i have a laptop. a very important folder lost in desktop. i guess the folder is at least 1Gb

how to recover it presume i deleted it from recycle bin. i not sure

Right hand click n restore

Dont write new data...
Go download recovery software into pendrive....
Plug the pendrive...
Run the software....
Scan the disk to see can recover back or not...
If got file override the sector already...
No hope..

Take out the harddisk.
Use another PC with data recovery software to scan.

- https://mycsc.cybersecurity.my/data-recovery-services
- https://www.datarecoverycenter.com.my/
- https://www.mdr-xp.com/
- https://www.mydatarecovery.my/
- https://datarecoverycentremalaysia.com/
- https://www.datarecoveryinmalaysia.com/

easeus drw. pls stop operating this computer

Try Recuva.

https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva

Or Easus free,

https://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/f...ry-software.htm

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Feb 27 2026, 12:47 PM

like others mentioned, use recuva or something similar.

but for the future, i suggest you consider having a backup strategy. what do i mean by this ?

an example, you can has a NAS (network attached storage) device which is a box with cpu, ram, hdds, ssd. This NAS will be connected to your local network.

so.... the important stuff on your laptop, you can make a COPY of it and place it in your NAS. now, you got 2 of the same file. One on laptop, and the other in the NAS.

the process of creating a backup is something rsync or maybe zfs replication as an example. So you can create backup jobs that aim a source location (laptop) and copy the backup to a destination (the nas).


Why do this?

So if something like this happens in the future, you can simply go to your nas which is the backup, and recover from there.


also for long term digital storage, having a backup also helps with that. i would suggest a nas that support zfs like truenas.

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Feb 27 2026, 01:58 PM

any ways to automatically back up?

can

in your nas, you can set it to schedule automatic backup. daily, weekly, monthly, up to you. Even if file change it can even sync those changes if you so wish





Alternative to truenas zfs replication is rsync. that said, replication is superior because it is much faster. but rsync is supported by many devices like nas




also if you want realtime backup, you could also use syncthings




Designing Smarter, Safer TrueNAS Backups with Pull Replication




of course this means your nas needs to be on 24/7 if you want automation.



i have my truenas on 24/7

AND, i have a SECOND truenas which is powered off. i only turn it on every few months to backup, my MAIN truenas server.


A backup means you have the data on TWO different devices.

So, it's ok if you want to have your data on BOTH your laptop AND your nas. As long as you have the same data on TWO different devices. So a 2nd nas for you isn't necessarily a must.


If you want to go further, you can even have a remote backup. Like you keep a truenas offsite in your 2nd home, or family home, then setup a vpn to that network, so you can securely backup remotely. That has some hassle an additional costs to setup, so not everyone does that, but it's the golden standard for a backup strategy.

example of an offsite truenas backup server


I personally don't have that, cause i don't want to pay for cloud backup which is too costly to backup my data, and i don't have an offsite to set this up.


So at bare minimum, local backup on your network to 2 different storage devices. NAS is king for your digital storage, e.g. documents, pictures, videos, music etc..... It can even be used as a steam library for your gaming needs as well if you so wish.




truenas they got PUSH and PULL.

Push from source to destination, means you copy from source and put on destination.

I urge you to TEST with DUMMY data/folders to see how your backup and recovery job tasks in truenas works, BEFORE you use them for production. Always in the setup phase, always TEST, before you setup for real. this is what i did, and i never had a failed recovery because i always tested before i used for production. Because i know the backup in place will work.



bonus, if you want to backup keepass database and sync between your smartphone and nas, you can, using syncthings self hosted on your truenas server



syncthings can also backup things like your aegis 2fa backup on smartphone, to your nas.

So say, everytime you get home, it will SYNC to your local network your password manager so it will be up to date, and backed up (so you no need cloud at all), and if your phone is lost, you can easily recover your password manager database (my example is keepass using keepassdx) and 2fa (using aegis. it's way superior to google authenticator. is free, open source, encrypted, allow you to do local backup)



for buying hardware to build truenas, this will help you



fyi i self built my own DIY truenas server. bought and installing everything by myself


i recommend max 4-6 hdd, 2-4 ssd. my own setup of 4hdd with 3 ssd, is less than rm 200 for my home + homelab electricity bill and that's with 24/7 nas


additional costs, if the hard drive later need replacing, you are expected to replace that. If under warranty is typically 3-5 years. A hard drive can last 10 years roughly? but not a guarantee. Hard drive can die anytime

if you are like and also have a 2nd nas for backup, you also have to pay to replace those hdds when they die also. but since my backup isn't on most of the time, the hdd doesn't wear out as much as my main nas, so not too big an issue for prolonging my backup hdd life expectancy.

You need to power on the backup 1-3 times in a year. don't leave it unpowered for a whole year straight. your data may get corruption of data :/


also every few years 3-5 years? if your truenas cpu is hot, probably means you need to replace the thermal paste. same like you do for your own desktop computer.



This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Mar 2 2026, 10:23 AM

simply and faster are use cloud service, like one drive and google drive.
install their agent on pc, it will sync automatically, storage size wise depend you need how much

backup 3-2-1, if your data is important.

yes is easier, but depends on how much data he wants to backup. myself i have a 12tb x 4 raidz1 setup, it's expensive to pay cloud backup service for this.

I rather just buy a nas and do it myself. Not particularly cheap either, but is CHEAPER than the cloud subscription services.

Another thing to know about cloud, don't use unless they have a good encryption option. Never store important data on cloud unencrypted.




the other thing i hate about cloud backup services, they tend to not want you to backup from nas. probably because they know some nas users like myself have a lot of data that needs backing up.

So they limit some of their plans to laptop or desktop only.

And the plans that do support nas tend to be expensive.


some users manage to make workarounds so nas can work on some of the cheaper plans originally only meant for desktop/laptop only.


This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Mar 2 2026, 10:05 AM

For automatic folder backup, you can try Resilio Sync, or SyncFolder, both are easy to use

I found a customer that has same problem of missing folders and files yesterday. It has something to do with One Drive. It was enabled after a windows update. And the PC had a windows account activated by MS Office 365. I am sure One drive was disabled when Office 365 was installed.

So what One drive did was auto sync everything in your USER/Your username/ Folder.

And then things start to go haywire. Files & folders will go missing for some reason or another.

When i found out about it, i stopped one drive from syncing. And then leave the files only in computer and not cloud.

Lo behold! The files came back again!

One Drive is dumbass buggy!!!