[GDH]

You need to try the following 2 different types of search:

1. Complete Format Recover:

* Run a Complete Format Recover.
* In your case I would search the "physical drive".
* Search only for the default selected file types, (.doc, .xls, .pdf, .avi, .jpeg, .bmp, but also add .pst and .dbx for your email.).
* At then end of the search look in both "File View" and "Folder View" for your files. Folder View is where you will see your full file names if they are recoverable.
* Click on the files to preview their content and then save those that you can preview.

This search uses the Operating System records (MFT records) to find the files. The reason that you are now saving the volume of data that you are is that these records are now corrupt and do not accurately point to the corrrect ending location of each file making the files actually bigger than they really are.


2. Complete File Search

* Run a Complete File Search for .doc, .pdf , .pst, and .dbx.
* This search uses a slightly different technique (it is searching for the header and the footer of each file) and may give you different results from the above seach.
* It will recover files but they will not have their original file name.
* Click on the files found in the results window to preview their content and save those of value.