Stellar Data Recovery/Working with the Software/Configuring Advanced Settings/Selecting File Formats

Selecting File Formats

File types give information about the type of file such as video, audio and its extension. You can select file types while performing signature search such that, scanning process should search only for the specified file types. Various file types are listed in the file list option ofStellar Data Recovery.You can select the required file types for their recovery.

To select file type:

1. RunStellar Data Recovery.

2.From the menu bar, clickMenuand selectSettingsoption.Advanced Settingswindow appears.

3. ClickFile Listbutton fromAdvanced Settingswindow.

4. A list of all supported file formats is shown. Select the file types you want to recover using the checkbox in front of the file type.

Tip:It is recommended that you selectAll DatainSelect What To Recoverscreen (Main User Interface) while selecting file formats in theFile List. This is helpful to avoid any file type conflicts. For example, a conflict will happen if you have not selectedMultimedia FilesfromSelect What To Recoverscreen but have selected the multimedia file formats fromFile List. In this case, even though the files are selected inFile List, these files will not be included in recovery asMultimedia Filesare disabled from the Main User Interface.