Preview Files with Recoverit Data Recovery

David Darlington

Dec 16, 2024 • Filed to: Support • Proven solutions

Recoverit 8.5, released in 2019, comes with many surprising updates for data recovery users. In this article, you can get to know the error tips from Recoverit 8.5 that tells you why your files are unable to preview. Besides, the post will show you the file types and formats that Recoverit supports the preview, the supported devices for recovery, as well as the FAQs from Recoverit users.

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Part 1. Error Tips in Recoverit Data Recovery 8.5

A great update of Recoverit 8.5 is that we offer some considerate tips and analyses for you if you find the files unable to preview or corrupt. The solutions will also be provided, which will make for your smooth data recovery using Recoverit. There are mainly 3 tips here.

Tip 1 Unable to preview because of the file corruption

The first possible reason for the file corruption is that the file is incomplete. You can wait for the complete scanning process and then preview it again. Besides, if the file itself is corrupted, it is hardly possible to preview and recover it. And if the data has been overwritten, the recovery is also very difficult.

Recoverit preview error 1

Tip 2 This file type is not supported to preview

Recoverit 8.5 does not support to preview all formats of files to help you reduce the capacity it takes on a computer. You can recover the files directly. Normally, they are healthy and original.

Recoverit preview error 2

Tip 3 This file exceeds max size to preview

Recoverit 8.5 supports the preview of files with less than 30 MB size, to make sure that the software can keep working normally without crash or freezing. Besides, like other software in the market, the preview of much larger files can influence the installation speed and require a larger capacity.

Recoverit preview error 3

Part 2. The Supported File Types for Preview

Since the limit in file size, some users may wonder what types and formats of data Recoverit support. Surprisingly, almost all the common files and data can be previewed without any limit and damage. It will also not influence the space of the program occupies on your computer.

1. The Files for Recovery

Recoverit Data Recovery supports 1000+ types and formats of files to be recovered. Here are some of them.

1000+ Types and Formats of Files for Recovery
Document	DOC/DOCX, XLS/XLSX, PPT/PPTX, PDF, CWK, HTML/HTM, INDD, EPS, etc.
Image	JPG, TIFF/TIF, PEF, PNG, BMP, GIF, PSD, CRW, CR2, NEF, ORF, RAF, SR2, ARW, MRW, DCR, WMF, DNG, ERF, RAW, etc.
Video	AVI, MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, FLV, SWF, MPG, RM/RMVB, etc.
Audio	AIF/AIFF, M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA, MID/MIDI, OGG, AAC, MOD, etc.
Email	PST, DBX, EMLX, etc.
Archives	ZIP, RAR, SIT, etc.

2. The Files for Preview

Preview files on Windows PC
Word	Microsoft Word - DOC, DOCX, RTF, DOT, DOTX, DOTM	OpenOffice - ODT, OTT	WordprocessingML - WordML
Microsoft Excel	XLS, XLSX, XLSB, XLT, XLTX	XLTM, XLSM, XML, CSV, TSV
PPT	Microsoft PowerPoint - PPT, PPTX, PPS, POT	Microsoft PowerPoint - PPSX, PPTM, PPSM, POTX, POTM	OpenOffice - ODT
PDF	PDF, PDF/A, XPS
Books	EPUB
Microsoft Project	MPP, MPT, MPX
Microsoft Viso	VSDX, VSX, VTX, VDX, VSSX, VSTX	VSDM, VSSM, VSTM, VDW, VSD, VSS, VST
Other documents	TEX, CGM, XSLFO, XML, PCL, SVG
Photos	JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF	PNG, BMP, GIF
Audios	All formats and types of audios	MP3, AU, WAV, MIDI, OGG, AIFF, RM, WMA, RA, M4P	M4A, ACD, AMR, AT3, CAFF, DSS, IFF, M4R, NRA, etc
Videos	All formats and types of videos	i.e. AVI, MOV, MKV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2	WMV, ASF, FLV, SWF, MPG, RM/RMVB, etc
Outlook	Microsoft Outlook - MSG, PST, OST	OFT Email - EML, EMLX, MBOX

For Mac users, don't worry. As long as you can preview the data on your Mac, Recoverit can support them.

Preview files on Mac

All formats and types of data on your Mac
The file size should be less than 15 MB
If the file itself is corrupted, it fails

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Part 3. The Supported Storage Media for Recovery

With the advance of technology, Recoverit can work with more and more devices, like GoPro camera, Drone camera, and Raw drive. Now, almost all the devices can be supported for data recovery.

1. Recover from All Storage Media

Windows and Mac computers

Hard drive, USB drive, Pen drive, floppy disk, Solid State Drive, Zip drive
Memory card, CF card, xD card, MultiMedia card, SD card, microSD card
Digital camera, Drone camera like DJI Drone, action camera like GoPro
Camcorder, Audio recorder, Music player, iPod (Nano, Classic & Shuffle)
External hard disk, hard drive disk (HDD) and other storage media

2. Recover from All File Systems and OS

To meet the different needs of digital users, more and more file systems are generated. Recoverit Data Recovery always keeps pace with the trending technology. Hence, undoubtedly, it is compatible with even the latest filesystems to help users recover their important data.

Supported filesystems and OS

Supported filesystems: FAT16, FAT 32, exFAT, NTFS, APFS, Encrypted APFS, HFS, HFS+, and even Raw file system
Supported Windows OS: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista
Supported Mac OS: Mac OS 10.15, 10.14, 10.13, macOS 10.12, OS X 10.11, 10.10, 10.9.

Part 4. FAQs of Recoverit Data Recovery 8.5

The final part is about the frequent questions from many of our users and the answers we provide for you.

Q 1 The recovered files are corrupted

If you find the files you recover using Recoverit gets damaged, it might be due to 2 causes: the files are overwritten or the scanning process is incomplete. The first thing you should do is to scan the drive once again. And the problem still exists, contact us.

Q 2 The connected device is not recognized

The undetected external device can be due to the causes:

The disk manager can't detect the device. If this happens, try to use some inbuilt utility on a computer to fix the problem, like Command Prompt, Terminal, Disk Utility, Disk Manager, etc.
The connection between your computer and device is not correct. Try to reconnect it once again.
The external device or hard drive is physically damaged. Maybe you have to choose a reliable data recovery service to help you repair it.

Q 3 The scanning time is long

It has to be said that the scanning time depends on the below conditions.

The computer data quantity. It takes a long time to scan a device with 1 TB file than that with 1 G data.
The write-and-read speed of your device will also influence the scanning speed and time.
Different filesystems vary in structures, so there are differences among different ones.
Some bad sectors are existing on your device. Recoverit program needs some time to skip the bad sectors and thus the scanning time is influenced.

Those are the common puzzles from our users. If you have more questions, you can visit our online support page to seek answers and solutions. Also, you can contact us to help solve your problems.

Wanna recover your data from all storage devices more effectively and smoothly? Update to Recoverit 8.5 right now!

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