Tutorial

How to recover my data...

  1. Files have been deleted or Windows(R)-recycle bin has been emptied

  2. Directories are lost

  3. Hard disk has been quick-formated

  4. A volume is lost, e.g. due to damaged partition table

  5. Windows(R) ist damaged and not bootable
  1. Files habe been deleted or Windows(R)-recycle bin has been emptied

    Select Drive from Object menu.




    Select drive as Logical drive which contains the deleted data.




    Look for your file from Deleted.




    Select your file (for several files use CTRL or SHIFT key) and save your file to another drive by selecting Save selected directories/files to...


  2. Directories are lost

    Select Drive from Object menu.




    Select drive as Logical drive which contains the lost directories.




    Select Find lost data from Tools menu. The appearing dialog windows allows you to delimit the search (e.g. if you know the directory is situated more behind, move the track bar Start cluster to the rigtht).





    After completion of directory scan look for your directory at folder     Lost. Select your file (for several files use CTRL or SHIFT key) and save your file to another drive by selecting Save selected directories/files to...


  3. Hard disk has been quick-formatted

    Proceed all steps like in 2.

    Important: to save your data choose the option "no FAT (consecutive)" since the FAT has been deleted by quick-formatting!


  4. A volume is lost, e.g. due to damaged partition table

     Select Drive from Object menu.




    Select drive as Physical drive which contains the deleted partition. Select button Find logical drive...




    The appearing dialog windows allows you to delimit the search (e.g. if you know the partition is situated more behind, move the track bar Start cluster to the rigtht).




    After the search has been started and a logical drive has been found you can Accept the found drive if the format seems to be correct. Otherwise choose Find next and the program will continue search. It is not exceptional if more drives are found than has been installed. The reason is that there are several copies of the boot sector on the hard disk (that's the unit that contains the information about a logical drive). So proceed until the right drive has been found.




    After completion of drive scan look for your drive at folder     Root. Select your file (for several files use CTRL or SHIFT key) and save your file to another drive by selecting Save selected directories/files to...


  5. Windows(R) ist damaged and not bootable

    Drive Rescue requires Windows(R). Therefore use a second hard disk with Windows(R) and Drive Rescue installed. Configure this drive as master and the damaged drive as slave drive.