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@Augeas I tried the advanced option and it put all files under the "?" folder. So I guess Recuva couldn't find the folder structure even though it was only a quick format on the virtual drive? As I am looking into the advanced options under "Actions" I see the "Recovering" and "Restore folder structure". And "Secure overwriting". This is talking about attempting to reconstruct the folder structures right? And the secure overwriting option has nothing to do with performing an overwrite like Ccleaner does but instead it is asking if the drive was over written and how it was over written so Recuva can better recover? I guess I am confused about the information here. And if I check "restore folder structure" and I select a deeper "secure overwriting" option, do I have to rescan to see the results?

Thank you @Augeas Recuva is currently restoring files. If I cancel the restore do I have to rescan all over again or will it take me back to the restore window and from there I can access the advanced mode?

I formatted a virtual drive and used many recovery programs with no luck. I bumped into Recuva and it seems to have found the majority of the data after a long 15 hour deep scan but I am not complaining at all. My problem is all my files (and I am talking about 200k+ files) were all neatly categorized in folders. Recuva is restoring all files to a single folder and it would seem has lost all the folders that all the files were categorized in. I've used recovery software in the past and they have always shown me a folder tree with the recoverable data. When I restore the data, the data is in their respective folders. Recuva doesn't seem to do this unless I am missing an option somewhere. Any advice?