Extensive Scan
Extensive Scan method is an advance recovery mode embedded in Data Recovery Tool for Windows. This scan method is quick and overcomes the Quick Scan mode in data recovery. This scan method can recover the files and folders which could not be recovered with Quick Scan recovery mode.
Select the Extensive Scan recovery mode.
Select Partition:
As you select the Extensive Scan option, the data recovery tool software displays physical devices and logical devices of your computer system. Select the appropriate corrupt drive which you want to scan.
If you do not know the drive which is corrupt then you should select one of the physical devices of your computer system. Data Recovery Tool for Windows will automatically search for the deleted and missing partitions.
Searching Partitions:
Data Recovery Tool for Windows will start searching the available partitions in your computer. If any Logical Device is selected, the basic configuration like volume name, capacity, SPC and file system will be displayed of that particular drive.
By default Data Recovery Tool for Windows will display the correct file system of your partition but if you think that the file system is different then Data Recovery Tool for Windows enables you to select appropriate file system for your partition.
Scanning Partition:
Data Recovery Tool for Windows will then start scanning sectors of the partition for data. This process takes time in scanning the partition as the data recovery tool software scans every sector of the drive for data. As the scanning process gets completed, Data Recovery Tool for Windows will display the found file systems.
Tree Structure Display:
The traced data of the specific partition will then be displayed in a tree like structure. Here you can select and view preview of the file which you want to recover.
Recover and Save
Select the files and folders which you want to recover and click the Recover button. The saving option window will be displayed to select location of the recovered results.
You can now view the recovered file(s) and folder(s) from the saved location.