User's Guide for Windows

Activate Software with a Registration Key

After you have downloaded the FREE version - that can detect deleted partitions and files is able to recover the only one file per session — to get full functionality, you need to activate it with a registration key.

To activate the FREE version, you do not need to re-install software. You do not have to re-scan hard drives to detect deleted partitions and files. All you have to do is to enter the registration key and continue working with the software registered in your name. You may purchase a registration key from our web site or from many third-party re-sellers.

When typing the Name information, be careful to spell the name and e-mail exactly the way you specified them while purchasing the registration key. Any variation will cause product activation and registration to fail.

You can activate and register FREE software in one of two ways:

1. In the main window, from the Help menu, choose Enter Registration Key... The Enter Key dialog box appears.
   
   
   • If you have not purchased your registration key yet, click Buy Now! to go to our web site and purchase it online.
   • In the Name field, type your Name for a Personal License or type your company name for a Corporate License.
   • In the Key field, type your registration key, or you may copy your registration key and paste it in this field.
   • Click OK.
2. If you are using the FREE version, it can detect deleted partitions and files. You can inspect and verify its content. If you try to recover a partition or more than one file per session, the FREE version limitation dialog box appears.
3. If you have not purchased your registration key yet, click Buy Online to go to our web site and purchase it online.
4. If you have purchased your registration key, click Enter Key. The Enter Key dialog box appears. Follow instructions in number 1, above.

After you have activated and registered the product successfully, you may continue with recovery of the partition and files being detected previously.

Content:

• Overview
• How to:
  1. Using QuickScan to detect files and partitions just deleted
  2. Use SuperScan to analyze deleted and severely damaged volumes
  3. Use Last Chance recovery by file signatures
  4. Unerase Deleted Files and Folders
  5. Unerase All Volume Data on a Deleted/Damaged Partition
  6. Search for Deleted Files and Folders
  7. Search, Organize and Recover files based on Signatures
  8. Preview File Contents (Recovery Status Check)
  9. Rollback, Backup and Restore Disk Partitioning Info
  10. Fix damaged MBR/GPT and Use Partitioning Tools
  11. Fix Damaged Partition (Volume) Boot Sector
  12. Re-create Deleted or Damaged Disk Array (RAID) Virtually
  13. Create and Work with a Disk Image
  14. Inspect file headers and disk data (raw sectors) with integrated Disk Editor (Hex Viewer)
  15. Concept of File Signatures
  16. Activate Software with a Registration Key
• Data Recovery Tips
  1. Treat Recovery Area With Care
  2. Save Recovered Files Onto a Different Drive
  3. Load UNERASER to a Floppy
• Glossary
• Troubleshooting
  1. I got Partition overlaps with other partition(s) error message while recovering. What does it mean and what can I do?
  2. I got No space in the partition table error message while recovering. What does it mean and what can I do?
  3. I got Unable to recover partition because detected file system is invalid! error message while recovering. What does it mean?
  4. I got Partition is recovered however not possible to verify and refresh volumes warning. What does it mean?
  5. I got Unable to recover the extended partition because another one already exists error. What does it mean?
  6. I recovered the deleted partition, however Windows is unable to access it. Message Drive X: is inaccessible. Do you want to format it? appears. What does it mean and what should I do?