DataRecovery version 2.4.6

Not to overwrite the original file data, we recommend to download it in the other drive than the drive where the files you want to recover exist. If you get "Runtime Error" on scanning drive, try "debug version".

FAQ
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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 mostly depends on your system/configuration and we can't support each of all those varieties.
Compatible operating systems

* Windows9x/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP/Vista

Key-features

* FAT12,FAT16,FAT32,NTFS undeletion
* undelete NTFS compressed files
* undelete EFS encrypted files
* wipe out deleted files never to be recovered again
* runnable from USB memory or floppy disk
* search by partial string in the file name
* undelete whole files in a directory
* undelete multiple files by selecting them with Shift/Ctrl key
* sort items displayed by clicking column headers
* rename file to be recovered by right-click on the file in the list
* neither installation nor DLLs is needed
* 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.
Notice

* You need "administrator account" to run DataRecovery at WinNT/2000/XP/Vista.
* To wipe out deleted files, DataRecovery directly write NULL to disc.
* 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.
* On Windows Vista, Never to destroy OS, you can Not wipe files in system drive.
* Norton UnErase keeps DataRecovery from scanning deleted files.
* Total wiping on system drive might cause serious problem.
* "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:
o - 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.
o - 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.

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