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Contents About O&O DiskRecovery 10 1 Overview of important functions 2 Getting the right Version to meet your needs? 2 Important information regarding data restoration 3 What you should do when data accidentally gets deleted 3 Preparing for an emergency 4 System requirements 5 Installation 6 Information about licensing 6 Enter license 6 Online registration 8 What are the advantages of online registration? 8 How do I register online? 8 Uninstall 9 Updates for O&O DiskRecovery 9
Completing the Data Recovery 26 Saving a Data Recovery and continuing it later 26 File types and signatures 27 Adding Your Own Signatures 27 Automatically Loading Signatures 28 List of Supported File Types 29 Optimize data search and rescue 44 Quicker Scanning with O&O SmartScan 44 More precise search with O&O DeepScan 44 Leaving out file system with O&O RawScan 45 Starting O&O DiskRecovery Without Prior Installation 46 Run Instant-Installation 46 License to Use O&O InstantDiskRecove
About O&O DiskRecovery 10 About O&O DiskRecovery 10 Thank you for choosing O&O DiskRecovery! It's happened to the best of us: with the blink of an eye important files can be deleted and presumed lost forever. Whether the result of a computer virus, a software error, or user error, this can be devastating. Important documents and business data aside, in the age of digital photography the loss of a captured moment can be irreplaceable.
About O&O DiskRecovery 10 Overview of important functions Besides the continuous maintenance and enhancement of the existing program components, you will find several additional new and helpful features in Version 10. Two additionally integrated search algorithms, known from our highly acclaimed test winner O&O UnErase and O&O FormatRecovery, enable you to search for lost data in more detail with O&O DiskRecovery.
About O&O DiskRecovery 10 Important information regarding data restoration If you would like to restore mistakenly deleted files, you should try to avoid, as much as possible, writing to the affected disk drive. This can overwrite data preventing them from being recovered at all. It is for this reason alone that we recommend the installation of O&O DiskRecovery before a problem occurs.
About O&O DiskRecovery 10 Preparing for an emergency 1. Install O&O DiskRecovery on the computer, where you want to restore the data in the case of an emergency. 2. Register O&O DiskRecovery with the purchased license code. Without a valid license code it will not be possible to restore data with the O&O DiskRecovery. 3. All necessary preparations are now complete.
System requirements System requirements Note: The Information contained in this chapter will not be relevant to you if you are using O&O DiskRecovery as part of the O&O RescueBox or O&O BlueCon. This version can be run directly from the CD on computers lacking operating systems. More information may be found in the O&O RescueBox/O&O BlueCon User's Guide of at http://www.oo-software.
Installation Installation Important: If you have already lost this file by accident, before having installed O&O DiskRecovery, then follow the instructions in chapter Execute the Instant-Installation. To execute the Instant-Installation correctly, you will need a second computer and a portable disk or a network connection from which you can access the target computer. The installation of O&O DiskRecovery is very easy. Please follow the steps below: 1.
Installation Should you run into any problems when entering your registration code, please contact our Support Team. Note: If you do not enter a valid license key, you can use O&O DiskRecovery as test version. The test version allows you to search for lost files, yet it cannot restore them. Restoration is only available in the full version. Should you have any questions, please contact our Support Team.
Installation Online registration To register O&O DiskRecovery online, you'll need the license key you received when you purchased the program. To register online, start O&O DiskRecovery. The questions related to online registration always appear at the start, provided you haven’t registered online.
Installation then have the option of either registering immediately or at another time. All you’ll need is a functioning Internet connection and a valid license key. You may also complete the registration form right here: http://www.oo-software.com/register Just return the completed online form by clicking “Send” and you’ll be eligible to take full advantage of our O&O Customer Service. Uninstall 1.
Quick Start Quick Start Connect the drive, from which you would like recover data, to your computer. It is necessary that your computer is running a compatible version of Windows. 1. Start O&O DiskRecovery from Start/All Programs/O&O Software/O&O DiskRecovery. 2. After the start you will get to the drive selection by clicking on Continue. Select the drive on which you would like to recover data and confirm by clicking on Next. 3. Confirm the initial data recovery settings on the next page by click on Next.
