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I goofed, it's not FAT32, it's NTFS. And believe it or not, an hour ago I found the folder. On another drive entirely. I hadn't deleted it, I hadn't lost it due to computer problems - I'd moved it, then forgot all about doing that. Augeas, I already apologized for not coming back more quickly. I've recently been diagnosed with a heart condition and am having several problematic side effects from the new medications that have been prescribed. Yesterday I never made it to the computer at all. I'm doing the best I can, but that best just isn't very good, here or anywhere else. Nergal, thank you. Yes, It is Recuva Professional v1.53.1087 (64-bit).

First off, Augeas, the software itself recommends you create a virtual disk - that's why I did it. All I needed was one single folder off a virtual disk (partition) that contained no software. The O/S is Windows 7, Fat 32. I did rank them according to Condition and only selected Excellent. I was not able to limit the search to the single missing folder, so a hell of a lot of unnecessary material came up. I don't understand why you say that "Excellent" can still mean it has been overwritten many times. The comments specifically said, "The file has not been overwritten." I thought that was pretty clear! It didn't say "hasn't been overwritten recently." It had the exact file names. It had exact file names on the files it said HAD been overwritten and couldn't be recovered. So is what you're saying that "Excellent" is a lie? I do not remember now if I did a deep scan, selection criteria, wizard or advanced. I'm sorry I didn't answer sooner when I might have remembered, but I only remembered to check this forum today. So is there a different procedure I should try? I don't even know how this folder got deleted! It's definitely not one I would have deleted deliberately. And as far as I can tell, nothing else is missing from that partition (the "F Drive"). I searched my entire computer - ALL partitions - and couldn't find it, so I didn't move it to a different virtual drive. Mta, I do back up. EVERYTHING. Regularly. But eventually the backups take up more space than I have available on my external drive and the oldest ones are deleted. Apparently the folder vanished before the oldest backup I have. I now have a much larger external drive for future backups so I can keep the damn things for a year if I want. Meanwhile, do I have any chance of getting my accidentally deleted files back?

This is the first time I've used Recuva and may be the last if this is the way it works. Some time between April 1st and October, a critical folder disappeared from my virtual F (data) drive. I suspect it was in May when I had computer problems but can't be sure. At any rate, I have no backups old enough to recover the material. Imagine my delight when Recuva told me there were over 3000 files that had not been overwritten at all! I created a virtual drive on a separate external hard drive, selected only the files that said "Excellent" condition (took FOREVER, I wish there was away to select by condition), and set it going. GARBAGE. Ever single file I've looked at either won't open at all because it's "not a valid PDF file" or "not a valid GIF file," etc., or, if it's a Word document, it shows me utter trash and asks what I want to do about it. I am LIVID. I purchased this software, and when it tells me a file is in "excellent" condition, and has not been overwritten at all, I expect to get the file back! So why the devil does it not work?