Queries Related to Yodot File Recovery software

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• Can I recover unsaved content of a Word document?

  Of course, but it depends on the version of Microsoft Office you are using. Office provides two features like “Auto Recover” and “Auto Save”. Auto Recover feature makes a temporary copy of a file as you work, i.e. even if you exit your Word document the temporary copy will be available. Whereas Auto Save simply saves the file to your hard drive at special intervals, just as if you were hitting "Ctrl + S".

  Auto Recover function is available on all Microsoft Office versions like Microsoft Word 2007, 2003, 2000 and 1997. The default AutoRecover file location is at:

  C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\

  AutoSave function is available on Microsoft 2010 and above versions. To find the unsaved document, open MS Word and then click on File ---> Info ---> Manage Versions then choose “Recover Unsaved Document” option. The default location is at:

  C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles

  In case you are unable to find your unsaved Word file, then you can download the trail version of Yodot File Recovery software and check whether you can find the unsaved contents of your Word document file.

• Is it possible to recover MOV video file using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No. Although Yodot File Recovery supports recovery of basic video files like ASF, ASX, WMV, MPG, AVS, but it doesn't support recovery of advanced video file type like MOV. In order to reocver MOV video file you need to use Yodot Photo Recovery Software.

• Can I use Yodot File Recovery software to recover RAW photo image files?

  No. Although Yodot File Recovery supports recovery of generic photo files like JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, WPG, WMF, TGA etc, but it doesn't support recovery of RAW photo image files. In order to retrieve RAW image files you need to use Yodot Photo Recovery software.

• Can I use Yodot File Recovery software to image a drive?

  No. It's not possible to create disk image using Yodot File Recovery software; Disk Imaging option is only available in Yodot Photo Recovery & Yodot Hard Drive Recovery Product.

• I recovered my deleted files using Deleted File Recovery option, but the files are corrupted?

  This kind of situation occurs when your deleted files have been overwritten by new files after data loss. In such cases, you can use “Lost File Recovery” option to retrieve those deleted files.

• Can I recover compressed file types using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Of course, you can easily recover compressed file types like ZIP, RAR, JAR, CAB, ARJ etc using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software recover deleted virus infected files as virus free?

  Yodot File Recovery software recovers deleted files as it was before deletion, i.e. if the file was deleted by antivirus program due to virus infection. It will be retrieved as it is. And even if the file is recovered, your antiviral program would block and delete it again. Hence Yodot File Recovery software cannot recover deleted virus infected files as virus free.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software restore back .exe files?

  Off course, you can use Yodot File Recovery software to recover deleted or lost Executable (.exe) files.

• List out the MS Office files supported by Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yodot File Recovery software supports recovery of the following Office file types:

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Outlook Data File (PST) and
  • Microsoft Outlook Express File (DBX)

• Can I use Yodot File Recovery software to get back VSD files?

  Yes, VSD is a file extension for Microsoft Visio files and Yodot File Recovery software supports recovery of VSD files on all Windows OS Versions.

• Can I recover overwritten files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No, it is not possible to recover files once it has been overwritten using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Can I recover deleted RAR and Zip files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, with the help of Yodot File Recovery tool the user can effectively recover deleted and lost RAR and ZIP files created from all the versions of WinRAR and WinZip application respectively.

  In addition, it can also restore other archive file formats namely CAB, JAR, ARJ, ZOO, RPM and SIT from various storage drives on Windows OS.

• Can we get to know file signatures using Yodot File Recovery tool?

  No, the user cannot get to know the file signatures using Yodot File Recovery tool, it should be known manually from external source as they are not same for all the file types.

• Can I recover a PPT file that was closed without saving?

  No, you cannot recover unsaved PowerPoint file using Yodot File Recovery software. In order to recover a PPT file, it has to be first saved to a storage device like hard drive, flash drive, external USB drive, etc before you face data loss. By default Auto Save feature is enabled in Microsoft office, if you haven’t disabled it, there are chances that your file might have auto saved after every 10 minutes. By default the file is stored in this location: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\PowerPoint

• Can I recover encrypted folder using Yodot File Recovery?

