Recuva found files but doesn't seem to recover them

Recuva
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Hello

I was recovering my files with RECUVA, and I recoveredthem, but now I have no idea wherethey ended up

when I started the program, it didn't oblige me to create a new folder. I simply recovered them and now I have no idea where they are - I did several new scans but they don't appear!

thx

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Most likely, then, these files were not recovered.

You will be asked specifically where you want these files to be recovered, and would be required to choose the folder that you wanted the files to be recovered to.

It sounds more like Recuva scanned for files but was not instructed to actually recover them, if you didn't select a folder to recover to. (You can create a new folder, but are not obligated to, and can recover to an existing folder. There is no 'default folder', however, for Recuva. Additionally, we recommend that you recover to a different drive than you're recovering from for best results.)

I'd recommend taking a look at these articles:

https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/articles/204044064

https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048864871

https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045667371

In that order, that should walk you through the recovery process, complete with how to select the files you want to recover. :)