If a partition has been accidentally (or intentionally) deleted, File Restore will recover the deleted partition files and folders.
File Restore will enable a user to scan an entire drive, or a particular sector area. Unique to File Restore is the ability to select areas of free space to scan i.e. those areas where a deleted partition was previouly located.
Step 1:
Select a drive to scan
Scenario 1
If a partition has been overwritten by a newly created partition - Select the newly created logical drive from the drive dropdown list.
Scenario 2
If a partition has recently been deleted and no new partition has been created - A Physical Drive should be selected.
Click Scan, Manual Options and Auto Settings. The sector area where the partition was located on the drive will be classified as Unallocated - Free Space.
Select Unallocated - Free Space and Click OK to apply the Manual Option settings.
Step 2:
Select the scan type.
Once the logical drive or the sector range of the physical drive has been selected, select the Scan Type.
An Advanced or Complete Scan type can be selected for partition recovery. If an Advanced Scan does not locate the lost partition data, then a Complete Scan may provide a greater chance of recovering the deleted partition data. A Complete Scan will, however, take longer than an Advanced Scan.
Step 3:
Saving files
Select a drive to scan
Scenario 1
If a partition has been overwritten by a newly created partition - Select the newly created logical drive from the drive dropdown list.
Scenario 2
If a partition has recently been deleted and no new partition has been created - A Physical Drive should be selected.
Click Scan, Manual Options and Auto Settings. The sector area where the partition was located on the drive will be classified as Unallocated - Free Space.
Select Unallocated - Free Space and Click OK to apply the Manual Option settings.
Step 2:
Select the scan type.
Once the logical drive or the sector range of the physical drive has been selected, select the Scan Type.
An Advanced or Complete Scan type can be selected for partition recovery. If an Advanced Scan does not locate the lost partition data, then a Complete Scan may provide a greater chance of recovering the deleted partition data. A Complete Scan will, however, take longer than an Advanced Scan.
Step 3:
Saving files
Once the selected scan has completed you can specify (by clicking "Browse") the location where your recovered partition files are to be saved.
Files may be selected for saving by scrolling up and down the file scan list (or by sorting using the column headings), and either clicking the check box, double clicking the file, highlighting and pressing the space bar, or by using the mouse (right click) to provide a file selection list.
