Preview and Recover

After running a scan the results are displayed. You can recover any or all detected items that are displayed in the list. Before you begin to recover items, we recommend that you preview them.

Preview

You can see a preview image where a preview window appears for the selected item. Keep in mind that only particular file formats can be previewed including most text and image formats.

To preview an item in the results list do the following:

1. If there are multiple detected items you will first need to expand the category by clicking the + symbol to the left of the category name as seen here.
2. Position your mouse cursor over the detected item.

Note: You will need to wait momentarily while the Data Recovery checks to see if it can display a preview and for the item to be drawn to the preview window.

Sort the Scan Results

You can change the sort order of the scan results. Once they are sorted you can reverse the order.

To sort the results do the following:

In the Select Items To Recover page, click one of the column headers including: Name, Location, Size, Date Created, Date Accessed, and Date Modified.

You can reverse the order of the results. If the order was based on an A-Z naming, or smallest to largest file size for example, the order would reverse.

To reverse the order of the sort, do the following:

Click the same column header again.

Tip: Sorting the scan results is especially useful when trying to find a specific file among a large list of results.

Recover

The number of items found will be displayed in the results area at the bottom right. You can recover the items you choose to select in the list. All items left unchecked will not be recovered.

To select items to restore:

Select the check box associated with the item.

Once you are sure the list consists of the items you want to recover, you can begin.

To recover all checked items in the list:

Click the Recover button.

Locating Recovered Files

By default, your files that are recovered are placed in one location to make locating the files easy. You can find the files in the Recovered Items folder located on the desktop. This location is designated at the bottom of the Main Window after the scan is complete. You also have the option of changing the location of the recovered file(s).

To choose the location of the recovered file(s), do the following:

1. At the bottom of the Select Items To Recover page, click the Change Location link.
2. In the Browse For Folder window, select a folder or create a new folder using the Make New Folder button.
3. Click OK.