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How to recover hidden files on PC/Mac/Android/iPhone
Speaking of hidden files, most of you may have known the way to show hidden files on PC by using File Explorer or CMD command on Windows PC or external hard drive.
But, what about hidden file recovery on Mac computer or Android hidden file recovery? How about finding and recover all hidden files on your iPhone?
Due to data security reasons or system protection settings, sometimes some useful files may be set to hide on Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS devices, or external storage devices by default.
So how to effectively unhide and show the hidden files with simple clicks?
Download hidden file recovery software for free
Since Windows PC, Mac computer, Android phone, and iOS devices don't share the same operating system, the way to recover hidden files on these devices is quite different.
To simplify the hidden file recovery process on your devices, here we'd like to recommend you try professional hidden file recovery software from EaseUS.
Here you can download and install EaseUS hidden file recovery software for free on your Windows or Mac computers to effectively restore hidden files on Windows PC, SD card/USB, etc devices, Mac computer, Android cellphone, or iPhone/iPad now.
For Windows or Mac users, please directly click the buttons here below to download the corresponding hidden file recovery software for help:
If you are an Android user, please click Android file recovery software to download and install it on your Android phone for help.
As for iOS users, please click iOS file recovery software to free download and let it help.
- Notice:
- If you want to recover hidden files on Mac, please refer to recover deleted/lost files on Mac.
- For Android users, please refer to recover deleted/hidden files from Android.
- For iPhone users, please refer to recover deleted/hidden files on iPhone.
Here we'll take Windows hidden file recovery as an example to show you how to recover hidden files on Windows computer, SD/USB etc devices:
Step 1. Select the virus infected drive to scan
Run EaseUS virus file recovery software on your Windows PC. Select the disk attacked by the virus to scan for lost or hidden files. Note that:
- If it's an HDD where files were hidden or deleted by virus, it's better to install the software on a different volume or an external USB drive to avoid data overwriting.
- If the infected device is an external hard drive, flash drive or memory card, it doesn't matter to install the software on the local drive of the computer.
Step 2. Check all scanned results
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard will immediately start a scan process to find your deleted or hidden files on the virus infected hard drive. To quickly locate the wanted files, you can use the Filter or type grouping feature to display only the pictures, videos, documents, emails, etc.
Step 3. Preview and recover deleted/hidden files
When the process finishes, you can preview the scanned files. Select the files you want and click the "Recover" button. You should save restored files to another secure location on your computer or storage device, not where they were lost.
Video tutorial of recovering hidden files on a hard drive
The following video tutorial shows several ways to recover hidden files on a hard drive.
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Brithny is a technology enthusiast, aiming to make readers' tech lives easy and enjoyable. She loves exploring new technologies and writing technical how-to tips. In her spare time, she loves sharing things about her game experience on Facebook or Twitter.
Written by Tracy King
Tracy became a member of the EaseUS content team in 2013. Being a technical writer for over 10 years, she is enthusiastic about sharing tips to assist readers in resolving complex issues in disk management, file transfer, PC & Mac performance optimization, etc., like an expert.
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is a powerful system recovery software, designed to enable you to recover files you’ve deleted accidentally, potentially lost to malware or an entire hard drive partition.
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is the best we have seen. It's far from perfect, partly because today's advanced disk technology makes data-recovery more difficult than it was with the simpler technology of the past.
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro has a reputation as one of the best data recovery software programs on the market. It comes with a selection of advanced features, including partition recovery, formatted drive restoration, and corrupted file repair.
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