Getting started Getting started The following chapters will explain, how to rescue data with the successful installation if O&O DiskRecovery. More: Start O&O DiskRecovery Select drive Selection of the search technique Filter for file types Start search Select files Select target folder Save files Completing data rescue Save and continue data rescue Start O&O DiskRecovery For this start O&O DiskRecovery either over the desktop link or under Start/All Programs/O&O Software/O&O DiskRecovery.
Getting started User defined file signatures Some types of files are not supported by O&O DiskRecovery. However, if you would like to add your own file signature so that O&O DiskRecovery will detect such files during its scan, select Create user defined signatures. More on this can be found in the section entitled Adding Your Own Signatures. O&O DiskRecovery startup dialog box Selecting a drive Select the drive, where you want to search for the deleted data. You can either select a partition (e.g.
Getting started Selecting a drive Selection of search process O&O DiskRecovery offers various search techniques in combination. The search techniques employ different search techniques to rescue data, which optimally complement each other. As a rule, all search techniques are activated. In the search for deleted files all will be used for any inquiry. Depending on the size of the disk, this could take some time. Selecting individual search techniques e.g.
Getting started O&O UnErase The intelligent search algorithm enables a quick search run even through large hard disks. Even if some parts of your file have been overwritten with data, it is still possible to restore the other parts. Yet, it is also possible that not all deleted files are found. O&O FormatRecovery Compared to O&O UnErase and O&O DiskRecovery, O&O FormatRecovery is able to restore data, of which folder and structure information is missing completely.
Getting started O&O UnErase O&O FormatRecovery O&O DiskRecovery A new operating system was accidentally installed. You can set further settings under Adapt settings. Note: Please bear in mind that the search techniques used by O&O FormatRecovery on e.g. hard disks encrypted with BitLocker, cannot reconstruct data.
Getting started Set up settings for the search After drive selection you will be able to define the settings that will have a huge effect on the precision and length of the scan. In addition you can lay down a minimum length for text files. However, the default settings are generally sufficient for most cases and therefore probably do not need to be changed. Note: If you have selected a device(hard disk, USB Stick etc.
Getting started Defining the Scan Settings Filter for file types It is possible to determine which types of files O&O DiskRecovery will scan for. By default all data types are considered. After the scan has been completed you will be able to select which files are to be restored. Because of this you may want to just leave the file type settings as they are. Clicking Next will initiate the data scan.
Getting started O&O DiskRecovery scans for all highlighted file types. All unselected file types are hidden. Normally, though, you can select all file types to be considered for the scan and filter those you do not want to recover after the scan result have been compiled.
Getting started Start search l Click on Next to start the search for deleted files. Automatic saving of the search results If you would like to execute an unsupervised scan, you can instruct O&O DiskRecovery to save all found files automatically after the scan and to finish the data rescue. This can save time. If you would like to select this option, your next step will be to define a target folder. Once this is completed, the scan will be initiated.
Getting started Run Search During the scan you will receive information regarding the O&O DiskRecovery scan by way of a status dialog box. In it you will find the overall progress of the scan, the progress pertaining to a specific file, and the number of files found to this point. The elapsed time, as well the estimated time remaining, can also be found here. O&O DiskRecovery can be Minimized in to the System Tray. By clicking Cancel, you can stop the scan at any time.
Getting started Select files to be restored After the scan has been completed, the files found will be displayed in two lists; the list to the left displaying the types of files found, the one on the right showing the actual files of this type found. By selecting a specific file type on the left, the corresponding list on the right will change. Depending on which list is activated, the commands Select All, Select, and Unselect can be used.
Getting started Preview Many picture and text files can be immediately previewed without having been previously recovered. To activate the preview select the file type group on the left and then click on Preview. If the button is grayed-out, these types of files cannot be previewed. With the preview function active, click on the file you would like to preview. l l l To deactivate the preview function, simply click the Preview button one time.
