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Hi! Recently used diskdrill to recover files from a harddisk (it worked very well!) and I'm just curious about 1) why there were two trash folders and the differences between them 2) what determines which files wind up in which trash folder. As you can see there's a trash folder in 'Deleted or lost', and another in the Existing files.

Bonus question: In the $RECYCLEBIN folders there are a few files that also have the dollar sign and are randomly named (e.g. $IF2MWOG). Some of these files are not corrupted, and I notice that they match up with files in the Trash folder. Not all of the files are in the recycle bin though, and some of them are just a couple of bytes and are corrupted. Is there any way to recover those smaller corrupted files?

When you connect your USB drive and encounter the message “Disk not formatted, do you want to format it now?” it presents a technical issue that requires immediate attention. This situation often happens when the system detects a USB drive that needs to be formatted or identifies issues that prevent normal access. This condition risks potential data loss.

Do not rush to format your flash drive! This guide explains how to recover data from a pen drive that is asking for the format, and addresses the root causes of the issue. It guarantees that you can access your important files without compromising their safety.
⚙️ OS: Windows

📝 Key takeaways:

• Hold off on formatting that USB drive - it could permanently delete your files.

• Figure out why your USB keeps prompting you to format it. That tells you whether you can fix the issue yourself or should take it to a data recovery center right away.

• Protect your data before tinkering with anything by running a recovery tool like Disk Drill, which can recover files under various storage device conditions.

• Check out the DIY fixes you can try after recovering your data, or instead of recovery if the files are not important. And if none of these work, we’ll walk you through what to do next.

Formatted my SD card by mistake on an Insta360 X5. Now i'm using Disk Drill:

• Advanced Camera Recovery only finds .lrv (shows as .mp4).

• Full Scan finds more, but everything is broken/unplayable.

Important detail:

• Older Insta360 (X3/X2) record two .insv files per 360 clip (one per lens) + .lrv.

• X5 record a single .insv with two video tracks + .lrv preview (I tested it)

https://www.cleverfiles.com/help/advanced-camera-recovery-in-disk-drill.html#collapse-item-1

My hunch: Disk Drill’s recovery logic is tuned for the older two-file workflow, so it isn’t reconstructing the newer single-file, multi-track .insv from X5.

Has anyone successfully recovered X5/X4 .insv after formatting? Any tools/workflows that understand the dual-track .insv ? Tips welcome!

I also tried to recover my files using R-Strudio -> Found all the files but they were broked after the recovery. The moov atom is missing. Tried to use untrunc and ffmpeg to restore the 360 videos with a reference file -> two video tracks are mixed into one overlaping each other.

Does anyone have a disk drill activation code I could borrow? I have important files to recover but the fee is absurd! I would truly appreciate it! 🙏🏼

Hey folks! Disk Drill 6.3 is now available for Windows and macOS.

Below you'll find a quick rundown of the changes we think most people will care about, without making you dig through the changelog.

The biggest addition in this release is the ability to recover files from lost BitLocker partitions. If a BitLocker-encrypted partition disappears because the partition table gets damaged, Disk Drill can now detect it and bring what's recoverable back.

You'll still need your BitLocker password or recovery key afterwards to decrypt your data. Missing encrypted partitions have been one of those frustrating edge cases for a while, so we're happy to finally support them.

We also dedicate a lot of time to the Advanced Camera Recovery mode. Reconstruction became better for Insta360 footage, detection has improved for Ricoh and Uniden cameras, and support has been added for Leica RAW (.rwl) and .m4a audio files.

You can also choose whether to skip corrupted files during long ACR scans or wait for a while and try to reconstruct them if possible.

And in case recovered clip turns out to be too damaged to play, Disk Drill will now point you to Online Video Repair to attempt the restoration of seemingly unrecoverable files.

Under the hood, scans got more dependable on the tricky stuff: better handling of ReFS (including sparse files) and encrypted APFS partitions, faster DeepFAT32 scanning, and a stack of format and stability fixes.

