File

Scan

Scans the drive or disk image currently selected in Look in for recoverable files, using the criteria specified in Look for.

Save

Saves the files selected from the file list to the Save to folder.

Pause

Pauses the current scanning or saving activity. A paused operation can later be resumed or aborted.

Advanced Volumes

RAID and spanned volumes

Reconstructs a broken RAID 0, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAIDZ or spanned volume (volume set). If a RAID volume is corrupted or reformatted but not broken, do not use this command unnecessarily to avoid complicating the recovery.

Load VMDK files

Adds one or a chain of linked VMware's virtual machine disks (VMDK) to the Look in list of drives.

Load VHD/VHDX files

Adds one or a chain of linked VHD or VHDX files to the Look in list of drives.

Load sparse bundle files

Load macOS sparse bundles.

Properties or Preview

Displays the properties of the file, folder or volume currently selected. If a picture file (such as those with the extension BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF, etc.) is being selected, displays the picture in reduced size.

Macros

Experimental.

Session

Load

Restores a previous session from a File Scavenger® session file.

Save

Saves the current state of File Scavenger to a file. The session can be restarted via the Load function. This method can save minutes or even hours of scanning.

Depending on the number of files found, this file can be a few kilobytes to many megabytes. It must be saved onto a drive other than the problem drive to avoid overwriting lost data.

Disk Image

A disk image file is an exact copy of a drive. It can be used during data recovery so that the original disk can be safely stored away.

Load Disk Image File

Adds a disk image file to the Look in list of drives. Once added, a disk image file can be scanned just like an ordinary drive.

Create Disk Image File

Creates a disk image of the drive currently selected in Look in.

HexView

Examines sectors containing data or metadata for in-depth analysis. Click here for details.

Exit

Quits File Scavenger®.