Formatted Drive Recovery
If a drive has been reformatted, or a new operating system installed, File Restore will recover all of the files from the reformatted drive. File Restore is the secure means of recovering your reformatted drive's files and folders.
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Recovering files from a formatted drive is an easy as 1,2,3.
Step 1:
Select a drive to scan
Select the reformatted “Logical Drive” from the drive dropdown list.
Step 2:
Select the scan type
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.
Scanning Recommendation
If you know the file system (e.g. NTFS) of the lost drive then it is recommended that the specific file system type is manually selected for scanning. This is available by opening the scan type selection screen and selecting Manual Options. When a file system type is manually selected it will only then search for the specific file system/file attributes.
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
Scanning Recommendation
If you know the file system (e.g. NTFS) of the lost drive then it is recommended that the specific file system type is manually selected for scanning. This is available by opening the scan type selection screen and selecting Manual Options. When a file system type is manually selected it will only then search for the specific file system/file attributes.
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
Once the scan has completed you can specify (by clicking "Browse") the location where your recovered files are to be saved.
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.
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.
