1. You've securely deleted a file, but you can still see
the Preview or Header information.
This usually occurs when the file you've securely deleted has
already been overwritten with another file. Examine the the Preview
to determine if the file is really the one you securely deleted.
The Header tab, which displays the first 128 bytes of the file, can
be misleading, since the contents of the Header tab may not change
if the first cluster has already been overwritten with another
file.
2. Some files that have been securely deleted are marked
as recoverable.
If you have used Recuva (or any other similar app) to erase
files, the files may still be marked as being recoverable, but they
are not. The MFT entry may still exist, but the contents of the
file are unreadable.
3. I want to recover a file that has been securely
deleted.
Unfortunately, this isn't possible. Once it's gone, it's
gone.
