User Guide

The user interface

The user interface of the program is as follows:

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Below the program title there is the menu bar (1). Further below there is the button toolbar (2) from which the most important points of the program can be accessed. The directory tree (3) and the file list view (4) are used to navigate through your drive.

The parts of the program are now described in detail:

The directory tree

The directory tree contains as highest elements the folders Root, Deleted and Searched.
   
  Root
contains the directory structure including normal (not deleted) files and directories as it would be displayed by any other file browser
Deleted
contains the directory structure including deleted files and directories
Searched
displays the result of a user file search operation
Lost
displays the result of a find lost data operation

Each folder contains a directory tree of the following form:
 


The drives directory structure contains the folders of the drive and you may click into directories as you would do with Windows Explorer.

Once a directory is selected the file list view at the right will show all files and directories of the selected directory.
Deleted folders are marked as . Existing folders are colored yellow

 
The file list view
Once you click on a folder in the directory tree a list of files and directories will be displayed in the file list view at the right:
 
 
The following information will be shown in the different columns:
  Symbol
Used to distinguish existing and deleted files. Existing files are marked as and deleted as .
Name
Name of the file or directory. The file name may have a "_" as the first symbol. This first character can be changed for all files by selecting Options from Object menu. The entire individual filename can be changed by selecting Rename from Object menu or by using the popup menu.
If multiple files were found with the same name it is always the best practice to change the file names before saving them.
Size
The size in bytes (1024 bytes=1 Kilobyte). The size can be modified by selecting Properties from Object menu. The default size for lost files can be changed by selecting Options from Object menu and choosing tab sheet 'Files'.
Date modified
Last time the file was changed, updated or edited
Cluster
The cluster where the file begins on a FAT system
MFT entry
The MFT (master file table) entry on a NTFS system
Condition
The condition of deleted files/directories. May be either poor (the file cannot be recovered at all), fair (a part of the file may be recoverable), good (the entire file may be recoverable) or unknown.
Type
Description providing detailed information about the type of the file
Location
Location of the file. If the file or directory has been discoverd by a user search, the location will indicate the original folder location.

Sorting after specific criteria

The items in the file list view can be sorted by column. Simply click on the header of one column to sort for the specific criterium the column describes. To change the sorting from ascending to descending and vice versa click again the same column header.
             
 
Changing type of view

If there are many items in the file list view you can display them as list, as small, or as large icons. To change the type of view choose the desired option from the View menu.

The popup-menu

Most actions for recovering can be accessed from the popup-menu. This appears if your right click a selected file or directory:
               
                           
                 
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