recuva

Hi Peter

If a test file that you created then deleted, then used Recuva to recover it, they you are fine as this was just that a test file.

Although from your original post, is the above, so did you create a new file and then delete it and use Recuva to recover it, or did you use Recuva and it found a deleted file for recovery and you choose a random file from the list?

In either way you are I woudl feel fine and not caused any issues with your PC, for the reason of a purposefully created file and deleted/revovered to test it was a test file, if you randonly using Recuva found a previously deleted file, they you are ok still as you must have deleted that found file originally.


Deleted files are not actually deleted fully, all that happens is that the data block on the HDD/Flash drive is marked by the system as free, however you can still recover the file, UNLESS as the data block on the HDD/Flash is marked as free, the space it occupies will be used if new files need that space will be saved too that location and in this case the data will likely not be recoverable as its been overwritten by new data.

 

Hi Peter

Yes indeed it was just a deleted file as Recuva does scan just for deleted files.

No you are fine as mentioned its only scanning for deleted files so does not list current files that will not be tagged as free space/deleted.

majority of the time applications like this will give you a path to where it found the file, so if in doubt just double check if it is a needed one, but the times I have used Recuva on many PCs its not caused any issues, as its a recovery tool and not a PC maintanence type one.