Simple, Fast, Secure: File recovery is as simple as 1, 2, 3.
FileRestore Professional 4.1 recovers deleted or lost files, and their folder structures. FileRestore will recover All file types including digital photos, spreadsheets, Word documents, music files, video files, databases, presentations, etc.
FileRestore will recover deleted or lost files from all types of Windows digital storage media including PC hard drives, digital cameras, iPods, usb devices, memory sticks, floppy disks, smart phones, virtual drives (e.g. VMware), etc.
Step 1:
Select a drive to scan
Select the drive to scan by selecting from the drive selection Wizard. All drives that are visible to Windows will be listed for recovery by FileRestore Professional.
Select a drive to scan
Select the drive to scan by selecting from the drive selection Wizard. All drives that are visible to Windows will be listed for recovery by FileRestore Professional.
Step 2:
Select the scan type
Click Scan. This will open the scan type selection window.
FileRestore provides three scan type options. Each scan type uses different recovery methodologies (dependant on the data loss scenario).
Once a scan commences it may be stopped at ANY stage, e.g. once the specific deleted or lost files have been located.
This is the fastest scan mode. Fast Scan will recover recently deleted files and recently deleted folders.
Advanced Scan
Advanced Scan will potentially recover more files and folders, but will take longer than the Fast Scan mode. Advanced Scan will recover deleted files and deleted folders. Advanced Scan will run a full cluster level search for lost files.
Advanced Scan will also search for active files and active folders.
Advanced Scan will also recover files and folders from partitions that have been deleted and will also recover data from reformatted drives.
Complete Scan
Complete Scan is the most extensive, and therefore the longest, scan type. A Complete Scan may take several hours to complete (depending on the size of the drive and/or the amount of data). A Complete Scan may, however, locate files and data that the other scan methods cannot.
Manual Settings
FileRestore also includes a Manual Settings function. Manual Settings will enable a user to override the automated routines available within the individual scan types.
A user may scan for a specific file system type, the number of sectors per cluster, the start and end sectors (area of the drive to scan), individual partitions, free space or the entire drive.
Select the scan type
Click Scan. This will open the scan type selection window.
FileRestore provides three scan type options. Each scan type uses different recovery methodologies (dependant on the data loss scenario).
Once a scan commences it may be stopped at ANY stage, e.g. once the specific deleted or lost files have been located.
This is the fastest scan mode. Fast Scan will recover recently deleted files and recently deleted folders.
Advanced Scan
Advanced Scan will potentially recover more files and folders, but will take longer than the Fast Scan mode. Advanced Scan will recover deleted files and deleted folders. Advanced Scan will run a full cluster level search for lost files.
Advanced Scan will also search for active files and active folders.
Advanced Scan will also recover files and folders from partitions that have been deleted and will also recover data from reformatted drives.
Complete Scan
Complete Scan is the most extensive, and therefore the longest, scan type. A Complete Scan may take several hours to complete (depending on the size of the drive and/or the amount of data). A Complete Scan may, however, locate files and data that the other scan methods cannot.
Manual Settings
FileRestore also includes a Manual Settings function. Manual Settings will enable a user to override the automated routines available within the individual scan types.
A user may scan for a specific file system type, the number of sectors per cluster, the start and end sectors (area of the drive to scan), individual partitions, free space or the entire drive.
Step 3:
Previewing and saving the recovered files
File Preview FileRestore includes an invaluable file preview feature. FileRestore utilises exclusive LiveView technology to enable a user to view a deleted file prior to its recovery. LiveView even enables files to be previewed and selected for recovery while the drive scanning operation is still in progress.
LiveView will preview most file types. These include Microsoft Office files, text files, image files (including digital photos), PDF files and zipped files (contents summary). If a file type is unavailable for preview, or is password protected, a graphic will display "No preview available for this file type". If no preview is available, then the file condition (poor, good, excellent) will provide the most reliable indication of the potential for a successful recovery of the file.
Saving the recovered files
A user may select the files for saving by ticking the corresponding file check boxes. You may select (by clicking "Browse") the location where you wish your recovered files to be saved. It is recommended that the recovered files be saved to a different drive. Saving files to the same drive (from where they were recovered) may potentially overwrite the deleted data. A file cannot be recovered if it has been overwritten by another file.
Viewing Files and Folder Structures
FileRestore includes the option to view files as a file type list (File View), Explorer type view (Folder View) and as Thumbnails . The viewing options are available both during a scan and also when reviewing the scan results. Simply select File View or Folder View or Thumb View on the main product screen.
Filter
The filter options may be selected either pre or post-scan. Filtering will enable a user to specify a file selection by date range (created, accessed, modified), by size, by status (active or deleted), by name (partial or complete) and by file type.
Filter settings enable FileRestore to quickly identify files matching the selected criteria. Limiting a file selection (pre scan) to specific filtered file types will improve the scan performance, and therefore reduce the time it takes to complete the drive scan.
Changing the filter settings post-scan will change the files displayed in the scan list without having to re-scan the drive.
Previewing and saving the recovered files
File Preview FileRestore includes an invaluable file preview feature. FileRestore utilises exclusive LiveView technology to enable a user to view a deleted file prior to its recovery. LiveView even enables files to be previewed and selected for recovery while the drive scanning operation is still in progress.
LiveView will preview most file types. These include Microsoft Office files, text files, image files (including digital photos), PDF files and zipped files (contents summary). If a file type is unavailable for preview, or is password protected, a graphic will display "No preview available for this file type". If no preview is available, then the file condition (poor, good, excellent) will provide the most reliable indication of the potential for a successful recovery of the file.
Saving the recovered files
A user may select the files for saving by ticking the corresponding file check boxes. You may select (by clicking "Browse") the location where you wish your recovered files to be saved. It is recommended that the recovered files be saved to a different drive. Saving files to the same drive (from where they were recovered) may potentially overwrite the deleted data. A file cannot be recovered if it has been overwritten by another file.
Viewing Files and Folder Structures
FileRestore includes the option to view files as a file type list (File View), Explorer type view (Folder View) and as Thumbnails . The viewing options are available both during a scan and also when reviewing the scan results. Simply select File View or Folder View or Thumb View on the main product screen.
Filter
The filter options may be selected either pre or post-scan. Filtering will enable a user to specify a file selection by date range (created, accessed, modified), by size, by status (active or deleted), by name (partial or complete) and by file type.
Filter settings enable FileRestore to quickly identify files matching the selected criteria. Limiting a file selection (pre scan) to specific filtered file types will improve the scan performance, and therefore reduce the time it takes to complete the drive scan.
Changing the filter settings post-scan will change the files displayed in the scan list without having to re-scan the drive.
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