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Can I keep working on my computer while the software is scanning my files?

 Modified on: August 28, 2020 |    11201 views

Yes, you can use your computer while Stellar Data Recovery Professional software scans your system drive or external storage media for lost or deleted files.

However it is not recommended since if you continue to use your system or the affected drive during the data recovery scan, the lost or deleted file may get overwritten and thus may never be able to recover.

In most cases, it is impossible to recover an overwritten file with any data recovery software or service. Further, if you keep using the system during the data recovery scan, it can slowdown the system response time. Consequently, the software will take much longer to finish the scan and recovery process.

So if you want to avoid data overwriting and maximize recovery of lost and deleted files from a Windows PC or storage media in least time, avoid using your system while it’s being scanned.

In a nutshell, by keeping your computer idle during the scan process, you can improve the chances of data recovery significantly.

 

2 User Comments

I am scaning with stellar pro my WD partition for data recovery.I am dowing nothing with the lost drive exept scaning for recovery My windows is in drive c while my lost partition is N, what happens if I use my computer as usual.?

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Tekeste

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Sunil

Dear Tekeste,

We would like to inform you that data recovery is dependent on factors like data loss reason, the severity of corruption, overwritten activity, etc. You may use the computer but it is not recommended because it may lead to overwritten activity on the same drive so kindly avoid using your computer while scanning of the drive is going on for recovery.

Warm Regards,

Team Stellar

 

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