You can speed up Recuva's search and recovery if you know all or
part of the name of the file you're looking for:
- Start Recuva in Advanced mode. If the Wizard appears, select
Do Not Show This Wizard on Startup and then click
Cancel.
- In Recuva's main window, type all or part of the file name into
the Filename or path box. Select the location you
want to search from the drop-down box at left, and then click
Scan.
- Recuva displays the progress of the scan, and then shows its
search results in the main window. If the file(s) you're looking
for aren't in the list, see below.
- Select the check boxes beside the file or files you want to
restore. The color of the dot next to the file name indicates your
chances for a successful recovery (green for excellent, orange for
acceptable, and red for unlikely):
- Click Recover. Select a destination for the
recovered files (ideally, on another drive). Click
OK.
If Step 4 did not locate the files you were seeking, select
Deep Scan in the Options dialog
box on the Actions tab. Run Step 5 again. This
advanced scan will take much longer (it can take hours).
