Recuva recovers the files and presents you with a dialog box when it's completed. If you want to restore files to the original folder structure they came from, select the Recovery options first. What can you do to restore files to the original folder structure?

The dialog for the location to place the recovered files may look like: Note: When using LiveCDs like, for example, BartPE (based on Microsoft Windows XP), the dialog box may differ from full version systems dialogs or not function at all. This helps with the recovery process and avoids problems in which Recuva can end up overwriting the file it's trying to recover. When Recuva asks you for a location to place the recovered files, we strongly recommend you select another drive. Recuva recovers all the files you marked with checkboxes.

Recuva only recovers the file you've highlighted with the mouse, regardless of how many files you've marked with checkboxes. Right-click a file and then click one of the following: 1.

How to choose a file you want to recover: In Recuva, after you select or highlight your files in the Results window, you're ready to try and recover them. This page explains how you can recover files with our Recuva app for Windows.

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