Definition of a " Lost File A file that has been deleted which no longer has a File System record, but the content of the file remains on the disk and can be recovered. Lost files are located using a technique refered to as "data carving", by searching for the unique header, structure and footer of the file type. "

"Lost Files" are files for which the Microsoft Windows file reference information that was once used to find the location of the file on the hard disk has been destroyed. However, the data that made up the contents of the file can still located on the hard disk.

Recover My Files performs a disk scan to identify "Lost Files" by their internal file structure, (i.e. their header, content and footer). Whilst the data can be recovered, the Microsoft Windows file name cannot. Recover My Files gives a Lost File the name " Recovered_[filetype]_1" and will increment the number according to how many lost files are found for that file type.