{"id":1984,"date":"2021-09-07T13:22:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T07:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/?p=1984"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T08:39:35","slug":"how-to-recover-deleted-psd-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/how-to-recover-deleted-psd-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Deleted PSD Files"},"content":{"rendered":"

PSD files, used with Photoshop to save edits and create a backup, are often deleted without knowing their use. Being an editor or a photographer, PSD files are the most common ones on your computer, And fair enough, to make space on the system for new pictures, you have no option other than to delete PSD files. But have you ever wondered what would happen if you deleted these files unintentionally? Is there a way to recover deleted PSD files?<\/p>\n

Do not worry; you will find answers to your questions in this article.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. What are PSD files
\n<\/strong>2. Reasons for PSD files getting lost
\n<\/strong>3. Best Tool to Recover PSD files<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What are PSD files?<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Designed for Adobe Photoshop, the PSD file format allows users to edit images in layers. Once edited, PSD files can be converted into TIFF, JPG, and other formats. But if you think you can do the reverse conversion, sadly, that is not possible. This means if you lose or delete a PSD file and you don\u2019t have a backup, you will be in a great mess.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Reasons for PSD files getting lost<\/h3>\n

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  1. <\/b>Accidentally deleting files is the most common reason for losing PSD files<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Formatting the hard disk without taking a backup.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. System errors.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Power fluctuations.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Improper shutdown<\/span>
    \n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All these reasons lead to losing PSD files from a Windows PC.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Now that you know what a PSD file is, what are the reasons behind its loss? You must be thinking, is it possible to recover the PSD file?<\/span><\/p>\n

    You can get your PSD files back using the proper methods and techniques. However, before you try the techniques to retrieve PSD files, you need to keep certain things in mind: \u2013<\/p>\n

    1. Avoid performing any action on the device from which the file is deleted.
    \n2. Never recover files on the same drive from which you recover data.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Performing any of these actions overwrites data, making recovering Photoshop files impossible. Therefore, keep these points in mind and avoid unnecessary problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Read Also: Resolve Photoshop Keeps Crashing on Windows in Minutes!<\/a><\/p>\n

    How To Recover Deleted PSD Photos From Windows<\/h2>\n

    Method 1 – Photoshop File Recovery with Autosave<\/h3>\n

    By default, Photoshop keeps the Autosave option enabled to deal with sudden app crashes. This means when you reopen Photoshop, you can see the PSD file. But if this does not happen, you must enable Autosave to deal with such situations in the future. To enable it, go to File > Preferences > File Handling > File Saving options and enable Automatically Save Recovery Information.<\/p>\n

    Alternatively, you can search for deleted Photoshop files by going to the following directory : C: \\ Users \\ **** \\ AppData \\ Roaming \\ Adobe \\ Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 \\ AutoRecover.<\/span><\/p>\n

    **** username and C is the drive on which the OS is installed<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Method 2 – Recover Files Using File History<\/h3>\n

    If you have File History enabled on your Windows PC, you can check if the history has been used to back up the file. Here\u2019s how it can recover PSD files on your computer from local storage –<\/p>\n

    Step 1 – Go to the Start Menu and look up File History.\"restore<\/p>\n

    Step 2 – Open it to recovery files. Use the left arrow key to return to the date and time you remember the files were available.\"various<\/p>\n

    Step 3\u2014Scroll through the file, and once you have spotted it, select it and use the green restore button to save it. \"file<\/p>\n

    This way, your file can be restored to the original location. However, there are two things to keep in mind, –<\/p>\n