Files recovered but split into many different files with same size

Hi guys,

Thank you in advance for helping me out. I had a PC that was infected with a virus previously and had to restore it. After downloading Piriform Recuva I managed to recover a large amount of files, though after looking at it now I am unable to open them.

1) Most of the files are split into several numbers, of the same size, for eg:

Letter_1.doc

Letter_2.doc

2) And several huge numbers, of various sizes, like

[009116]

[009117]

The question is, is this normal?

Do I have to use a file splitter, manually, for each of the documents listed in the first category?

For the second category is there anything i can do for it? They're mostly pdfs but i have difficulty opening them (corrupted/damaged).

Thanks again for the help!

Regards,

Aaron

The _1 and _2 suffixes are usually created when two or more files of the same name are recovered. The numbers inside square brackets are usually created when running a deep scan, where the file name is not available. They should have an extension type, .pdf for instance.