Document recovery when a file such as a Microsoft Word document has been accidentally deleted from a USB flash drive or deleted from your personal computer by emptying the Windows recycle bin is easily accomplished when using modern file recovery tools. This software has the ability to scan an entire personal computer hard drive in just a few minutes. And from that scan create a list of all recently deleted files. These same programs often have the ability to more slowly scan that same hard drive or external digital storage device creating lists of files and their file extensions from raw binary data.