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User Guide for Active@ UNERASER DOS:

Recovering the Whole Drive

If an entire drive or partition has been erased, you can find it, scan the files and test for recovery. Use these steps:

  1. Boot the PC in DOS mode and run Active@ UNERASER for DOS as described earlier in this chapter.
  2. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor position to the Unallocated line below the HDD containing deleted partition. Press [Enter] to scan the drive.

If the partition or logical drive is found, the Detected Logical Drive screen appears.

  1. This screen asks if the detected drive is to be recognized and added to the list of drives. If the partition parameters appear to be correct for the size and the file system, press [Y] to add it to the list. Pressing the [N] key allows the utility to continue to scan the space allocated by this partition.
  2. By answering [Y] to the Detected Logical Drive screen, the new logical drive is added with a Found name (see figure below). Position the cursor on the Found partition line and verify the partition's information.

  3. Press [Enter] to scan the Found partition for files and folders.

  4. Scan, search for and recover files and folders on this virtual drive the same way as described earlier in this chapter.

User's Guide content

  1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
    1. Restoring Deleted Data
    2. Files Erased
    3. Partition Damage
    4. Steps to unerase Files and Folders
  2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  3. USING Active@ UNERASER CONSOLE
    1. Starting Active@ UNERASER DOS console
    2. Starting Active@ UNERASER Windows console
    3. Command Bar Menu
    4. Performing a Drive Scan
    5. Performing a Device Scan
    6. Searching for Deleted Files and Folders
    7. Searching for Files by Name
    8. Using Hex/Text Viewer
    9. Unerasing a Deleted File
    10. Unerasing a Deleted Folder
    11. Creating a Disk Image
    12. Steps to create a Disk Image
    13. Checking Disk Image
    14. Working with Disk Image
    15. Long File Names Support
    16. Recovering Files with Long Names
  4. DATA RECOVERY TIPS
    1. Treat Recovery Area With Care
    2. Save Recovered Files Onto a Different Drive
    3. Load UNERASER to a Floppy
  5. PREPARING TO USE THE UTILITY
    1. Preparing a DOS-Bootable Floppy Disk
    2. Preparing a Bootable ISO CD-ROM Image
  6. USING COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS
    1. Overview of Command Line Parameters
  7. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
  8. HOW TO...

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