Note: Once you lose MP3 files from your hard drive, SD card, USB flash drive, iPod, music player, or any other device, stop using the device immediately to prevent data overwriting and recover the music files as soon as possible with a good data recovery tool.

MP3 File Lost

MP3, short for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3, is the most common digital audio format used widely in music, recordings, audiobooks, and more. Just like other files like images, videos, emails, documents, your precious MP3 files can get lost due to deletion, formatting, virus infection, system crash, and so on. Among all the reasons of data loss, accidental or intentional deletion might be the primary cause of losing MP3 files. Fortunately, with the help of a free data recovery tool – tools Data Recovery Wizard, you can easily and quickly perform MP3 recovery.

    • If you have deleted the MP3 files from your computer's hard drive, try to recover deleted files from recycle bin. • If you had backed up the files previously, you can restore the lost files from the backup. • If there is no backup, using a data recovery tool is your only option.

Free MP3 Recovery Software Free Download

Data Recovery Wizard fully supports recovery of MP3 files from all kinds of storage devices:

    • Recover MP3 or other audio files from hard drive, SD card, USB flash drive, iPods, music players, and more.
    • Restore audio files like MP3, AIF/AIFF, M4A, WAV, WMA, APE, MID/MIDI, RealAudio, and more.
    • Retrieve lost MP3 files due to deletion, formatting, virus attacks, and more.

Aside from audio files, the Data Recovery Wizard tool also lets you recover videos, photos, documents, emails, and other existing file types. Get your free MP3 recovery software now and use the tool to restore your music files immediately.

How to Recover Lost MP3 Files

With Data Recovery Wizard, MP3 recovery is easy. Let's get started:

MP3 File Recovery Video Tutorial

Steps to Recover Deleted MP3 Files:

To recover lost MP3 files faster, you can use the filter to locate specific file types, that is, audio, or search for files with the .mp3 extension in the search bar.

Step 1: Choose a location

Select the location where you lost your music, voice recordings, or other audio files, and then click “Scan.”

Select location to scan for missing music and recordings.

Step 2: Preview the audio file

The scanning time depends on the size of your disk. While it's scanning, you can recover files. Click on “Audio” from the left panel. Hit the “Preview” button to preview the audio files found.

Preview the audio files to be recovered

Step 3: Recover Lost Audio Files

Select all the audio files found, then click “Recover.” Choose a secure location on your computer or external storage device to save these files, then click “OK” to confirm.

Recover and save the restored audio files

The free data recovery software allows you to recover 2 GB of files for free. This is usually enough for most MP3 recovery scenarios. If you need to recover more than 2 GB of music files, you'll have to upgrade the free version to the pro version.

How to Prevent Data Loss in MP3 Files

To avoid losing any files, the best thing you can do is back them up elsewhere. Speaking of backups, you can manually copy MP3 files from one location to another, use a free backup software, or sync them to cloud storage. These three methods apply whether you want to back up your music files or anything else. If you don't have too many files, copying them manually might come in handy. If you have loads of files and are looking for a time-saving method, then you should use professional data backup software. However, if you have a stable fast internet connection and enough cloud storage space, you can opt to back up your MP3 files to the cloud.

Bottom line

The only prerequisite for successfully retrieving your MP3s is that the lost music files have not been overwritten by new content. Hence, it's crucial to cease using the device where you lost the MP3s, as even listening to music can lead to data overwrite. I hope you'll be able to recover your deleted or lost MP3 files effectively with the Data Recovery Wizard tool.