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File reconstructor
The 🔬 file reconstructor restores accidentally or permanently deleted files straight from the storage medium — without altering the source medium. It only reads the drive and always writes the rescued files to a different target. NTFS, FAT32 and exFAT are supported.
11.1 Two search methods
| Method | Approach & suitability |
|---|---|
| ⚡ Quick scan | reads the file system’s administration data (the NTFS master file table or the FAT/exFAT directories) and finds deleted files with their original name and path. Ideal after accidental deletion or an emptied recycle bin. |
| 🔍 Deep search | searches the drive sector by sector and recognises files by their typical leading bytes (signature carving). This also works after a quick format or with a damaged file system — but takes considerably longer (30–90 minutes for 500 GB as a guide) and yields neither original names nor folder structure (the files are then called e.g. recovered_00000001.jpg). |
11.2 Administrator rights
Direct access to the raw medium is only possible with administrator rights. But SynQaiPro does not lock you out: the view always opens, only the scan buttons are inactive without rights. A banner shows the state:
- without rights: “⚠ Administrator rights required” with the Restart as administrator button — it restarts the program via the Windows security prompt (UAC) and jumps straight back into the reconstructor;
- with rights: “✓ Administrator rights available” — the scans are unlocked.
11.3 Opening and choosing a drive
- In the header bar, click the “Toggle file reconstructor” switch (icon: magnifying glass over a document).
- Click 📂 Choose drive … and confirm the drive you want in the “Choose source drive for recovery” dialogue. Alternatively drag and drop a drive or folder into the view.
Under Detected drives the chosen volume appears with its file system and usage (e.g. D:\ · NTFS · 142.3 GB / 500 GB). The quick scan requires NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT; the deep search works on any readable drive. The reconstructor also gives a note on the medium type — with an SSD/NVMe, for instance, that the Windows TRIM function removes deleted records quickly and that the prospects there are poorer than with a classic hard disk.
11.4 Scanning
Start the scan with ⚡ Quick scan or 🔍 Deep search. During the run you see the current step label (e.g. “Reading MFT…” or “Searching raw data…”), a progress bar, the speed (MB/s), the estimated time remaining and a live hit counter. Cancel stops it at any time — the hits found so far are kept.
If the quick scan turns up nothing, SynQaiPro directly offers 🔍 Start deep search now. ← Different drive takes you back to the drive selection.
11.5 Reading the result
The findings are grouped by file type into tiles (with hit count and size). A click opens the detail list with the columns Name, Size, Confidence, Modified and Status. Two ratings help with the assessment:
| Item | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Confidence (stars) | how good the prospect of a complete rescue is (★★★★★ ≥ 80 % … ★ > 0 %). Recycle-bin and MFT findings rank at the top, pure carving hits at the bottom. |
| Status | the result of the integrity check after writing: ✓ structurally intact, ⚠ probably truncated, ✗ header does not match (overwritten), — pending. |
On the right a preview shows selected findings even before restoring — as an image, as text or as a hex excerpt. The filter bar (search field “Search file…”, Min. stars:, With path only, Restorable only) and the quick selection (All visible, ★★★★★ only, Last 30d) keep even large hit lists manageable.
11.6 Restoring
Tick the files you want (or use the context menu 🔄 Restore only this file for a trial restore) and click 🔄 Restore.
- Set the target folder in the “Choose target folder for restored files” dialogue.
- In the 🔄 Confirm restore dialogue you check the target, file count/size, estimated duration, storage requirement and the prospects of success — then ▶ Start.
- After the run, ✓ Restore completed summarises how many files were successful and structurally intact; from there you open the folder or start another attempt for the failed files.
