How to Use Recover My Files

Recover My Files is a data recovery program used for a variety of reasons. It can do a fast file search that will locate recently deleted files, a complete search that will locate recently deleted files and "lost files" that are no longer identified by the Windows OS, a fast format recovery to find all of the files in a formatted or corrupt drive, and a complete format recovery that can recover all the files on a drive even after Windows has been reinstalled.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Secondary storage location (recovered files cannot be stored on the hard drive being scanned.)

1. Double-click the "Recover My Files" icon.

2. Select the type of recovery you wish to perform (Fast File Search, Complete File Search, Fast Format Recover or Complete Format Recover), and click Next.

3. Select the drives or folders from which you wish to recover files.

4. Select the types of files you wish to recover.

5. Click the "Start" button. This will begin the recovery search process.

6. Select the files you wish to recover once the search is complete, and click the "Save Files" button. *Note: the "Save Files" button is disabled if you do not have a license key.

7. Select the location where you wish to save your files. Once all of the files you wish to save have completely transferred to your desired location, you can close the program, or perform another search using a different option.

References

• Recover My Files Homepage