  Yes, you can recover encrypted folders using Yodot File Recovery software on Windows computer. But in order to view the contents from the folder after recovery, you should enter the password so make sure that you have not forgotten its password.

• Can I recover MS Excel 2011 file on Windows OS?

  Office Excel 2011 is available only for Mac OS. However Excel or Word files created by Office 2011 can be opened both in Mac and Windows operating system. This is because the structure of Office 2011 is similar to the files created by MS Office 2007 and 2010 in Windows. Therefore you can recover excel 2011 file using Yodot File Recovery software on Windows OS.

• Can I recover files which I deleted using Command Prompt?

  Yes you can recover files which have been removed using command prompt. When you delete files using command prompt, then files does not get redirected to Recycle Bin, but it does not mean that they are lost forever. Make use of Yodot Recovery software to get your files back on Windows OS.

• In which scenarios, I can use Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yodot File Recovery software can be used to restore files when:

  • You delete files unintentionally using "Shift + Delete" key combination
  • Files lost when computer is shutdown improperly
  • Files lost after defrag failure and power surge
  • Files deleted using command prompt
  • Data lost while using Cut and Paste commands
  • Files emptied from Recycle Bin
  • Files deleted by third party applications like antivirus

• Why software is not displaying files which I deleted from Recycle Bin?

  This happens if you make delay in using recovery tool after deletion. Therefore if “Deleted File Recovery” option does not work, then make use of “Lost File Recovery” option. It will scan your drive thoroughly and then displays recoverable files. You may choose required one and save them in a desired location.

• Can I recover database using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, using Yodot File Recovery software you can recover database like Access file (.mdb, .accdb) and DataBase File (.dbf) on Windows computer.

• Is it possible to recover files lost after system restart using Yodot File Recovery?

  Yes, you can recover files lost after system restart using Yodot File Recovery. System keeps restarting when it is infected with boot sector viruses. You should take immediate actions when you notice unusual behavior of your system and take backup of important files. But if you are late to backup your files and lost them, then you can make use of Yodot File Recovery software to get it back.

• How to recover deleted files that are not in the recycle bin?

  This situation encounters when you delete files using shift + delete keys or disable saving option in Recycle Bin properties or in case you delete files whose size is more that Recycle Bin capacity. But with the utilization of Yodot File Recovery software, you can get files back which are not in Recycle Bin without losing a single one.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software recover only documents?

  No, along with documents you can recover generic media file formats of photos, videos and music files such as JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, ASF, ASX, WMV, MPG, MP3, etc. You may even recover deleted / lost archives, database, animation and application files by using this software on Windows computer.

• Can I recover deleted AVI file using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No, even though Yodot File Recovery software supports recovery of some generic video and audio file types like ASF, ASX, WMV, MPG, AVS, AMR, MIDI, M3D, etc. It does not recover AVI file. To recover deleted or lost, you should make use of Yodot Photo Recovery software on Windows OS.

• Can I recover deleted partition using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No, you cannot recover deleted partition using Yodot File Recovery software. It can be only used to recover files lost or deleted after accidental deletion, virus attack, power failure etc. In order to recover deleted partition, you have to download Yodot Hard Drive Recovery software on your Windows computer.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software recover CAB file?

  CAB is an archive file format developed for Microsoft Windows. It might get lost due to accidental deletion, power failure, virus attack and so on. If you don’t want to lose your CAB archive even facing these problems, then download Yodot File Recovery software to your computer in order to restore CAB file back.

• Why Yodot File Recovery software is not recovering my MP4 video files?

  Yodot File Recovery software can be used to recover deleted / lost files like Microsoft Office documents, archive files, PDF files and few generic media files. Though it supports to restore some of the generic media files like ASF, ASX, WMV, MPG, AVS, AMR and so on; it does not help you to recover MP4 files. Therefore to retrieve MP4 files, you are suggested to use Yodot Photo Recovery software on Windows computer.

