User's Guide for Windows

You can distinguish deleted files and folders from existing ones by the icons:

• Blue and yellow icons show existing files and folders
• Grey icons show deleted files and folders

To restore a deleted file or folder:

1. In Active@ UNERASER, search for deleted files or search for file signatures and select the file or folder (or group of files and folders) to be recovered
2. Launch Unerase Options dialog using one of the following methods:
   • Click Unerase button on the toolbar:
   • Right-click the file or folder, and then choose Recover from the context menu
   • Press Ctrl+R key combination
   
3. To give a name, you may use the name that appears in the Name field or you may type a different name. This option is only available if selected the only one file or folder
4. To recover the to a specified location, in the Unerase to field, you may type a different path or click the ellipsis button (...) and browse to a recovery folder location
5. If you selected several files or folders, you have an option of filtering them for the recovery process: to recover All selected files and folders, Deleted only or Existing only files and folders
6. You have an option of recovering named streams attached to a file on NTFS volume. This includes, for example, Music ratings and album info, Document Author and properties, and so on... These streams will only be recovered and attached to a file when recovering target is an NTFS volume (FAT/exFAT do not support named streams)
7. Option Browse output folder after recovery will open Windows Explorer and display the recovered items after recovery process is complete
8. Extended recovery configuration options are available when clicking more options... link at bottom:
   
   • Naming options: whether to use original file names, or to generate unique file names for each file being recovered
   • Conflict resolution: what to do when file being recovered already exists in the target folder (name duplicate detected)
9. Click Unerase

After the recovery process is complete, make sure that the results are correct by verifying the contents of files. In some cases, a file cannot be reliably restored because its contents or a part of it has been overwritten.

See Also:

Searching for Deleted Files and Folders

File Signatures

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?