[SOLVED] What are "lost files" in data recovery please?

[mikehende]

Hey guys, I am using Easeus to do a data recovery, when the scan was finished I am seeing 3 options Lost Files, Deleted Files and Existing Files. I am not understand ing what Lost files mean, can anyone explain please?

 

[Aeacus]

I don't know in what context EaseUS uses the word "lost", but as far as i understood, "lost" means unrecoverable. Or it could mean that "lost" are those files, that got corrupted.

When data gets corrupted, there is always a chance that the corruption is so severe, that some of the files cannot be recovered. Now, programs that you execute, to recover data, have far less chance to recover the data than using a data recovery firm, who use specialized tools, to get as much data recovered as possible. Since data recovery firms to their level best to get your data back, often trying different methods, the service price is also much higher than running a program that scans a drive and based on it's programming, tries to recover something, while failing to recover that, which it is incapable of.

 

[mikehende]

Thanks, yes I would think that lost means unrecoverable.

 

[Ralston18]

Where, what screen is using the word "lost"?

Are you able to take a screen shot and post the screen shot here using imgur (www.imgur.com)?

Also, FYI:

https://www.easeus.com/support/download/docs/pdf/Todo_Backup_V11.5_Home_online_help_2018081601.pdf

Is there a specific User Guide page that you can reference?

 

[Aeacus]

Where, what screen is using the word "lost"?

In this official guide, Step 2 screenshot has filter with "Lost" on it,
link: https://www.easeus.com/file-recovery/files-corrupted-after-data-recovery.html