If you use Recuva to securely delete overwritten files, the software will overwrite any residual sectors and change the file status to "unrecoverable," but you can still view the contents of the files (these are recoverable too). However, this doesn't always work on files with red bullets (Recuva tells you if the operation was a success or not). Secure deletion operationsĪdditionally, you can overwrite files, which means they will be completely deleted.
Plus, you can view useful information about each file, such as size, last modification and access time, comments, number of clusters allocated at offset, number of overwritten file clusters, and hex mode.įile recovery can take a long time (depending on the size and state of the file), and if the output destination is in the same drive, Recuva tells you this decreases the chances of a successful recovery.
When results are displayed, you can view the current state of each file by checking out the bullet color (green - excellent, orange - poor, red - unrecoverable). All they have to do is select the drive, scanning mode (for files or contents), and file type. If previous attempts have been made to recover the respective files but failed, you can enable Deep Scan, which is a thorough scanning process that takes a longer time.Įxpert users can enjoy Recuva without using the simple wizard. Recuva can be configured to search a media card or an iPod, in My Documents, Recycle Bin, in any other specific location, or the entire system and all connected devices. You can specify the type of files you are trying to recover, whether they are pictures, music, documents, videos, compressed archives, emails or other types, as well as their last known location. Step-by-step approach and recovery options Recuva is a recovery tool that restores any files you have deleted from the computer.Īfter a brief installation, you can access the Recuva wizard for simple steps to follow, in case you don't want to deal with advanced features.
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