• Can I recover HTML files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, HTML file can be recovered using Yodot File Recovery software as it is a file stored on storage device. Do not get confused that the HTML page is web page just because it opens in browsers.

• Can I Recover Files Deleted while Anti-virus Scan using Yodot File Recovery Software?

  Yes, you can recover files deleted while anti-virus scan on internal drives of computer or from external devices connected to the system using Yodot File Recovery software. While scanning a drive, anti-virus software may delete severely corrupt files or the files which are not recognized by the software.

• Is it possible to recover my missing files ‘Cut’ on system before system shutdown using Yodot File Recovery software?

  If your system gets shutdown before pasting the cut files then they will be lost. But you can recover your missing files ‘Cut’ on system before system shutdown using Yodot File Recovery software. The tool reads data from physical drive on computer. You just have to take care that the lost files are not overwritten by new data by stopping the usage of drive to save new files on it.

• Can I recover files from password protected folder using Yodot File Recovery?

  Yes, you can recover but make sure that you know the password you have assigned to lock the folder as you need to enter the password after recovering folder.

• Can I preview Word file recovered using Yodot File Recovery software before saving?

  No, you cannot preview Word file before saving it on computer drive. You can just view the list of Word files in “Data View” and “File Type View” after scanning for the files on selected data storage drive of computer.

• Can I recover Microsoft OneNote using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No, you cannot recover Microsoft OneNote using Yodot File Recovery software on your PC.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software restore files deleted after running FDISK?

  No, Yodot File Recovery software will not help you to restore files deleted after running FDISK command. The FDISK command is developed specially for Windows ME, Windows 98 and Windows 95 operating systems and Yodot File Recovery software does not support these operating systems.

• Can we recover Lotus work sheet using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No, you cannot recover Lotus work sheet using Yodot File Recovery software as it does not recognize its file format. But the work is in progress to overcome this and to recover Lotus work sheet by Yodot recovery software.

• Can I recover uninstalled software from my computer using Yodot File Recovery tool?

  No, you cannot recover uninstalled software from your computer using Yodot File Recovery tool as the programs will be stored temporarily in ‘C’ drive. The uninstalled files will be overwritten by new files and there won’t be any trace of the uninstalled software to be detected by the recovery tool.

• Can I recover corrupted files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, you can recover corrupted files using Yodot File Recovery software; but the files will remain in corrupted state and they cannot be accessed.

• Can I recover WordPad files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, with the use of Yodot File Recovery utility it is possible to retrieve lost or deleted WordPad files from storage devices like system hard drive, external hard disk, USB drive, etc. on Windows OS based computers and laptops.

• Can I recover files from Recycle Bin when save option is disabled using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, you can restore files from Recycle Bin when save option is disabled. If you disable save option in Recycle Bin, deleted files cannot redirected to that folder. Instead they get delete completely, however one can recover them until and unless they overwritten by new data. Using Yodot File Recovery software you can get back then easily.

• Is it possible to retrieve hidden files using Yodot File Recovery Software?

  Yes, Yodot File Recovery tool can extract all your hidden files that are not showing in Windows Explorer from system hard drive, external hard disk, USB drive and other storage devices on Windows OS based computers.

• Can I restore deleted media files using Yodot File Recovery tool?

  Of course yes!! Yodot File Recovery software can recover deleted media files. Yet, the software supports limited file types i.e. only basic media file types like JPG, MPG, IMG, AMR, etc. To accomplish recovery of all types of media files make use of Yodot Photo Recovery software.

• Does Yodot File Recovery tool support data recovery from ext2 file system?

  No, Yodot File Recovery cannot recover files from ext2 file system devices as this is a file system supported on Linux operating system. This software is designed to support only on Windows operating systems with FAT, NTFS, ExFAT and ReFS file systems.

• Can I recover quicken files on Windows using Yodot File Recovery tool?