Getting started Applying a filter Select target folder To recover selected files you need to enter a saving location. By default your 'My Documents' folder is set, but any folder, including network folders, may be selected for this. O&O DiskRecovery automatically creates a subfolder into which the recovered files are saved. Because an individual subfolder is created for every file type recovered, it is advised that you select a target folder that is new or empty.
Getting started Select target folder for the data rescue Creating a Report Activating this option will enable you to view a detailed report regarding the completed data recovery session. You can have this report saved to a different target folder as that in which the recovered files are to be saved. As a standard it will be created with the name "DiskRecoveryReport.rtf" in the target folder.
Getting started Saving Files While the recovered files are being saved to their target folder, O&O DiskRecovery keeps you up-to-date by way of a convenient dialog box. Information, such as overall progress and the total size of the saved files, is displayed in realtime as the operation progresses. The elapsed time, as well the estimated time remaining, can also be found here. O&O DiskRecovery can be Minimized in to the System Tray. Pressing Cancel will interrupt the saving operation.
Getting started Completing the Data Recovery After the successful recovery of files is completed, a summary of the data recovery will appear. From here you can Open Target Folder and immediately access the restored files. By clicking Finish O&O DiskRecovery will be closed. Completing the Data Recovery Saving a Data Recovery and continuing it later At any time you can interrupt the data recovery operation and continue it at a later time.
File types and signatures File types and signatures O&O DiskRecovery can recognize over 300 different versions of file types. A complete list of these file types can be found in the section entitled List of Supported file types. Moreover, you have the ability of adding your own signatures. O&O DiskRecovery can use these user-defined signatures for its scan.
File types and signatures Entering of User-Defined Signatures Automatically Loading Signatures When O&O DiskRecovery opens, it automatically loads all user-defined signatures and adds them to its overall list of file types. Please note that all user-defined signatures must be located in either the O&O DiskRecovery program folder or in the 'My Documents' folder for the program to be able to successfully detect and load them.
File types and signatures List of Supported File Types File extensions Description Publisher File group 123 Lotus 123 File Lotus Office Document 12M Lotus 123 Master Lotus Office Document 3DA Crystal Reports File Crystal Decisions Document 3GP 3GP Multimedia Container Format Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Film 3TF Crystal Reports File Crystal Decisions Document 3WS Crystal Reports File Crystal Decisions Document 7Z 7-Zip Archive Igor Pawlow Archive ACCDB Acces
File types and signatures ARX ARX Prozess Miscellaneous ASF Advanced Streaming Format Microsoft Movies ASMX ASP.
File types and signatures CLA Java Class File Sun Microsystems Document CLP Windows Clipboard Format Microsoft Graphic CLS JavaScript Class Sun Document CLY ACT!Layout Best Software CRM Division Document CMX Corel Clipart Corel Graphic CNT Windows Help File Content Microsoft Application CNV Text Converter File Microsoft Application CONT Contax Raw Format Contax Digital camera RAW-Format CPI International Code Page Microsoft Application CPL Control Panel File Microsoft
File types and signatures DIB Device-Independent Bitmap graphics Microsoft Graphic DICM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) DICOM Graphic DIT Windows Active Directory Schema Microsoft Application DLL Dynamic Link Library Microsoft Application DOC Word 6.
File types and signatures EMF Windows Enhanced Meta File Microsoft Graphic EML Mozilla EML EPS Encapsulated Postscript Adobe Document ETP Visual Studio .
File types and signatures HHC Help File Content Microsoft Application HHP Help Project File Microsoft Application HLP Windows Help File Microsoft Application HLX ATI Radeon Video Driver Support File ATI Application HQX BinHex Compressed File Apple Application HRB HRB File HTM Hypertext Markup Language World Wide Web Consortium Internet/Web HXI Help 2 Compiled Help File Microsoft Application HXK Help 2 Keyword Index Microsoft Application HXS Help 2 Compiled Help File Micr
File types and signatures JPG JPEG (EXIF Format) Joint Photographic Experts Group Graphic JPG JPEG (JFIF Format) Joint Photographic Experts Group Graphic JPO unknown KRYPTER Krypter 2000 Krypter Archive LBL Label file - dBASE IV/Clipper 5/dBFast Ashton Tate Application LBM DeluxePaint Bitmap Electronic Arts Graphic LDF SQL Server Transaction Log File Microsoft Data base LIB Static Link Library Microsoft Application LNK Windows Shortcut File Microsoft Application LRCAT Ado
File types and signatures Minolta Digital camera RAW-Format MINO Minolta Raw Format MMAS MMAS File Format General MMAT MMAT File Format General MMMP MMMP File Format General MNY Microsoft Money Format Microsoft Data base MOD CAD File Dassault Systèmes Graphic MOV Quicktime Movie Format Apple Movies MP3 MPEG 1.0 Layer 3 (V2.
