

That is to say perhaps we want to delete a file and leave no trace of him. In addition, to retrieve a deleted file, the program provides the option to delete found files permanently. It will also show a preview of the file if it is an image file ( png, gif, jpg, etc.).

If we click on any item from the list of found files, we will see in the right part of a panel that it displays information about the file, such as name, location, size, creation date, and more. The program will display a menu where we can choose the location where the selected files will be recovered. We can select the files we want to retrieve and press on “ Recover” button. Once the system is analyzed for deleted data, it will display a list of found items. The program integrates into Windows Explorer, and we can click with the right mouse button on any drive or folder to recover the deleted files on that drive or folder. In that case, we'll recover the directories and, therefore, the organization of all the movies. For example, suppose our movie collection is organized into directories, which represent the film's year of release, with this option, in addition to retrieving the movies. This option is useful for those cases in which the directories are used to organize the files. We can also use the option “Retrieve directory structure,” which, in addition to recovering deleted files, will attempt to recover the directories that contain the files. The “ Scan not deleted files” option is useful for recovering data from hard drives that have been formatted or have suffered any damage. This option increases scan duration and the chances of finding more deleted files. Like the previous option, this allows us to perform a scan for deleted items more quickly.ĭespite its simplicity, the program has settings allowing us to use the data recovery process more advanced.įor example, we can check the “ Deep Scan” option to do an intensive search for deleted files. The wizard also has the option to choose the location where we want to search for deleted files: in “ My Documents,” in Recycle Bin, on removable drives, on CD/DVD, or in a specific directory.

This speeds up the process of searching for deleted files. Using the wizard, we can recover files according to their type: pictures, music, documents, video, compressed files, and email ( Thunderbird, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Microsoft Outlook). In addition, we can use the wizard that will guide us through the file recovery process, showing the available options to carry out the task. Thanks to its user-friendly and clean interface, the program can be used by users with few computer skills. Recuva recovers all types of files from the PC's hard drives and external drives.
