I just uninstalled Pinnacle Studio 9 from my computer, but I forgot to copy my customized Hollywood FX filters before doing so. I went into the directory where all the filters were stored to try to salvage what I could
E:\Program Files\Hollywood FX for studio\5.5\
All the preset filters were gone, but that was to be expected. However, a few of my customized filters were also missing from the "Effects" subdirectory. So I immediately ran Recuva and searched for the "Effects" subdirectory, and nothing was found. That didn't make sense because Recuva was showing hundreds of deleted files under various other subdirectories, but nothing for "Effects" whatsoever.
So I did some testing by copying a large file (approximately 2 MB) into the "Effects" subdirectory. So now I had
E:\Program Files\Hollywood FX for studio\5.5\Effects\aim.exe
I then fully rebooted my computer, just to ensure that file was properly accounted within the file system. Then I deleted the new instance of "aim.exe" (bypassing the Recycle Bin). I figured this would, at minimum, force Recuva to recognize the existence of the "Effects" subdirectory with the newly deleted file. I then promptly launched Recuva on the E: drive, and nowhere could I find the "Effects" subdirectory. I even sorted by file name, and "aim.exe" was nonexistent.
So I did some further testing by copying a few more instances of "aim.exe" into other subdirectories. This resulted in
E:\Program Files\Hollywood FX for studio\aim.exe
E:\Program Files\Hollywood FX for studio\5.5\Objects\aim.exe
E:\Program Files\Hollywood FX for studio\5.5\aim.exe
As before, I rebooted my computer, then deleted all three instances of "aim.exe". Still, Recuva could find none of the files I'd just deleted. How is that possible? It's almost as if the Hollywood FX directory is in some type of alternate file system from the rest of the E: drive?
