How can I recover a Windows Notepad file with the *.txt extension that I accidentally deleted?
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If you delete a Notepad file in Windows, the first place to check is the Recycle Bin—if it’s there, you can right-click and choose Restore to put it back in its original location. If it’s not in the Recycle Bin (for example, if you used Shift+Delete), you still have a few recovery options. If File History or OneDrive backup was enabled, you can restore an earlier copy by right-clicking the folder where the file was stored and selecting Restore previous versions. If you didn’t have backups turned on, your last option is to use a professional data recovery software like Stellar Data Recovery. This software can scan your drive for recently deleted files and recover them if the data hasn’t been overwritten yet.
The Recycle Bin only stores files from your computer’s internal hard drives. You won’t see the removed file in the Recycle Bin if you deleted it from an external storage device, such as a USB drive.
I think you may try getting back the deleted .TXT file with the Previous Versions feature. Or restore it from a Windows backup. If nothing helps, scan your USB drive with professional data recovery and see if it can find that lost .TXT file and then store it in a new place (NOT back to your USB drive). [ Also read: Recover Deleted Files on Windows PC Easily ]
