MrRon,
Hello. I tried the new file and have the same problem, no files found and the check takes less than 1 second. I then rechecked the drive with several utilities and found no problem. Let me know if you would like me to try something else.
I tried another recovery program and have the same problem. I also noted that the other program was able to check my external drive.
Recuva 095 crashes on my external drive at 81%, Recuva 097 works with my external drive.
I'm starting to think this is a registry problem or permission problem with the C:\ drive.
Recuva and FileRecovery fail to find files on the C:\ drive.
Paul