How to scan lost data in MyRecover.
Post By MyRecover
Updated December 23, 2024
Introduction
You might encounter data loss in many cases, for example, some files are deleted by accident, files are lost after disk/partition format, important data is removed by an unexpected system crash or virus attach, and so on. These files might be very important for you so it is definitely necessary and worth recovering. In these cases, MyRecover might help you scan and find lost data. Once lost data is found, you can start the data recovery.
How to Scan Lost Data in MyRecover
Before you do
- Download and install MyRecover on a Windows PC.
- Connect the device you want to scan and recover to this PC.
How to Scan Lost Data in MyRecover Step by Step
Step 1. Launch MyRecover and select one recovery scenario to scan. There are 4 basic recovery scenarios and 3 advanced recovery scenarios available.
Deleted Files Recovery: It is used to scan deleted files. All internal drives and removable drives on the PC will be listed. You can either choose a Quick Access of Desktop, Recycle Bin, Select Folder, or select an internal/remove drive to start the scan. It runs a quick scan by default.
Recycle Bin Recovery: It is used to scan data in the recycle bin of each partition. All internal drives and removable drives on the PC will be listed. You can either choose a Quick Access of Desktop or select an internal/remove drive to start the scan. It runs a quick scan by default.
USB/SD Card Recovery: It is used to scan data on a removable USB/SD card. Only removable drive will be listed. Select a removable drive to start the scan. It runs a deep scan by default.
Format Recovery: It is used to scan data on a formatted drive. All internal drives and removable drives on the PC will be listed. You can select an internal/remove drive to start the scan. It runs a deep scan by default.
Disk Data Recovery: It is used to scan data on a hard drive. It might be time-consuming to scan and recover data on partitions one by one. In this case, you can select a disk so all partitions on the disk will be scanned. All internal drives and removable drives on the PC will be listed. You can select an internal/remove drive to start the scan. It runs a deep scan by default.
Partition Lost Recovery: It is used to scan data on a lost partition. Only lost partition will be listed. You can select a lost partition to start the scan. It runs a deep scan by default.
PC Crashed Recovery: It is used to scan data on a crashed PC. If a PC is unable to boot, you can create a bootable disk on another working PC and then boot the crashed PC into WinPE to recover data.
Tips: If a drive is connected to the PC but not listed in MyRecover, you can click the "Refresh" button.
Here, we take the "Deleted Files Recovery" as an example.
Step 2. Select the partition you want to scan and then click the "Scan" button. (Here we take D: as an example)
Step 3. Once the scan process starts, the real-time quick scan progress and lost data will be displayed. You can view the found files while scanning. You can also pause and stop the scan process.
After the quick scan is completed, some files might not be found. You can also click the "Deep Scan" button to start the deep scan. It will perform a sector-by-sector scan, which lasts longer than the quick scan and will find more data. Please be patient during the scanning process and do not interrupt the scanning process if it is not necessary.
Step 4. To narrow down the files you want to recover, you can search for file or folder name and filter with file size, modification date and file type.
Conclusion
Following the above steps, you can easily scan files on your disk partitions and USB removable devices.
With MyRecover, you can also connect devices you need to recover files to one computer and then scan to find lost data.
If data can be found, it is able to easily recover in a few steps.
Since the lost data has been found, you can directly preview and recover the lost data you need.
Notes:
- If the partition/device you want to scan is not found, you can click "Can’t detect your hard drive" at the bottom left corner of the homepage to jump to the webpage for detailed instructions.
FAQs:
Q: Can't detect your hard drive?
A: MyRecover supports quick& deep scan and file recovery for NTFS, FAT and FAT32 file systems. Only deep recovery is supported for non-NTFS, FAT and FAT32 file systems. And, data recovery for USB removable devices with NTFS, FAT and FAT32 file systems, data recovery for the Recycle Bin, data scan and recovery for partitions without drive letter, dynamic volumes, Bitlocker-encrypted partitions are all supported. Currently, data recovery for unallocated space is not supported.
Q: What is the difference between quick scan and deep scan?
A: Generally, quick scan can scan and recover accidentally deleted files in a short period of time. After the quick scan is completed, the program will automatically perform a sector-by-sector deep scan, which is able to find more lost files, and this deep scan lasts for a longer period of time as compared to the first scan.
Q: What is the size of the supported hard drive by MyRecover? Can I recover lost partition from 4TB hard drive?
A: MyRecover does not have the practical size limit. You can recover partitions on a 4TB hard drive.