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DiskDigger Features

DiskDigger has two modes of operation which you can select every time you scan a disk. These modes are called "dig deep" and "dig deeper." Here is a quick list of features for each mode:

Dig Deep

  • Undelete files from FAT (FAT12, FAT16, FAT32), NTFS, and exFAT partitions.
  • Filter recoverable files by name and size.
  • Sort recoverable files by name, size, date, and directory.

Dig Deeper

  • Scan (carve) entire disk for traces of specific file types.
  • Supported file types include:
    • Photos and images: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, ICO, ANI, CR2, SR2, NEF, DCR, PEF, SVG
    • Documents: DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, VSD, PDF, XML, RTF, WPD
    • Audio and video: MP3, WMA, AVI, WAV, MID, FLV, WMV, MOV, M4A, M4V, 3GP, F4V
    • Other: ZIP, ISO, RAR, 7Z, EXE, DLL, SIT

Common Features

  • Works in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.  Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows are supported.
  • View recoverable files as a list, or as thumbnail previews.
  • Thumbnails will show previews of image files, album art from MP3 and WMA files, and icons from executable files!
  • Selecting a recoverable file brings up a full preview of the file (insofar as possible). For image files, it will show the image (with pan and zoom). For document files, it will show a text-only preview of the document. For certain audio files, it will allow you to play back the sound.
  • Previews of JPG files will show EXIF information (camera model, date taken, sensor settings, etc.).
  • Previews of MP3 files will show ID3 information (artist, album, genre, etc.).
  • Previews of ZIP files will show a list of files contained in the archive.

Advanced Features

  • Ability to scan a disk image file (currently only "dd"-style image files are supported).
  • When digging deeper, ability to start scanning from a specific location on the disk.
  • When previewing files, the program optionally shows the first 4K bytes of the file as a hex dump.