File types and signatures O2C O2C File mb Software AG Miscellaneous OCX ActiveX Control File Microsoft Application OEB Outlook Express Database File Microsoft Mail OMG Image file of O&O DiskImage O&O Software Data security ONE OneNote 2003 Microsoft Office Document OPA OPA File Format Psion General PACK Serif CraftArtist Serif Graphic PAL Palette Format Microsoft Graphic PBM Unix Portable Bitmap Graphic Free Software Foundation Graphic PCX PCX File Format Zsoft Graphi
File types and signatures PPD Printer Description File Adobe Application PPM PBM Portable Pixelmap Graphic Free Software Foundation Graphic PPP Serif PagePlus Serif Graphic PPR PowerPlay OLAP File Cognos Data base PPT PowerPoint 4.
File types and signatures RAS Sun Raster Image Sun Microsystems Graphic RAW RAW RGB 24-bit Graphic RDF RDF File Format Borland General REG Windows RegEdit File Microsoft Application REP ACT!Report Template Best Software CRM Division Application RESX NET XML Resource Template Microsoft Document RGB Silicon Graphics RGB Bitmap Silicon Graphics Graphic RGS RGS File Format Microsoft General RLE Run Length Encoded Bitmap RLL SQL Server Resource Library Microsoft Data base RM
File types and signatures SLN Visual Studio .NET Solution Microsoft Document SNK SNK File Format Microsoft General SOR SnapShot File Microsoft Archive SPP Serif Photo Plus Serif Graphic SQLT SQLite Database File SQLite Team Data base STY STY File Format Microsoft General SUO Visual Studio Solution User Options Microsoft Document SWF Shockwave Flash File Macromedia Movies SXC OpenOffice Spreadsheet OpenOffice.org Office Document SXD OpenOffice Drawing OpenOffice.
File types and signatures TXT Unicode Text File (Big Endian) Text UPP UPP File Format General USER USER File Format General VB Visual Basic File Microsoft Application VBP Visual Basic Project Microsoft Document VMC Virtual PC Virtual Machine Microsoft Application VMDK VMware Virtual Disk File VMware Application VMG Nokia SMS Nokia Miscellaneous VMX VMware Image File VMware Application VOB DVD Video Movie File Moving Pictures Experts Group Movies VRD Visio Resource File
File types and signatures WK3 Lotus 123 File (V3.0) Lotus Office Document WK4 Lotus 123 File (V4.
File types and signatures Xnn Paradox Database Secondary Index Borland Data base YGn Paradox Database Secondary Index Borland Data base Ynn Paradox Database Secondary Index Borland Data base ZIC Zooimage ZIP ZIP Archive ZOO ZOO 2.00/2.10 Text Winzip Archive Archive The listed company and product names are trademarks of the corresponding owner.
Optimize data search and rescue Optimize data search and rescue With O&O DiskRecovery you have a lot of control over the speed and precision of the program's operations. the more detailed you set the scan, the better the restoration results. Please note that a complete and in-depth scan can take some time. It is possible, however, for a scan to be run completely without any user interaction. This can spare you time-consuming interaction with the computer while the scan is being run.
Optimize data search and rescue Leaving out file system with O&O RawScan With the option O&O RawScan you can restore files from partitions, which have been formatted before. If a partition on which you would like to restore deleted data with a new file system (e.g. FAT and now NTFS), then you can direct O&O DiskRecovery with this option to not consider this file system. This enables the recovery of data on a system-wide level and therefore offers the more precise possibility for data recovery.