  No, Yodot File Recovery software cannot retrieve lost or deleted Quicken files with .QDF file extension. However, you can try using demo version of Yodot Hard Drive Recovery software that recovers each and every file type from Windows computer hard drive.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software can recover files from write protected USB drive?

  Yes, Yodot File Recovery software can restore files from write protected USB drive.

• Can I recover Evernote files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No, you cannot recover Evernote files using Yodot File Recovery. Evernote is the tool used to share information over internet, files of Evernote account gets stored on online server. Therefore it is not possible to recover them back once lost or deleted.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software recovers deleted Word templates?

  Yes, you can restore deleted Word templates using Yodot File Recovery software. Word template is the format that you can create once and use as many times as possible to create documents.

• Is it possible to recover deleted ARJ Archives using Yodot File Recovery?

  Yes, Yodot File Recovery program can recover deleted or lost ARJ archive files from Windows computer drive and other storage devices with no trouble. Apart from Zip, RAR and ARJ archives, it can also restore other archive file formats like JAR, ZOO, RPM and SIT.

• Is it possible to recover deleted files from iCloud using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No, files saved on iCloud will be stored on online server and as Yodot File Recovery software restores files from physical storage devices, you cannot restore files from iCloud.

• Is it possible to recover deleted ACE files created on WinAce?

  No, Yodot File Recovery software does not recover deleted ACE archives created on WinAce application. Yodot supports recovery of ZIP, RAR, ARJ, JAR, ZOO, RPM and SIT archives.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software support to restore Outlook Express DBX files?

  Yes, Outlook Express DBX files that are lost or deleted from Windows computer can be recovered using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Can we recover deleted star writer document using Yodot File Recovery program?

  Yes, you can recover deleted star writer document using Yodot File Recovery software. Star writer document (.SWD) is created using StarOffice open source application by Sun Microsystems.

• Can I recover password protected presentations using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, you can restore deleted or missing password protected presentations such as PPT, PPTX and PPS using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Can I recover ASD files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, you can recover ASD files using Yodot File Recovery software on any storage drives either external or internal on your PCs.

• Can we install Yodot File Recovery tool in Windows XP Black Edition OS?

  Yes, it is possible to install and run Yodot File Recovery program in your Windows XP Black Edition operating system. With the help of shortcut icon present on desktop you can initiate the file recovery program and restore lost / deleted files.

• Can I recover deleted or lost .CPP program files?

  No, we cannot recover .CPP program files using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Can we recover files from corrupt Xcel USB 3.0 flash drive using Yodot File Recovery?

  Yes, you can easily recover deleted as well as lost files from Yodot File Recovery application.

• Can I recover damaged JAR and WAR archive files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, Yodot File Recovery tool can restore corrupted JAR and WAR archives that are lost or erased from computer in various situations. But, recovered archives will be in corrupted state itself; in order to extract contents of such corrupted archives, you should rely upon good JAR and WAR file repair tools.

• Can I recover files from Windows tablet using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, you can recover files from Windows tablet PC using Yodot File Recovery software. This software is mainly designed to restore files from Windows based computer as well as PC. As Windows Tablet PC works on Windows OS, you can easily restore your data by using this software.

• Can I recover CSV file using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, you can recover CSV file after loss or deletion, using Yodot File Recovery software on your computers with Windows OS.

• Is it possible to recover permanently deleted files from SugarSync using Yodot File Recovery tool?

  No, it is not possible to restore permanently deleted files from SugarSync. SugarSync is a cloud service that makes it possible to backup, access and share files across computers and other devices. As SugarSync cloud service store files in online server, it is not possible to recover permanently deleted files using Yodot File Recovery software.

• What is the use of Goto Parent option in Yodot File Recovery application?

  By making use of Goto Parent option, user can move to main folder from the list of subfolders that are present. All you have to do is to click on Goto Parent option to jump to parent folder.

• Is it possible to retrieve files that were deleted a week back from my system using Yodot File Recovery software?

