How to recover data in various cases

> Files were deleted and trash bin emptied
> Files/directories are lost
> Hard disk has been formatted
> A volume is lost (unrecognized drive)
> System is not bootable

Files were deleted and trash bin emptied

> If you have deleted files and then emptied the trash bin, the corresponding files will not be shown in the trash anymore. Files deleted by a user accessing your system through a network share are also not stored in the trash.
> To perform the recovery, select the type of media that contained the files in Step 1. Then select the volume where the files were deleted in Step 2. Finally, choose Deleted File Recovery in Step 3 and save your recovered files on another drive.

> If you could not find the data you were looking for, Go Back and select Formatted Media Recovery. This scan will take much longer, but may find the files that were not found in the Deleted File Recovery.

Files/directories are lost

> If you are missing files and directories that were not deleted, try using the Formatted Media Recovery. This will look for lost files and folders.

Hard disk has been formatted

> To recover data from a formatted drive and you did not delete the partition, first select the volume in Step 2 and then select Formatted Media Recovery in Step 3. After the scan completes, save your recovered files to another drive.
> If you reformatted the drive and changed the file system or the partition size, first select the disk in Step 2 and then select Formatted Media Recovery in Step 3. After the scan completes, save your recovered files to another drive.

Volume is lost (unrecognized drive)

> If a drive is not recognized or fails to mount, you should select the disk in Step 2 and then select Search Lost Volumes in Step 3. This will scan the drive for lost volume headers only. When the scan for lost volumes is finished, you will be back at Step 2, where you are asked to select the volume to scan. If the program was able to locate a lost volume, then it will be displayed with a green icon. Select this drive and proceed as you would on a normal volume. You will be able to browse the volume, look for deleted files, and look for lost files. Then you can save them to another location on your system.

System is not bootable

> If your computer has only one hard disk and the system cannot start, you can recover your data by attaching that disk as an external drive to a system with EasyRecovery™ installed. EasyRecovery™ can only be run on a working system.
> If the hard disk is not recognized by the system at boot time, the disk may have physical damage. Data recovery from physically damaged drives cannot be performed by software.

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