection, which may damage the file system resulting in inaccessibility of ASF files

The best way to overcome the above mentioned data loss scenarios is to keep a secure backup of the important ASF files on separate storage media. If you have not maintained backup then make use of Yodot Photo Recovery tool that can perform the recovery process in a minimum amount of time.

How To Recover Lost Or Deleted ASF File?

Yodot Photo Recovery program is the well known utility to get back deleted / lost ASF files from system hard drive and other storage media. Apart from recovering ASF files, this tool can get back lost photos, video files, audio files, animation files, etc from various storage drive on Windows system without damaging the file contents. All that needs to be done is to install the application and follow the simple steps that are provided in the main screen of the utility. After completion of the recovery process, user can view the restored list of ASF files and sort them on the basis of file name, size, date in which it was created and so on. If the ASF file retrieval process has to be stopped at any point of time, then it can be done so with the help of “Save Recovery Session” option. Trouble free installation process can be carried out on various computers/laptops working with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 operating systems.

Simple Steps To Get Back Lost/Deleted ASF Files From The System:

• Download and install Yodot Photo Recovery tool in the system by logging in as local system administrator
• Run the program and follow the simple steps provided on the main screen of the utility
• Click on Deleted Photo Recovery or Lost Photo Recovery based on the scenario that has resulted in loss of ASF file from the system
• Once the option is selected, proceed to the next screen where user can select the drive from where recovery process has to be carried out
• After selecting the drive, proceed to the next window where you can mark the file types i.e. ASF files that needs to be rescued
• Now, start the recovery process by clicking on the next button that is provided in the screen
• As soon as the recovery process gets completed, user can view the restored list of files in Data View or File Type View
• Select the desired type of view and save recovered ASF files to any location preferred by users on their computers

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