How to recover deleted files with Deep Scan?

Deep Scan in RayRecovery looks for readable files, Recycle Bin items, and permanently deleted files (NTFS metadata recovery). It goes deeper than Quick Scan; privileged disk access is handled by RayRecovery Service after install — you do not need to run the UI as Administrator. Follow the steps below.

Step 1: Launch RayRecovery and stay on Home. Click the Deep Scan card (“Scan readable files, Recycle Bin, and permanently deleted items”).

Home screen — click Deep Scan

Step 2: In Scan Wizard, set Scan Mode to Deep Scan if it is not already selected. Set Source Type to Volume / Drive Letter (Recommended), choose the target drive under Select Target (for example D: Disk (NTFS)), then click Start Scan. You can click Refresh if the drive list is empty or outdated.

Scan Wizard — select volume and start Deep Scan

Step 3: Open Tasks to watch progress. Status shows Running with a percentage while the scan indexes files. When the scan finishes (or while results are available), click View Results.

Tasks — Deep Scan running, View Results

Step 4: In Results, set the filter to Deleted only (recoverable). Browse folders marked Deleted in the directory tree, select the files you need, choose a recovery path with Browse… (use a different drive when possible), then click Recover Selected.

Results — Deleted only filter and recover files

Tip: Do not recover files back onto the same drive you are scanning — that can overwrite data that Deep Scan is still trying to find.

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