Manual Nero RescueAgent
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Table of contents Table of contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 Start Successfully About the manual About Nero RescueAgent Working with Nero RescueAgent 4 4 4 5 2 Launching the Program 6 3 3.1 Start screen Select Storage Medium and Scan Level 7 8 4 4.1 4.2 Files to Recover Screen Show Specific Files / Only Specific Files Window Select Files to Recover 9 10 11 5 5.1 Recovery Completed Screen Save log file 13 14 6 End screen 15 7 7.1 7.2 7.
Start Successfully 1 Start Successfully 1.1 About the manual This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero RescueAgent(TM). It is process-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis. To make best use of this documentation, please note the following conventions: Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be precisely followed. Indicates additional information or advice. 1.
Start Successfully 1.3 Working with Nero RescueAgent The Nero RescueAgent Assistant helps you to restore files in just a few steps. The following individual steps are necessary. Select storage medium and scan level. Search storage medium for files that can be restored. Select files to be restored and define storage location for files. Start Restore Save log file (optional) Then you can either start a new scan, scan the storage medium again, restore files or end Nero RescueAgent.
Launching the Program 2 Launching the Program To start Nero RescueAgent(TM) via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Nero StartSmart icon. The Nero StartSmart window opens. 2. Click the button. The list of Nero applications is displayed. Nero StartSmart window 3. Select the Toolbox > Nero RescueAgent(TM) entry in this selection list. 4. The Nero RescueAgent(TM) window opens. You have launched Nero RescueAgent(TM) via Nero StartSmart.
Start screen 3 Start screen In the start screen of Nero RescueAgent, you can select the storage medium from which to restore data. In addition you can choose between a fast and a deep scan. Start screen The following setting options are available: Drop-down menu Selects the storage medium from which data is to be restored. Drive/media from which to recover data: Option button Fast scan Option button Deep scan Button Selects the faster scan.
Start screen 3.1 Select Storage Medium and Scan Level To select the storage medium and the scan level, proceed as follows: 1. Place the desired disc into the drive or connect the desired storage medium to your computer. 2. Select the storage medium from the Drive / Data Medium from which to Restore Data from the drop-down menu. 3. Select the desired scan level. The fast scan only searches the FAT file system of the storage medium. The fast scan finds deleted files and older file versions.
Files to Recover Screen 4 Files to Recover Screen The Files to Recover screen lists all files that can be restored. If files can only to be partly restored, they are marked in yellow. If there is only a small probability that files can be restored, they are marked in red. Files to Recover screen The following setting options are available: Button Select Button Opens the Select Specified Files window.
Files to Recover Screen 4.1 Show Specific Files / Only Specific Files Window In the Select Specific Files and Only Show Specific Files windows, files can be selected and can be displayed in the Files to Recover screen. The files can be selected according to particular criteria and also problem categories whereby an easy overview is obtained even for long lists.
Files to Recover Screen Check Box Selects all older file versions or shows them. All previous versions Check Box Selects all files that can be restored or shows them. All recoverable files Check Box Selects all files that cannot be restored or shows them. All unrecoverable files Check Box All selected files Check Box All files not selected Input field All or part of the file name: Button Select Button Displays Button Close 4.2 Shows all selected files Only available in Display Specific Files window.
Files to Recover Screen 3. Click the Display button. The Show only Specific Files window is opened. 4. Select the check boxes of the criteria and problem categories or enter a search term in the All or Part of a File Name input field and click the Display button. The Show only Specific Files window is closed. The Display button receives a green tick. 5. Click the button in order to define the target folder of the file to be restored. The Browse Folder window is opened.
Recovery Completed Screen 5 Recovery Completed Screen All recovered files are displayed in the Recovery complete screen. The screen also indicates how many files could not be recovered. You can save a log file as a summary of the recovery performed. Recovery Completed Screen The following setting options are available: Button The Save as dialog appears. Save log file You can specify the storage location for the log file here. The log file is saved in TXT format.
Recovery Completed Screen 5.1 Save log file The following requirements have to be fulfilled: You have restored files with Nero RescueAgent. The Restoring Completed screen appears. To save a log file, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Save Log File button. The Save As window appears. 2. Select the folder to which the log file is to be saved and click the OK button. The Save as dialog is closed. 3. Click the Next button. The end screen of Nero RescueAgent appears.
End screen 6 End screen In the end screen you can either start a new scan, scan the same storage medium again, restore further files or end Nero RescueAgent. The following setting options are available: Menu icon Returns to the start screen. New scan Menu icon Restarts a scan on the same drive with the same scan options. Scan the same drive Menu icon Recover more files Changes to the Files to Recover screen.
Technical Information 7 Technical Information 7.1 System requirements Nero RescueAgent(TM) is installed along with the Nero Suite. Its system requirements are the same. You can find more detailed information on the system requirements under www.nero.com. 7.2 Supported File Systems 7.3 UFD (versions 1.0 to 2.6 only VAT) ISO 9660 (including Joliet).
Technical Information [Ctrl+L] The Save as window appears. Here you can store a log file and specify the storage location. Only available in the Recovery completed screen. Ctrl+Pos 1 Returns to the start screen. Only available in the Recovery completed screen. Alt+Plus button Expands all entries in the folder tree starting from the selected entry or from the root if no entry is selected. Only available in the Files to Recover screen.
Glossary 8 Glossary Bridge Disc A Bridge Disc is a variant of a CD-ROM that can be read from CD drives but also from CD-I devices such as a Photo CD for example. It is defined in the White Book Standard and contains extra information in an XA (Standard Architecture) track on the CD-ROM. FAT FAT (File Allocation Table) is a file system developed by Microsoft. The FAT 12, FAT 16 and FAT 32 file systems are used on all types of mobile storage media (e.g. USB sticks, memory cards).
Index 9 Index C Conventions, manual .............................. 4 E End screen Overview .......................................................... 13 Save log file ..................................................... 14 Select files........................................................ 11 Start over ......................................................... 14 S Scan Close Application............................................. 15 New scan.........................................................
Contact 10 Contact Nero RescueAgent(TM) is a Nero AG product. Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 13-15 Internet: www.nero.com 76307 Karlsbad Help: http://support.nero.com Germany Fax: +49 724 892 8499 Nero Inc. 330 N Brand Blvd Suite 800 Internet: www.nero.com Glendale, CA 91203-2335 Help: http://support.nero.com USA Fax: (818) 956 7094 E-mail: US-CustomerSupport@nero.com Rover Center-kita 8F-B, 1-2-2 Nakagawa-chuou Tsuzuki-ku Internet: www.nero.com Yokohama, Kanagawa Help: http://support.