How to Recover Unsaved or Deleted Notepad File

Have you ever encountered a situation where the Notepad file was closed unexpectedly before you could save the edited content? You are organizing the collected content into a Notepad file, but the Notepad file suddenly stops responding. You could do nothing but end the Notepad task with the Task Manager. Or just as you are working with a Notepad file, the computer suddenly shuts down.

If you encounter such a situation, you will definitely wonder if there is a way to recover the unsaved Notepad file so that you don't have to spend a lot of time re-creating it. Although in many cases this is not easy, it is not impossible. Now, this article will show you how to recover unsaved or deleted Notepad files on Windows 10.

• Part 1: Recover unsaved Notepad files from temporary files
• Part 2: How to recover deleted Notepad files

Part 1: Recover unsaved Notepad files from temporary files

Unlike Microsoft Office, Notepad doesn't have autosave feature to remember and save the current editing content. However, accidentally closed or unsaved Notepad files may also be saved in a temporary folder on your computer. Therefore, there is still a glimmer of hope that you can recover unsaved Notepad files from temporary files. Follow these steps.

Step 1: In the search box on the taskbar, type %AppData%, and then select %AppData% from the results list.

Step 2: You will get to the folder C:UsersUsernameAppDataRoaming. Type the filename.txt into the search box in the upper right corner. Then wait for the searching process to complete.

Step 3: If the unsaved text file is listed in the search results, you can copy it to another safe location.

Note: If your Notepad file is not presented in the search results, tick the checkbox of Hidden items under the View tab to reveal all hidden files. If you still can't find your unsaved Notepad file by doing so, then your temporary files may have been cleared.

Part 2: How to recover deleted notepad files

If you deleted a Notepad file and want to recover it, checking the Recycle Bin is the first thing you should do. If the Notepad file is not in the Recycle Bin, chances are that it has been permanently deleted. But don't worry, you can still try the following two methods to retrieve it.

Option 1: Check File History

Step 1: Type file history in the search box next to the Start button, and then hit Enter.

Step 2: The File History app opens. It shows the historical version of the files on your computer. Double-click to open each folder to check if it contains your deleted Notepad file. When you find the target Notepad file, select it and click the Restore button to restore it.

If no file history was found, as shown in the figure below, go to another option.

Option 2: Use iSumsoft Data Refixer

To recover deleted/lost Notepad files without any backup, the simplest and most effective way is to use a special file recovery program. Here we recommend using the powerful iSumsoft Data Refixer. It can scan the sectors of the computer's hard drive in depth to find all deleted and lost files, and then let you quickly filter out the target Notepad files from the search results. Finally, with a single click, you can restore the files to the desired location. Here are the steps.

1. Download iSumsoft Data Refixer and install it on your computer. The installation process takes only a few seconds without any manual setup. When the installation is complete, run this program.

2. Specify/select the folder or drive where the deleted Notepad file was initially saved, for example, if you deleted the Notepad file from the Desktop, you can select Desktop. Then click Start to start scanning the selected location.

3.等待掃描完成。這將需要幾分鐘的時間。你可以讓它自己掃描，然後你就可以做其他事情了。

第四步：掃描完成後，介面上會列出所有找到的資料夾。展開您刪除記事本文件的資料夾。選擇目標文字文件，然後按一下“恢復”。

4.將開啟一個選擇資料夾…對話框。選擇要儲存復原的記事本檔案的位置，然後按一下「選擇資料夾」。軟體將立即開始恢復檔案。

5.當收到恢復完成的彈出對話框時，您可以打開恢復資料夾查看恢復的記事本文件。文件應完整無缺，無內容遺失或損壞。

建議

很多時候，要恢復未儲存或刪除的記事本文檔並不容易，所以請允許我們給您一些建議。

1.編輯時及時保存記事本文件。

現在是開始養成新習慣的好時機，按 Ctrl+S 鍵將內容手動儲存在開啟的記事本檔案中。這將最大限度地保證您重要資訊的安全。通常，在永久刪除任何內容之前，系統會要求您確認刪除。為避免意外刪除您的內容，請在確認之前仔細檢查這些警告。

2.備份您的記事本文件。

這次經驗證明了備份的重要性。最好在電腦上保留一兩個副本，或在 USB 隨身碟等儲存裝置上保留一個副本。防止文件遺失的另一種方法是使用 Microsoft OneDrive 在線上儲存文件。將檔案儲存到 OneDrive 可以為它們提供額外的保護，即使您的電腦發生問題，OneDrive 也能確保您的檔案安全且可存取。

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