Recuva List Of Features

Simple to use interface Save your time by searching for your files based on its Name / Type. Portable version of Recuva can be run from a USB Flash Disk Restores all types of files, documents, images, videos, songs, emails, JUST ANYTHING. Restores files from removable media (USB Flash Disks, Digital cameras, IPod, MP3 players, Floppy disks, etc.) Recover files / folders from Damaged or Formatted Disks Supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, NTFS5 , NTFS + EFS file systems Securely delete files you want to erase forever It's fast, tiny and takes seconds to run!

Important Notes
* Deleted files should be recovered as soon as possible, or else they are irretrievable / unrecoverable. * If you want to recover your deleted files, you have to remember one thing: As Much Older The Deleted Files Are, As Much Difficult It's To Recover Them. Even if you recovered those old files, the chances of file corruption is very much possible. * If you have deleted some files from the D Drive and now you want to recover them, It's highly recommended that you don't use that D drive till the time you are done with the file recovery. Means, If you Installed anything on that drive or used that Drive for some other work after the deletion of files, chances of recovering those files in a readable format will become very less. * I will recommend to use a portable version of any File Recovery Software in order to restore your deleted files. Because, (as already said above) if you install anything on your Hard Disk, chances for the recovery of your files will become very less. Using the portable version of the software will help you to execute the software without even installing them.

How To Restore Deleted Files Using Quick Scan

1. Visit the Recuva Download Page from Here.

2. Click Piriform.com link to begin downloading. 3. It's almost 3.5 MB in size and will not take much time for downloading. 4. Once downloaded, double click the file to run the installation.

5. Installation steps are easy, but during installation it ask you to Install Google Toolbar as well. Uncheck the box and then continue with the Installation.

Note: As already said above, I will recommend every user to download Portable version of Recuva from Here. The downloaded file will be in a .ZIP format. Unzip / Extract the files in a folder and then save that folder on a USB. Whenever you need this software, simply double click the Recuva.exe file Or if you are running 64-bit Windows, double-click the Recuva64.exe file. 6.Once the Installation is complete, if the software doesn't starts automatically, then open it from the Start Menu. 7. In order to help you recover your delete files, Recuva will start with a step by step guiding wizard, which is best for beginners. If you don't want to use this wizard, then just click Cancel button to open the Advance screen. But I recommend to use Wizard, since it really makes the whole recovery process pretty simple.

8. Clicking Next will bring the File Type selection page. Select the type of file which you are trying to recover.

9. If you are not looking for any particular file type, then you can select the All Files option. Recuva will search for all of the deleted files if you select this option, but selecting a particular file type will save a lot of time and make it easier for you to find exactly what you are looking for. 10. After selecting the option, click Next. 11. Now you have to specify the location of your deleted file by selecting the correct option. If you don't know the location of your file, then just select I'm not sure option or you can select In a specific location option and then click Browse button to select the correct location. Select the required option and then click Next.

12. On the last step it will ask you whether you want to do a Deep Scan. My recommendation is not to select this for the first time scan, because usually the Quick Scan can recover your recently deleted files easily. You can always go back and run a deep scan at a second time.

13. Click Start to find your recently deleted files. 14. Recuva will run a quick scan on all of your Hard Drives and will search for your deleted files.

15. This process took only 2 or 3 minutes on my Computer (I'm having a 500GB Hard Disk) and then Recuva displayed the list of all the files which it was able to find it using Quick Scan method.

16. The files which are marked with Red circle are corrupted and it's useless to recover them, Orange means the file is in bad condition and you have to keep your fingers cross before recovering it. Green means that the files can be recovered and are in excellent condition. 17. Select the file which you want to Recover, then Right Click it and select Recover Highlighted option.

18. If you want to Recover multiple files, then click the check boxes for all those files which you want to recover, then Right Click and select Recover Checked option.

19. Select the location where you want to save the file and that's it. 20. If you are confused and thinking what to recover and what not, (because Recuva will show you too many files at the result page), then you can click the Switch to advanced mode button.

21. And then type the file name (if you know) at the search box or select the type of file you are looking for.

22. After clicking the filter type, it will immediately show you only those files according to the type you have selected or the name you have typed.

Recover Deleted Files Using Advance Mode -- Deep Scan Method

1. As already said above, I will recommend to try first Quick Scan method in order to Recover your Deleted files. If you are not able to find your files using that method or if you want to make an advance search to search for more files, then you can click Switch to advance mode button at the Recuva result page.

