FAT32 volume

How to make backup and restore MBR, Partition Table and Boot Sectors?

Problem:

I want to create backup copy of my boot information to be able to recover later?

Solution:

MBR backup function is available in Active@ UNERASER from version 2.0.

• Run Active@ UNERASER 2.0
• Select HDD you want to backup
• Insert floppy disk and press [Ctrl]+[B]
• Information will be saved to A:\HDD80h.MBR if you backup HDD 80h
  
  

Using this floppy you can virtually restore MBR later on.

To restore MBR, Partition Table and Volume Boot Sectors from backup use the following steps:

• Insert floppy disk containing MBR backup file
• Run Active@ UNERASER 2.0 with a parameter of -restoreMBR like:

    A:\>UNERASER.EXE -restoreMBR=80h

It will virtually restore MBR, Partition Table and Volume Boot sectors to the state as it was before (when the backup MBR was created). You can see your drives and folders, and can recover deleted files and folders to another drive. It is important to keep the MBR, Partition Table and Volume Boot Sectors backup regularly.

If your partition becomes damaged and you need to restore it from the backup and save MBR, Partition Table and Volume Boot Sectors information back to the HDD we advise you to use Active@ Partition Recovery software.

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:
   • How to undelete files on NTFS
   • How to recover deleted files on a FAT32 volume
   • How to recover a deleted folder containing files and subfolders
   • How to check recoverability of a deleted file or folder
   • How to use Active@ UNERASER for Disk Image creation
   • How to scan and recover files if a partition exists but appears to be damaged
   • How to force LBA mode to access larger drives (more than 8GB in size)
   • How to see localized characters in file names
   • How to backup and restore MBR, Partition Table and Boot Sectors
   • How to recover files and folders on a partition that has been deleted
   • How to prevent Master Boot Record (MBR) corruption
   • How to recover files and folders from formatted or reformatted hard drive?
   • How to read and copy existing files from NTFS to FAT partition?
   • How to restore lost hard drive partition
8. HOW TO...
   • Scan Drive
   • Perform Device Scan
   • Search for deleted files and folders
   • Use Hex/Text Viewer
   • Unerase deleted file
   • Unerase deleted folder
   • Create Disk Image
   • Open and Work with Disk Image