Recover Deleted Files From SSD Drive
When a file is deleted from an SSD, only the pointer linking its logical address to physical NAND cells is removed - the underlying data usually remains intact until new data overwrites that block. Recover-SSD works with this behavior directly, retrieving the original data before it's overwritten by new writes.
SSD Data Loss Experts Here at Recover-SSD Can Help
Four things we promise, in writing
- The diagnostic evaluation is free.
- You see the actual list of recovered files before you pay anything.
- We don’t attempt a recovery until you tell us to.
- If we can’t get your files back, you won’t pay a data recovery fee.
Why It's Not Actually Gone
Deleted Doesn't Mean Gone
Deleting a file on an SSD removes only the map between its logical address and the physical NAND cells, not the data itself. The block stays put until TRIM erases it or new data overwrites it. Recover-SSD reads the raw NAND directly, which lets us retrieve files a file-system-based tool can no longer see.
The drive marks the space as free and moves on. That's true right up until TRIM runs, the background housekeeping command that tells the drive it can actually erase the block, and on most Windows and macOS systems, TRIM fires automatically, often within the hour.
What matters isn't whether you deleted the file. It's whether anything overwrote it before you called someone. We check that on your actual drive instead of guessing from a percentage.
Software already tried and failed? That's usually not a sign the data is gone. Free recovery tools scan the file system, and TRIM breaks exactly the thing they're looking for. We read the NAND directly, a different job than what Recuva or Disk Drill do, not a better version of the same one. If a tool told you "no files found," that's a reason to check with us, not a reason to stop.
None of this is unique to one brand of SSD or one operating system. Windows, macOS, and Linux all implement TRIM differently, on different schedules, and consumer drives from every manufacturer behave differently once a block is marked free. That variation is exactly why we image the drive first and look at what's actually there, instead of quoting a timeline from memory. If the drive itself is physically damaged rather than simply missing files, that's a separate case, covered on our physical and liquid-damage recovery for SSDs page.
Know Your Situation
Different Kinds of “Deleted”
How recoverable a deleted file is depends on timing, not luck. A drive used for minutes since the deletion is a different case from one used for weeks afterward, and TRIM behavior varies by drive and operating system. We check your specific drive instead of applying one answer to every case.
| Situation | Typical odds | What we actually do |
|---|---|---|
| Deleted minutes ago, drive unused since | Good, usually recoverable | Image the drive first, recover from the copy |
| Free software found nothing or corrupted files | Still worth checking | Read the NAND directly, bypass the broken file-system map |
| Deleted, then kept using the drive | Lower, every write risks overwrite | Check what's actually left before quoting anything |
| External SSD, USB or Thunderbolt enclosure | Often better than internal drives | Same imaging process, frequently better results |
| Quick-formatted, not reused since | Usually intact | Standard recovery, same as accidental deletion |
| Drive also clicking, not detected, or overheating | Different problem | A hardware issue, not a deletion case |
What if we only recover some of it?
On a failed SSD, a partial recovery is the normal outcome — some files come back perfectly, some come back damaged, some don’t come back at all. You see the actual file list first. If what we found isn’t worth it to you, you say no and you owe nothing. You are never charged for files you didn’t get.
Tell us what happened. Free evaluation, no charge to find out if it's still there.
Published, Not Quoted
Deleted Files, Priced Like Everything Else We Do
Recover-SSD publishes prices instead of asking you to call and find out. Every tier starts with the same free evaluation, and the only fee that changes with speed is an optional rush charge, separate from the recovery fee itself. No Data Recovered, No Data Recovery Fee.
| Tier | Turnaround | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3–5 days | Under $450 |
| Priority | 2–4 days | Quoted after evaluation |
| Emergency | 1–3 days | Quoted + $495 rush fee |
A price you have to call to find out is usually a price someone didn't want to put in writing. Ours is in the table above.
The rush fee speeds up when we start work. It does not guarantee the data is recoverable. See our full price list and turnaround tiers for every case type we handle, deleted files included.
The Honest Answer
“I Already Tried Recuva, Disk Drill, or EaseUS”
Free recovery software reads the file system, and TRIM's whole job is erasing the part of the file system that software depends on. A failed scan doesn't mean the data is gone. It means the tool was looking at the wrong layer of the drive.
This is the single most common message we get on deleted-file cases, and it's not because those tools are bad software. They're built for hard drives and for SSDs where TRIM hasn't run yet. Once TRIM has fired, they're reading a map to a city that's already been bulldozed. That's not a knock on the tool, it's a different job.
TRIM doesn't negotiate, and it doesn't wait for you to finish downloading a second recovery app to compare results.
What we do differently: we don't read the file system at all for a case like this. We image the raw NAND and reconstruct file structures from what's physically still there, the only approach that has a chance once the logical map is gone. If your drive isn't detected by the BIOS at all, that's a different, corrupted-firmware problem, covered on our SSD not-detected and firmware recovery page.
Not The Same Problem
Deleted vs. Everything Else That Looks Like Deleted
Not detected, physically damaged, and controller-dead drives all get covered elsewhere on this site with their own dedicated pages, since each is a genuinely different repair problem from an accidentally deleted file. If the controller itself has failed and the drive won't mount at all, that's the deepest end of that spectrum, covered on our SSD chip-off data recovery page.
That distinction matters more with each new generation of NAND. Samsung’s V10 generation, announced in 2026, packs over 400 layers into a single die, nearly 60% denser than the generation before it. More layers means more data physically stacked into the same footprint, which is good for capacity but changes what a genuine failure looks like when it happens. A controller failure on one of these newer, denser drives can wipe out access to everything on the chip at once, not only a folder of deleted files, because the controller is the only thing that ever spoke to that stacked NAND in the first place. That is a different repair problem from a deleted file TRIM may or may not have already erased, and it is why we treat the two cases so differently from the first phone call. If your drive has stopped mounting entirely rather than only showing missing files, read how a 400-layer Samsung V10 fails for what that failure mode looks like on the newest generation of these drives, and how it differs from an ordinary deleted-file case like the one this page covers.
We don't publish a success rate. Look around this industry and you'll see 96%, 97%, 98%, and not one of those labs says what the number is out of, so it tells you nothing. What we will tell you is exactly what we find on your drive, and you see the list of recoverable files before you pay anything. Recover-SSD was founded in 2011 by Bruce Cullen, who has worked in data recovery since 1999. Across that career he's handled cases for Fortune 500 manufacturers, pharmaceutical and technology companies, financial institutions and federal agencies.
Quick Answers
FAQ
Does TRIM mean my deleted files are gone forever?
Not always. TRIM erases blocks it's told are free, but timing varies by OS, drive, and how the drive was used after deletion. We check the actual NAND rather than assume either way.
Will trying more recovery software make it worse?
It can. Any tool that writes to the drive while scanning it, including some "repair" utilities, risks overwriting the exact data you're trying to save. If one attempt already failed, stop using the drive and get it evaluated before trying a second tool.
What if the files were on an external SSD, not my main drive?
Often better odds. Many operating systems don't run automatic TRIM on external and USB drives the way they do on internal boot drives.
How fast can you tell me if it's recoverable?
The free evaluation usually gives you a straight answer the same day. Emergency tier turns the full case around in 1–3 days once you approve the recovery.
Still not sure what you're dealing with?
Tell us what the drive is doing. It is important to act quickly, since continued use of the drive can overwrite what's left.
Not sure yet? Just ask.
Tell us what the drive is doing and we’ll tell you straight whether it’s worth recovering — no charge, no sales call, usually the same day.