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File Recovery - Undelete

File Scavenger for Windows

SUMMARY: File Scavenger can help recover accidentally-deleted files. Images may be previewed before recovery.

File Scavenger is a data recovery package for Windows. The software can perform file recovery on NTFS, as well as FAT 12/16/32 file systems.

Use is simple; enter in the types of files to find (or "*" for all files), the path to search, and whether or not to perform a quick or long search. Click the "Search" button to look for possibly recoverable files; results will contain original paths (where applicable), sizes, and the possibility of successful recovery. Then check boxes to try to recover files, click the "Recover" button, and follow the prompts to save the recovered files.

Displaying details on a deleted file via File Scavenger

File Scavenger supports previews of several image file types before recovery such as BMP, JPEG, PNG, and TIF files. Options include displaying found files in a list or tree view (the latter may be useful if displaying a list of deleted files from many folders) and performing partial searches to save time.

File Scavenger runs on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and above. A portable version is available. A demo may be downloaded at the following site. Note that the demo only allows files up to 64kb to be recovered.

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This tip was written regarding File Scavenger v3.2 Revision 19 running on a Windows XP machine. Features, information, and screenshots for other versions / operating systems may vary.

As with all file recovery software, results will vary based on many factors including whether a drive has been defragged, amount of computer use since the file was deleted, etc. Even if software claims to recover a file, information may be lost. Your results with this and all file recovery software may vary.