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• Overview of Active@ File Recovery
• See How To... for help with specific tasks:
  • Activate software with a registration key
  • Use QuickScan to scan volume for deleted files
  • Use SuperScan to analyze deleted and damaged volumes
  • Search for deleted files and folders
  • Preview file contents (Recovery status check)
  • Restore deleted file
  • Restore deleted folder
  • Virtually reassemble damaged or deleted RAID
  • Create Disk Image
  • Open and work with Disk Image
  • Create custom file signatures to search for
  • Inspect file headers and disk data (raw sectors)
• Overview of Active@ File Organizer
• See Concepts for general background information:
  • Understanding Hardware and Disk Organization
    • Hard Disk Drive Basics
    • Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Partition Table
• Understanding File System (FAT)
  • FAT Partition Boot Sector
  • FAT File Allocation Table
  • FAT Root Folder
  • FAT Folder Structure
  • FAT32 Featrues
• Understanding File System (NTFS)
  • NTFS Partition Boot Sector
  • NTFS Master File Table (MFT)
  • NTFS File Types
  • NTFS Data Integrity and Recoverability
• Understanding File Recovery Process
  • Disk Scanning
  • Define clusters chain for the deleted entry
  • Clusters chain recovery
• Understanding Partition Recovery Process
  • MBR is damaged
  • Partition is deleted or Partition Table is damaged
  • Partition Boot Sector is damaged
  • Missing or Corrupted System Files
• See Knowledge Base
  • Troubleshooting
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Where to Buy

 

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