Starting O&O DiskRecovery Without Prior Installation Starting O&O DiskRecovery Without Prior Installation If, during an emergency, O&O DiskRecovery is not yet installed on your computer, you still have the possibility of executing an Instant-Installation. The Instant-Installation is not system bound.
Starting O&O DiskRecovery Without Prior Installation Instant-Installation License to Use O&O InstantDiskRecovery With the purchase of the license for O&O DiskRecovery you have also acquired a license for the Instant-Installation. It basically is the "emergency version" of O&O DiskRecovery, which you can use on a different computer, then on the one where O&O DiskRecovery is installed. Because a single license may only be used on one computer, you will be required to do the following: 1.
Support and Contact Support and Contact To receive more information about O&O DiskRecovery, please visit our website http://www.oo-software.com and get the latest information about product developments and support. Also included on our website are regularly updated FAQs and Knowledge Bases that address the most common issues regarding our products. All registered customers receive installation support, free of charge, for the first 30 days after registration.
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End user license agreement 4.0 (EULA) (4) If you want to use the software on more than one output device/workstation, the rights of use must be extended accordingly. To find out which O&O products are also available as volume licenses, please consult (http://www.oo-software.com/). The separate price list concerning O&O Volume Licenses will apply to extending the rights of use without redelivery. (5) Any use beyond that agreed upon in the contract is one in violation of the contract.
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End user license agreement 4.0 (EULA) The amount, when necessary, is to be calculated by estimation. As a result of this reduction, any amount larger than that paid for the reduced purchase price will be refunded.
End user license agreement 4.0 (EULA) E-Mail info@oo-software.com / sales@oo-software.com, Web www.oo-software.com SPECIALIZED SECTION O&O BlueCon Amendment to: 2. Requirements for application (system requirements) The software requires Windows Server 2003 (all Editions), Windows Vista (all Editions), Windows Server 2008 (all Editions), Windows 7 (all Editions), Windows Server 2008 R2 (all Editions), Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 operating systems.
End user license agreement 4.0 (EULA) The software requires Windows Server 2003 (all Editions), Windows Vista (all Editions), Windows Server 2008 (all Editions), Windows 7 (all Editions) or Windows Server 2008 R2 (all Editions) operating systems. Application within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the use of one of these operating systems. O&O Defrag Amendment to: 2.
End user license agreement 4.0 (EULA) The software requires Windows Server 2003 (all Editions), Windows Vista (all Editions), Windows Server 2008 (all Editions), Windows 7 (all Editions), Windows Server 2008 R2 (all Editions), Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 operating systems. Usage within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the application of these operating systems. The O&O DiskImage Server Edition may be used on computers with or without the user interface.
End user license agreement 4.0 (EULA) The software requires Windows Vista (all Editions) or Windows 7 (all Editions) operating systems. Usage within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the application of these operating systems. O&O DiskStat Workstation Edition The software requires Windows Vista (all Editions) or Windows 7 (all Editions) operating systems. Usage within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the application of these operating systems.
End user license agreement 4.0 (EULA) The use of Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition is free of charge in conjunction with this product. The purchase of licenses for O&O Enterprise Management Console and related products is separate from any possible purchase of SQL Server products. Amendment to: 2.
End user license agreement 4.0 (EULA) Before making changes to the Microsoft Windows Registry (in the following Registry), you should prepare a backup copy of the Registry and ensure that you’ll be able to restore the Registry if a problem should arise. O&O formally declares that it is not responsible for damages arising from the improper use of O&O RegEdit. Changes to the Registry should only be made by experienced users who are aware of the consequences of such changes.
End user license agreement 4.0 (EULA) Windows Server 2012 operating systems. Usage within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the application of these operating systems. O&O SSD Migration Kit Amendment to: 2. Requirements for application (system requirements) The software requires Windows Vista (all Editions), Windows 7 (all Editions) or Windows 8 operating systems. Usage within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the application of these operating systems.
