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How to guide on DNotesEDU - https://dnotesedu.com/2017/12/how-to-recover-a-deleted-cryptocurrency-wallet/
This is a nice guide but it won't work when you have formatted your PC or hard drive before doing the recovery process. It will also not work on wallet.dat files that was deleted for two years and above. That's why it is important to back up your private keys and seeds online in a secure cloud storage so that you can still recover it even if you formatted your PC. How to guide on DNotesEDU - https://dnotesedu.com/2017/12/how-to-recover-a-deleted-cryptocurrency-wallet/
I would strongly advise against this. Secure cloud storage is only secure until it isn't. Storing seeds/private keys online somewhere makes retrieving it more convenient, but also opens up another attack vector. Storing them physically makes them impossible for hackers to get to. Robbers can still get them (only if they know about them too), sure, but if one enters your home, you likely have bigger problems.
Once the computer is reformatted, any recovery efforts will no longer work. My way is to print it out and keep it where you know it. Every care will always bring good effect to your property.
