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FinalData Premium 2.0 - Recover Data |
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When a file is deleted in Windows, only the file directory information is removed, which means the file data still resides in data sectors on the hard disk drive. So, the file can be technically restored.
FinalData uses these principles to recover data, even after the Recycle Bin has been emptied. FinalData is able to easily recover deleted files and hard disk information damaged by viruses or by accidental formatting. Even when directory structure is partially damaged, FinalData can recover the files as long as the data remains on the hard drive. |
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How to recover data by FinalData Premium 2.0 - General data recovery procedure |
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The main screen will be displayed as left. |
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Step2. Select Drive
Choose the drive where the files have been lost. If a logical drive is not recognized because it has been formatted, or partition information is damaged, you should search for a physical drive.
To find a drive, select [File]-[Open].
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From [Select Drive], choose the drive you wish to recover files from.
Logical Drive Search
Choose the [Logical Drive] tab from [Select Drive], click the drive containing the data you wish to recover and click [OK]. |
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Physical Drive Search If a drive you wish to recover data from is not recognized because it has been formatted, or its partition information is damaged, you will not find the drive in the [Logical Drive] tab.
Instead, you must choose the drive from the [Physical Drive] tab.
If you choose the [Physical Drive] tab, you will see a list of physical drives such as Hard Disk1 and Hard Disk2. From the list, choose the physical disk containing the data you wish to recover.
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Here, [Logical Drive] refers to C:/, D:/, E:/, F:/, and G:/ (C:/~G/:), whereas Hard Disk1 and Hard Disk2 are referred to as [Physical Drive]. A physical drive can be partitioned into several logical drives such as C:/, D:/, E:/, F:/, and G:/..
Therefore, if one of the logical drives (partitions C, D, etc) is partially damaged and cannot be opened, you must look for the physical drive that contains the data you wish to recover. |
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Step3. Directory Scan
When FinalData starts the directory scan on logical and physical drives, it analyzes the FAT/MFT and Directory Entries of the corresponding drives (logical or physical).
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When the directory scan is completed, seven items will be displayed on the left Windows pane and their directory and file information on the right Windows pane as shown left.
The seven items are Root Directory, Deleted Directories, Lost Directories, Lost Files, Recently Deleted Files and Search Files.
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Note: Items in the 'Deleted Directories' or 'Deleted Files' list can be recovered with a directory scan, whereas those in the 'Lost Directories' or 'Lost Files' list require a cluster scan.
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When the cluster search is complete, data will be registered in the [Lost Directories] and [Lost Files] lists. Since file and directory information for these files were not in the root directory, they were found by searching the actual clusters.
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Step4. Cluster Scan
When the directory scan is completed, the following Windows is displayed. Specify the cluster range and click [OK]. FinalData will then scan the clusters chosen. The default values are set at the partition's first and last clusters.
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FinalData scans the clusters within the selected range, finds the damaged directories and files, and lists them in 'Lost Directories' and 'Lost Files'.
The time required for a cluster scan varies according to the system specifications. For a 8GB hard disk, an average cluster scan time is about 60 minutes. FinalData's task speed is also dependent upon the CPU clock frequency and the amount of RAM.
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