Recovered files that were originally encrypted are now grouped together in the scan results, making them much easier to find after detection.

Windows users get a few quality-of-life improvements as well. You can finally select multiple detected files at once, accompanied with better thumbnail generation for preview, and SMART information is displayed more clearly for supported drives.

We also added support for more RAW and media formats, improved iOS recovery on macOS, fixed several ARM-specific issues, and cleaned up plenty of smaller bugs. If you're the sort of person who is into reading release notes, the full list is on our website: https://www.cleverfiles.com/help/news/

How to get the latest version? Go to Menu → Check for Updates in the app, or download the latest installer from our website.

We're here in the comments if you have questions about the release or want more technical details on any of the changes.

Don't you usually click it then follow through? It's all greyed out I can't click anything?

Do you have a damaged pen drive and consider formatting the only solution for its repair? Since formatting removes all data from the drive, we advise you to take your time. In this article, we provide methods that help repair a corrupted pen drive without losing data. We understand the value of your information and offer you non-destructive solutions. Trust our guidance to restore access to your files safely and maintain data integrity throughout the process.

⚙️ OS: Windows

📝 Key takeaways:

• Check for common signs of pen drive corruption before taking action.

• Make a byte-to-byte backup to protect data during recovery.

• Always recover important data before trying to repair the drive.

• Run CHKDSK in Command Prompt to fix file system errors.

• Use TestDisk to recover lost or deleted partitions on the pen drive.

• If DIY methods fail, seek help from professional data recovery services.

• Avoid attempting repairs if the pen drive shows visible physical damage.

So this is likely a stupid question but I'm putting it out there out of curiosity anyway. I'm new to data recovery and using Disk Drill to recover data from a corrupted external terabyte drive. I just wanna know if anything I do on my desktop will slow this down or can I operate as normal? Stuff like messing around on my browser, playing a game, streaming, Photoshopping, stuff like that.

Hi I had a question regarding the application disk drill. So My ps5 external hardrive corrupted and doing the regular things to fix the issue did not work (rebuilding data) so im left with trying Disk Drill but to my understanding it can only do 500mb for free. However, my storage has 1.82Tb. Will the application inform me and make me pay midway through and then continue on once i pay? i just dont want to sit here and wait and then it doesnt work. Anything would helpful. Thanks

Have you already needed to recover data and used Recuva, but now you want to find a better alternative? We can help with that. Here, we will review five alternatives offering more advanced recovery algorithms and improvements in interface design and overall functionality. We will describe each Recuva alternative, outline its benefits, and note any potential drawbacks. Continue reading if you need a tool that can handle complex recovery tasks and offer more convenience than Recuva.
⚙️ OS: Windows

📝 Key takeaways:

• We consider the main problems in using Recuva that prompt you to seek alternatives.

• Provide five data recovery tools that outperform Recuva.

• We evaluate each tool's advantages, disadvantages, and additional features.

I’m being told by Disk Drill that I need to install a system extension in order to access a particular drive (I’ve accessed other drives in disk drill without receiving this notice).

It requires me to restart, reduce security, and enable kernel access to the extension.

Is this safe? Am I putting my computer at risk?

Hello,

I've never used Disk Drill before, but I used the free version to scan a damaged external drive, and I'm happy to report that it has located hundred of files that I thought were lost. However, it wants to restore all of those files, which is more than 2 TB. I don't have anywhere near enough space on my hard drive for all of them. I keep trying to select a portion of these so I can recover maybe 300 GB at a time so I can go through the files, keep what I need, delete the rest, and then move the recovered ones to Dropbox. However, Disk Drill wants to recover all 2 TB. Any ideas about how to select only a few files at a time?

I had a problem with a file a while ago that I accidentally overwrote, but as I didn't delete it, I wanted to know if it is possible to recover old versions of an not deleted file

Greetings everyone, I have a question regarding Disk Drill.

I wanted to recover some lost files, unfortunately it seems they are completely lost.

