Nero RescueAgent
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Start Successfully About the Manual About Nero RescueAgent Working with Nero RescueAgent System Requirements Starting the Program 4 4 5 5 6 6 2 2.1 Start Screen Select Storage Media And Scan Level 7 8 3 3.1 3.2 Files Found Screen Select Specific Files / Show Only Specific Files Window Select Files to Recover 9 11 13 4 4.1 Process Completed Screen Save Log File 15 16 5 End Screen 17 6 6.1 6.2 6.
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. 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 1.2 About Nero RescueAgent With Nero RescueAgent you can quickly and easily recover files from storage media which, for instance, have been corrupted by scratches or cannot be read correctly due to ageing. The following storage media are supported by Nero RescueAgent.
Start Successfully 1.4 System Requirements Nero RescueAgent is part of the Nero product you have installed. Its system requirements are the same. Detailed system requirements of this and all other Nero products can be found in the Support section on our Web site www.nero.com. 1.5 Starting the Program There are several ways to open Nero RescueAgent, depending on various factors such as the product you have installed and the operating system you are using.
Start Screen 2 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 Drive/media to recover Selects the storage medium from which data is to be restored. data from Option button Fast scan Option button Deep scan Selects the faster scan.
Start Screen Button Help Button Next 2.1 Opens the Help window and displays information on program and version number. Starts the search for files that can be recovered. Select Storage Media And Scan Level To select the storage medium and the scan level, proceed as follows: 1. Insert the desired disc into the drive or connect the desired storage medium to your computer. 2. Select the storage media from the Drive / media to recover data from drop-down menu. 3. Select the desired scan level.
Files Found Screen 3 Files Found Screen The Files Found 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 Found screen The following setting options are available: Button Find Button Select Button Show Button Opens the Find file window which allows you to search for a specific file via its file name. Opens the Select specific files window.
Files Found Screen Check box Recover all files Recovers all files into the directory you have defined in the Browse For into single di- Folder window. rectory Button Back Button Next Returns to the start screen. Starts the recovery of the selected files. Only available when a storage locality for the files to be restored has already been defined.
Files Found Screen 3.1 Select Specific Files / Show Only Specific Files Window In the Select specific files and Show only specific files windows, files can be selected and displayed in the Files Found 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 Found Screen Selects all corrupted files or shows them. Check Box All corrupted files Check Box Nero RescueAgent finds corrupted files only when the Deep Scan option has been selected in the start screen. Selects all files with incorrect file names or shows them. All files with incorrect file Nero RescueAgent finds files with incorrect names only if the names Deep Scan option has been selected in the starting screen.
Files Found Screen 3.2 Select Files to Recover The Files Found screen lists all files and folders that can be restored. As the list can be very long, it is possible to show files according to certain criteria and problem categories. The files can also be selected from the folder tree. The following requirements must be fulfilled: ▲ You have searched the desired storage medium for files to be restored. ▲ The Files Found screen is displayed.
Files Found Screen 4. Click the button in order to define the target folder of the files to be restored. The Browse For Folder window is opened. The folder in which the files are to be stored must not be situated on the same storage medium from which the files are to be restored. 5. Select the folder in which the files are to be stored and click the OK button. The Browse For Folder window is closed. 6. Click the Next button. Nero RescueAgent begins restoring the selected files.
Process Completed Screen 4 Process Completed Screen All recovered files are displayed in the Process Completed 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. Process Completed Screen The following setting options are available: Button Save log file The Save as dialog appears. You can specify the storage location for the log file here. The log file is saved in TXT format.
Process Completed Screen Button Next 4.1 Changes to the end screen of Nero RescueAgent. Save Log File The following requirements must be fulfilled: ▲ You have restored files with Nero RescueAgent. ▲ The Process Completed screen is displayed. To save a log file, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Save log file button. The Save As window is opened. 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.
End Screen 5 End Screen In the end screen you can either start a new scan, scan the same storage medium again, or restore further files. End screen The following menu icons are available: New scan Scan the same drive Returns to the start screen. Restarts a scan on the same drive with the same scan options. Changes to the Files Found screen. Here you can select further files Recover more files to restore, or simply restart restoring with the files that are already selected.
Technical Information 6 Technical Information 6.1 Supported File Systems 6.2 UDF (Version 1.0 to 2.6) CDFS (ISO 9660, including Joliet). Multisession Disc UDF/ISO Bridge Disc NTFS FAT 16, FAT 32, ExtFAT Key Combinations In Nero RescueAgent menu commands can be carried out on-the-fly via predefined key combinations. The following key combinations are available: [Ctrl+B] [Ctrl+R] [Ctrl+S] [Ctrl+C] [Ctrl+A] [Ctrl+P] Returns to the previous screen. Starts recovery.
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 Alt+Plus button Returns to the start screen. Only available in the Recovery completed screen. 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 7 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 8 Index Screen Find file ................................................. 13 Key Combinations [Ctrl+A].....................................................18, 18 [Ctrl+B].....................................................18, 18 [Ctrl+C] ....................................................18, 18 [Ctrl+D] ....................................................18, 18 [Ctrl+L] .....................................................19, 19 [Ctrl+P].....................................................
Contact 9 Contact Nero RescueAgent is a Nero AG product. Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 Internet: www.nero.com 76307 Karlsbad Help: http://support.nero.com Germany Fax: +49 724 892 8499 Copyright © 2013 Nero AG and its licensors. All rights reserved.
