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June 21, 2018
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Acrobat Reader DC deleted files recovery?

  • June 21, 2018
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I opened my Acrobat Reader DC and when I tried to open my PDF it said it was unavailable and then the PDF was removed from my recent. I didn't have a copy of it so what should I do?

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    davidj87027226
    New Participant
    July 5, 2018

    I do understand how frustating to loose a vital data be it Documents, Spreadsheets, PDFs, or any media files.

    Yes, agree with graffiti, OS may have some options to get it back but Reader does not. You may try below methods.

    Assuming you are using Windows PC.

    A) Please check previous version using below steps.

    1. Went to Windows Explorer
    2. Right-clicked the PDF
    3. Next, selected the Previous Version
    4. Searched the desired file in the list and Select it
    5. Next, right-clicked on it and select Restore to recover it

    B) If still no success, you can leverage the third party [Link removed. Thanks for being helpful but please do not post links to third party tools here since we cannot vouch for them - Mod] program for complete rescue.

    Good Luck!

    Pro Tip : Have a multiple backup copies by next time.

    Bernd Alheit
    Braniac
    July 5, 2018

    davidj87027226  wrote

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    Right-clicked the PDF

    ...

    How do you select a deleted file?

    davidj87027226
    New Participant
    July 6, 2018

    I apologies this is wrong. Kindly ignore.

    ~graffiti
    Braniac
    June 21, 2018

    Was it stored locally on your machine? Is your OS set to index all files? If so, your OS may have some options to get it back but Reader does not.