Select a drive to scan
Select the reformatted “Logical Drive” from the drive dropdown list.
Step 2:
Select the scan type
Click Scan. This will open the scan type selection window.
An Advanced or Complete Scan type may be selected for reformatted drive recovery. An Advanced Scan is recommended as the initial scan type.
If an Advanced Scan does not locate the reformatted drive data then a Complete Scan type may provide an improved chance of recovering the reformatted drive’s data. A Complete Scan will, however, take longer than an Advanced Scan.
A Complete Scan type will take longer, but may provide a greater chance of detecting the reformatted drive’s data.
An Advanced Scan will use pieces of information to determine what the file system was, where it was, its parameters, etc. On certain file systems “pieces” of information should be located in specific areas of the disk and not others. Therefore, instead of searching the whole disk, an Advanced Scan searches where the information “should” be located. If an Advanced Scan cannot find the information it requires, it cannot then locate the lost data. A Complete Scan method works differently in determining what is there. A Complete Scan goes through the disk “sector by sector” and pieces together the information about the file system based on “everything” that is remaining on the disk. The Complete Scan method provides more chance of finding the data it requires to “piece together”, the file system settings, etc. and therefore provides a greater chance of locating the reformatted drive’s data.
Step 3:
Saving files
Files may be selected for saving by scrolling up and down the file scan list (or by sorting using the column headings), and either clicking the check box, double clicking the file, highlighting and pressing the space bar, or by using the mouse (right click) to provide a file selection list.
