Scanning Options
Use the following settings to determine which results Recuva displays:
| Setting | Notes |
|---|---|
| Show files found in hidden system directories | If you select this option, Recuva will display files from hidden system directories such as \WINDOWS\ and \Documents and Settings\. |
| Show zero-byte files | If you select this option, Recuva will show you files that have no content. These files cannot be recovered. |
| Show securely overwritten files | If you select this option, Recuva will list files it has securely deleted in the Results window. See this topic for more information on secure deletion. Note: If you use CCleaner, it changes the filename to ZZZZZZZ.ZZZ when it securely deletes a file, for security reasons. |
| Deep Scan (increases scan time) | See this topic for more information. |
| Scan for non-deleted files | See this topic for more information. |
Recovery options
To restore the files in the same folders they were deleted from, select Restore folder structure.
For example, if you are recovering these files to E:\Recovery
using the restore folder structure option, they will be recovered as:
If you do not use the restore folder structure option, they will be recovered as:
