How do I search for emails, documents and other stuff on my computer that was deleted?

Question

Chances are the person might have deleted them by using a recovery system but I'm sure there is a way to get it done. I know the only way to really delete everything is to sweep or kill the hard drive which he didn't do.

Answer 1

Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!

http://www.filehippo.com/download_recuva...

Answer 2

There's tons of recovery programs on the internet. Try download.com and look for hard disk recovery in the search window. It won't always work and some are better than others. I also noticed that if you don't pay for it, and just use the trial, it won't let you view the files, only know they're there