@@@================== @@@DataRecovery 2.4.6 @@@================== All About ========= DataRecovery is freeware and written by TOKIWA to undelete accidentally deleted files even from recycle bin. But DataRecovery doesn't assure that all files deleted can be recovered successfully. It depends mostly on your system/configuration and we actually can't afford to support each of all those varieties. Compatible operating systems ============================ Windows9x/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista Key-features ============ 1 FAT12,FAT16,FAT32,NTFS undeletion 2 undelete NTFS compressed files 3 undelete EFS encrypted files 4 wipe out deleted files never to be recovered again 5 runnable from USB memory or even floppy disk 6 search by partial string in the file name 7 undelete whole files in a directory 8 undelete multiple files by selecting them with Shift/Ctrl key 9 sort items displayed by clicking column headers 10 rename file to be recovered by right-click on the file in the list 11 neither installation nor DLLs is needed 12 Windows Vista supported How to use ========== You can understand it intuitively through simple UI. So there is no need for instructions. Also you can update DataRecovery to new version if available through "Version info" of system menu(NT only). Notice ====== 1 You need "administrator account" to run DataRecovery at WinNT/2000/XP/Vista. 2 To wipe out deleted files, DataRecovery directly write NULL to disc. 3 On fat volume, first character of the file name is sometimes overwritten by delete-code on deletion. In that case the lost character is replaced by "$" on the list displayed. 4 When you get "Runtime Error" on scanning drive, try Debug version. 5 Norton UnErase keeps DataRecovery from scanning deleted files. 6 On Windows Vista, Never to destroy OS, you can Not wipe files in system drive. 7 You should wipe only the files you have made and deleted, in other words you should exactly know the file you are wiping. Total wiping on system drive may cause serious problem. 8 "Full scan" for NTFS is effective in such a case where you quick-formatted drives. But this would take long time, so try it only when you could not find wanted files through normal scan. Install/Un-install ================== DataRecovery doesn't need to be installed. Just unpack the archive you downloaded and it's runnable. DataRecovery doesn't install anything, so no registry entries or initialization files are left on your computer when you delete the directory of DataRecovery File Attributes =============== R:read-only H:hidden S:system D:directory A:archive N:normal(no other attributes are set) T:temporary O:offline C:compressed E:encrypted Rp:reparse point I:index view Sp:sparse file License ======= Copyright(C)2009, TOKIWA All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in binary forms are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. - Neither the name of TOKIWA nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Mail ==== admin@tokiwa.qee.jp Comments and suggestions are always welcome! Home ==== http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/dr.html Donation ======== If you like DataRecovery, please donate from the url above. It would help us go on making good freeware! History ======= 2005/8/15 v1.0 first version(NTFS only) 2005/10/10 v2.0 Made it Fat compatible. Added folder Undeletion in a single click 2005/10/18 v2.1 Added compressed files undeletion 2005/11/7 v2.2 Added encrypted files undeletion 2005/12/13 v2.2.1 Added UpdateCheck(NT only) 2006/11/17 v2.2.3 new feature to display recovery-done dialog changed modified-time of recovered file to original one fixed bugs that occur when recovering encrypted file fixed bugs that may occur when reading MFT record size from bpb support mirror MFT loading when MTF is broken support removable media whose sector size is not 512 byte 2007/2/5 v2.3.0 new feature to wipe out deleted files fixed buffer-overflow bugs that may occur when MFT is so fragmented fixed bugs that may occur when reading Fat12 root directory 2007/2/24 v2.3.1 new feature to scan empty clusters for FAT fixed bugs in which it can not scan C drive of NTFS fixed bugs in which it can not read directory of FAT 2007/3/3 v2.3.1.1 fixed bugs in which it can not scan large volume FAT improved degraded scan algorithm of FAT at v2.3.1 2007/4/10 v2.3.1.2 Windows Vista supported 2007/5/21 v2.3.2 enabled wipe function on Vista(except for system drive) skip broken data-runs of fragmented MFT fixed minor bugs about user interface 2007/6/12 v2.3.3 new feature to scan full clusters for NTFS fixed bugs in which it can not scan folders of FAT32 on Vista 2007/8/16 v2.3.4 fixed bugs in which it can not scan the most fragmented NTFS drives fixed bugs in which it can not recover files after fullscan on NTFS drives fixed minor bugs about user interface 2007/10/12 v2.4.0 improved scanning speed resizable main window fixed multithread related bugs improved user interface 2007/11/9 v2.4.1 enabled wipe function even when full scan and empty cluster scan improved user interface 2007/12/24 v2.4.2 fixed several bugs that slow scan speed, cause error or abnormal termination during full scan improved user interface 2008/6/18 v2.4.3 new feature to rename file to be recovered fixed problem on progress status when wiping large files in FAT volume made system files unlisted, which may cause serious damage when wiped out improved user interface 2008/9/18 v2.4.4 fixed bugs that cause problem when MFT is fragmented with Attribute_list fixed bugs that cause memory overflow when restoring LNF directory entries disabled all-wiping of scanned files, which may cause serious problem, and show warning message 2008/11/15 v2.4.5 fixed bugs that cause drive unformatted or boot failure of Windows when total wipeing of scanned files, of which the message warning is omitted. improved user interface 2009/2/15 v2.4.6 made it possible to recover large files(up to 4G) fixed bugs that cause abnormal termination during normal scan improved user interface