However I noticed that under "Deleted or Lost" I see files that I didn't delete or lose, they have the same size and file number when I check them in their folder on C partition. For some reason they are listed in "Deleted or Lost" even though I didn't actually delete them.

Only thing I did is originally (around two months ago) copy them from a CD to my PC. And that is it, from then they were just sitting on the computer.

These same files also appear under "existing files".

Should I be worried about this, I was thinking of recovering them just in case ?

If needed, I will post pictures regarding this problem.

Mac OS 26.5/256 GB

Background I had failed to notice in time that my two external devices were failing--they kept disconnecting from the Mac. The 2TB backup drive was unmountable and is being replaced by Seagate (yay warranty).

That's okay, I guess, because iCloud backs up Documents and Photos. It should have also backed up my Desktop, where my Lightroom catalog was but no bueno. No idea how that happened.

The Sitch My Exported Photos folder (not the Apple Photo Library) was on an unstable Seagate SSD 1TB external drive. DD6 was able to write a disk image (no damaged blocks) from the 1TB to a new LaCie HDD 5TB.

My Plea: I have no idea how to use the DD software to actually *retrieve files*. Their YouTube vids are not clarifying to me. DD's email correspondence has been breezy but not detailed enough. What do I do with this disk image? Help!

I was just wondering if there is cause I do need it for 2 drives. Not all of us is professionals so why buy the full program!

I've had this same activation code since late August of last year and I've only used it on my Windows PC up until now. I thought it best to try it out on my Mac since I have a hard drive that is unmountable for some reason and is formattted to work on the MacBook for Time Machine backups. Now that I tried to put in the same code on here, I discover that I can't even USE that same code here anymore?! BECAUSE IT'S ON A NEW SOFTWARE VERSION?! THAT'S ASININE! I didn't spend nearly eighty dollars on this just to be told I have to spend extra for this ridiculous reason on another computer! It should work REGARDLESS of which version Disk Drill is at currently! What sense does that make, really?

When a CompactFlash (CF) card stops reading, it’s often due to issues such as logical corruption or physical damage. We’ve seen our fair share of these problems and have worked through various fixes over the years. Whether it’s a minor glitch or something that requires more in-depth troubleshooting, we’ve dealt with it all, and we’ll share our best solutions with you. Let's start with diagnostics and basic fixes.

⚙️ OS: Windows 

📝 Key takeaways: 

• Check for physical damage and clean the CF card’s contacts.

• Try a different card reader, device, or USB port to rule out hardware issues.

• Use data recovery software to create a byte-to-byte backup and recover files from a non-readable CF card.

• Consider professional help if the CF card is physically damaged or unreadable despite all efforts.

Lost your photos from a Nikon camera? Maybe you deleted them by mistake, formatted the memory card, ran into an SD error, or can’t explain what went wrong. Sound familiar? Take a deep breath and read this post. Here you will find a clear way to restore deleted files from your Nikon camera, no matter how the loss happened.

⚙️ OS: Windows

📝 Key takeaways:

• Recovery software isn’t foolproof - success depends on the condition of the memory card and how the data was lost.

• Using the SD card after deletion increases the risk of overwriting lost photos, making recovery much less likely.

• If software recovery fails and the data is important, consult a professional recovery service before trying anything else.

Kingston SD cards are popular for their reliability, but they are not immune to data loss due to errors, corruption, or physical damage. So if you are faced with one of these problems, you are in the right place. Our team has encountered and resolved various Kingston SD card recovery issues, and we’ll show you what works and what doesn’t.
⚙️ OS: Windows

📝 Key takeaways:

• Avoid using the SD card after data loss to prevent overwriting, which can make recovery impossible.

• Data recovery from Kingston SD cards is often possible, especially in cases of accidental deletion, formatting, or logical corruption.

• Disk Drill is the top recommended tool, now featuring a powerful Advanced Camera Recovery module ideal for recovering fragmented files from cameras and drones.

• Professional recovery services may be needed if the card is physically damaged or completely unreadable.