  If the memory location in which deleted files were saved on system hard drive is not occupied by new data (in short no data overwriting happened), then Yodot File Recovery tool can easily recover such erased files.

• Is it possible to recover deleted excel workbook having more than 20 sheets?

  Yes, you can easily restore deleted excel workbook having more than 20 sheets using Yodot File Recovery software. Yodot File Recovery software can restore excel file having up to 4GB file size.

• Is it possible to recover deleted files from Google Keep using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No, files saved on Google Keep will be stored on online server and you cannot restore files from Google Keep as Yodot File Recovery software restores files only from physical storage devices.

• Can I recover animations using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, with the help of Yodot File Recovery software, you can recover animation which is having FLV, SWF, FLC and ANI file formats.

• Is it possible to recover deleted SQL files using Yodot File Recovery application?

  Yes, you can recover deleted as well as lost SQL files with the use of Yodot File Recovery application in minimum duration of time.

• Can I recover files on Unix operating system using Yodot File Recovery software?

  No, Yodot File Recovery supports to work only on Windows operating system including Windows 8, 8.1, 7, Vista, XP, Server 2008 and 2003; hence you cannot use this tool on Unix OS based computers to restore files.

• Is it possible to recover VCF or CSV files from system using Yodot File Recovery software?

  VCF or CSV files are nothing but the file extensions given to (Phone contacts) that are saved in the system. Yes, user can easily recover deleted / lost video files from the system using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Can I recover .java files using Yodot File Recovery software on my PC?

  No, Yodot File Recovery doesn’t support to retrieve .java program files on any system. It is designed to recover MS Office files, sticky notes, basic media files, archives, folders and other documents.

• Is it possible to recover deleted / lost PFX files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  PFX are nothing but Personal Information Exchange files that are used in Software Publisher Certificate for storing private and public keys. Yes, you can easily recover deleted as well as lost PFX files from Windows system using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Can we recover deleted .ics files using Yodot File Recovery?

  ICS is nothing but IronCAD 3D Drawing File that is used for designing purpose and yes, you can easily recover deleted as well as lost ICS files from Yodot File Recovery application.

• Will Yodot File Recovery software support to get back lost NotePad files?

  Yes, lost and even deleted NotePad files can be easily extracted from various storage devices on Windows computers using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software support to restore files from High Performance File System?

  No, Yodot File Recovery software does not support to restore files from HPFS (High Performance File System). HPFS is only supported under Windows NT 3.1, 3.5 and 3.51 operating systems.

• Is it possible to restore deleted files from Public Folder?

  Yes, you can get back deleted files from Public Folder using Yodot File Recovery software on Windows system.

• Can we recover deleted TAR file using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, you can recover deleted or lost TAR files using Yodot File Recovery program.

• Is it possible to restore deleted files after Windows Defender scan on Windows 8 PC?

  Yes, you can restore back deleted files after Windows Defender scan on Windows 8 computer using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Does Yodot File Recovery software recovers deleted user account files on Windows system?

  Yodot File Recovery software can recover only limited file types on Windows system. Since, user account includes all types of files like documents, archives, movies, music, images, etc. it is recommended to use Yodot Hard Drive Recovery tool to retrieve all types of files from deleted user account.

• Is it possible to recover deleted sheets created in excel workbook?

  No, it is not possible to restore deleted sheets in excel workbook using Yodot File Recovery software.

• Can I recover deleted / lost ODG files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yes, you can restore deleted / lost ODG files using Yodot File Recovery application on Windows system effectively.

• Is it possible to restore 8 ZIP archiver files on Windows 8 system?

  8 ZIP archiver can archive files in .ZIP, .7Z, .TAR and other formats. As Yodot File Recovery software supports these formats, you can restore 8 ZIP archiver files on Windows 8 system.

• Is it possible to recover deleted folder with video files using Yodot File Recovery software?

  Yodot File Recovery is capable of recovering only generic video file formats and cannot recover all movie file types. If the deleted folder contains movie files other than generic file format, then you should try out Yodot Photo Recovery software to get back erased files.