Recover My Files V3.1 (R)
If you have formatted your hard drive.
Run Recover My Files and select the ôFormat Recoverö option;
For a straight format it is best to select the
ôPhysical driveö to search. The size of the drive displayed by Recover
My Files should correspond to the physical size of your hard drive;
If an operating system has been re-installed then search the "Logical
drive" (e.g. drive "C:\").
In the File Type selection screen select no more than 5 file types. Make the file types ones that you know were located on the formatted disk. We recommend æ.docÆ, æ.xlsÆ, æ.pptÆ, æ.wavÆ & æ.jpgÆ (DO NOT select multimedia file, specifically the MP3 file type, unless these were the only files located on your formatted disk, as this will slow the search down considerably).
The file types that you select in a Format Recover do not have to be the actual files that you wish to recover. The 5 files will be used to identify the full file structure of the formatted drive.
All file types will be found and displayed in the results screen under the folder ôRecovered Partition Xö. This folder will be created a the end of the search.