The Acorn application guide

Recovery Carver

A quick format left four PDF structures in an owned FAT16 training image. Recovery Carver found them in free space. The recovered files were then checked against the originals, including where each PDF ended.

Constructed test example

Recover PDF content after a quick format

Example input

Owned training images containing deleted PDF material and a quick-format scenario.

Result or controls shown

Recovered PDF structures with output locations and hash information.

After an actual quick format of an owned FAT16 image copy, the native carver located four intact PDF structures in its free space. The selected invoice can be reviewed alongside the recovery audit fields.

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Examination steps

Steps to review in your evaluation

Define the image and carving scope before processing.
Inspect candidate recovered structures and keep outputs separate from the source.
Compare content and file boundaries with known references instead of assuming whole-file identity.

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