Or Open the Recuva software from the Start Menu and click Cancel button at the Wizard page. In both cases it will open this screen.

2. Now click Options button (at Top Right). 3. Click Actions tab, select Deep Scan option and then click OK.

4. Now select the Drive on which you want to Run the Deep Scan option or select All Local Disk option to run the scan on all the Drives.

5. Type the file name (if you know) at the search box or select the type of file you are looking for or simply leave it blank in order to search for all the files.

6. Now click the Scan button to begin the Deep Scan process.

Note: This process will take lot of time to complete, but its quite effective when you are not able to find a file using the Quick Scan method.

Last Words
Recuva is really a life saver. People who have faced such situations in past (when they deleted some important files), know the importance of such software. Its a Freeware & Portable software, which I recommend to every PC user to have it. Give it a try and then share your Comments / Feedback below. All of us do have many important files and folders on our computers. Some are quite confidential, while some are sensitive or naughty stuff :P. If your computer is shared by many people, than you are always on your toes because you dont know when anyone of your family member or your friend see those files / folders or mess with your secret stuff. In order to protect such data, I already have reviewed a free software Password Folder, but I found Easy File Locker more simple and easy to use. With its great protection, users will not be able to open, read, modify, delete, move or copy those files/ folders which you have locked. You can also make your files / folders hidden, which will be totally invisible to all users and to any program. Even if someone try to reach your private files from the Safe mode, they will not succeed.

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Lock Files / Folders : The locked files/folders are protected from accessing. Users cannot open, read, modify, move, delete, copy, rename the protected files/folders. Files and sub-folders in a locked folder are also protected. Hide Files / Folders : You can hide your private files and folders, to make them completely invisible to users and programs. Password Protected Software And Uninstaller : Once you set a password, no one can launch the Easy File Locker software or uninstall it without the correct password.

How To Protect My Files / Folders Using Easy File Locker

1. Download Easy File Locker from here.

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3. Installation steps are easy to follow. Just click next, next and finish and your are done.

4. Open the software from Start menu.

5. The software itself is very easy to use. There is no technical stuff that you should learn. 6. Before doing anything, I will recommend you to put the password on this software itself. By doing that, no one else can open Easy File Recovery software, change its settings or un-install it. a. To do that, click the System button at top menu bar and select Set Password.

b. It will open a small pop-up window and ask you to set the password for Easy File Locker software.

c. Once done, just click OK. Now whenever you or anyone else try to open Easy File Locker software, it will ask for the password.

7. Now, to protect any file or folder, click the respective icon at the toolbar.

8. After that, select your file / folder which you want to protect.

9. After selecting your File / Folder, now select the permission you want to apply on that file / folder. Easy File Locker gives you four level of permission.

i. Accessible : Removing the tick mark from this option will lock that file / folder and will not be accessible. ii. Writable : Removing the tick mark from this option will protect it from others to edit the file or add the data on that folder. iii. Deletable : Removing the tick mark from this option will protect your files / folders from deletion. iv. Visible : Removing the tick mark from this option will hide that file / folder.

10. Depending on your files / folder, use the combination of these rules to apply correct protection for your folders. For e.g, if you want to hide your folder and don't want to give access permission on it as well, than simply remove the tick mark from all the permissions.

11. Lets take another example : I have a folder which I don't want anyone to open it and mess with my files. So I added that folder in the Easy File Locker software and than applied following permissions.

By applying this kind of permission, people who have access to my computer can see that folder but cannot open it. If they try to open my folder, they will receive following error message.

12. If you want to open your folder, than first you have to open Easy File Locker software and have to remove the permissions from your folder. To do that, just double click the folder name in the Easy File Locker software and tick mark all the permissions temporary so that you can work on it. Once you are done with your work, you can re-assign the permissions.

13. You may find it irritating to open the Easy File Locker software and tick mark all the permissions if you want to work on your file or folder. But just think like any other person, if you try to open any folder and a password box pops-up, then it make you wonder why the person has put the password on this folder.

14. You can add as many files / folders you want and assign them different permissions following above steps.

Last Words
Easy File Locker is a great freeware software, offering you the features which everyone wants. You just dont need any other tool once you start using this software to protect your files / folders from prying eyes.

Give it a try and then share your comments / suggestions at below page commenting section