I did write a long response for explanation but it seems to have vanished. Maybe I pressed a
key or something
Long and short - the issue is with external drives only (I only use WD 2.5") and possibly USB
I have recovered the files by installing ntfs-3g on a linux box and using linux tools.
Also Recuva does not seem to recognise .TS files as video. Maybe that has some bearing.
I hope thats helpful.
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