NTFS

There are three options available for NTFS partition:

1. Use NTFS Files for volume size detection.
2. Use $MFT file.
3. Show files that belong to $MFT only.

Change them only if you are not satisfied with results of default settings.

FAT12/16/32

If your device is in a FAT format, then changing the FAT options may yield better quality data than using the default settings.

There are several FAT-specific options:

Check DATE/TIME field of file descriptors.

Data Recovery Wizard checks if these fields contain valid values, and if values do not fit proper range, corresponding objects (files and folders) will be treated as less probable to be included in the list of all found files and folders.

Use first/second FAT copy.

You may have to try usage of the first FAT copy ("FAT1") or second FAT copy ("FAT2"), or maybe even no FAT to get the best quality of data (depending on the nature of the damage to the disk and fragmentation of the files prior to the loss).

You can always return to the default options by pressing "Default" button.

Common

The option in "Common" has the same function in improving the recovery result.

RAW

"RAW" option is used for "Raw Recovery", when files are detected by their headers taken from sectors of the disk.

In some cases, Raw Recovery is the only method to recover needed file(s).

Raw recovery cannot recover filenames, but content of the file can be recovered up to 100%.

In addition, in this new version, more exciting features have been added to RAW recovery tool. Recovery-Soft Data Recovery Wizard offers more selections on the types of files during RAW recovery. The main categories include Graphics, Documents, Archives, Multimedia, Email, Databases and Financials. To make an exact choice, click the "+" before each category to spread the main category tree and choose the type listed out.