Using the Filter Bar

The Filter Bar provides the simplest and the most convenient way to filter files and folders in the Recovery Explorer.

The Filter Bar is disabled until you select a scanned Local Logical Drive or any folder on this Drive.

By default, all Files and Folders are shown. By clicking the Show only deleted Files and Folders or the Show All Files and Folders Filter Bar buttons, you can show or hide items accordingly.

You can also filter items by a name pattern. Enter the pattern in File Filter field and press 'ENTER' or click the File Filter button in Filter bar.

Using wildcard characters

A wildcard character is a keyboard character such as an asterisk (*) or a question mark (?) that is used to represent one or more characters when you are searching for files and folders. Wildcard characters are often used in place of one or more characters when you do not know what the real character is or you do not want to type the entire name.

Asterix (*): Use the asterisk as a substitute for zero or more characters. If you are looking for a file that you know starts with "docum" but you cannot remember the rest of the file name, type the following:
docum*
This locates all files of any file type that begin with "docum" including documents.txt, document_01.doc and documentum.doc. To narrow the search to a specific type of file, type:
docum*.doc
This locates all files that begin with "docum" but have the file name extension .doc, such as document_01.doc and documentum.doc.
Question mark (?): Use the question mark as a substitute for a single character in a name. For example, if you type doc?.doc, you will locate the file docs.doc or doc1.doc but not documents.doc.
Number mark (#): Use the number sign (also known as the pound or hash sign) as a substitute for a single number in a name. For example, if you type doc_###.doc, you will locate the file doc_012.doc or doc_211.doc but not doc_ABS.doc.

Using the Filter Bar

Using wildcard characters

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