User Guide

ADRC Data Recovery Express software is developed to extend additional features of our previous Freeware - ADRC Data Recovery Tools.

Our initial intention is to come up with additional functions to tackle situations such as corrupted or wrongly formatted volume, partition damage and more, not addressed in our earlier freeware. Upon completion, we have then decided to distribute the software as a low-cost trial-ware instead. If you are in a data loss situation, you may download and run this software to see if you could get back your lost files. When the result is satisfactory, you may then decide if you want to make a purchase. We price the software at very low cost, just US$6.99. You may not need to look around for other more expensive software if this one works for you.

We have no intention to position this software to be either the "best" or the "cheapest". Instead, we just like to offer you good and easy alternatives as well as the best value for money amid the ever-crowded software market. Right Price for the Right Tools - That is our belief.

After all, you may not need to engage expensive data recovery service if you do not need to. Now you can do data recovery for your logical damages from home.

ADRC Data Recovery Express is able to recover data from more all cases of logical damage such as deletion, formatted media, partition corruption, virus attack and other forms of logical damage.

The program is designed to be compact "green-ware" without any installation. In fact, the whole program is less than 150 kb and you could stuff it almost anywhere (such as a floppy) and run the program from there.

If you are happy with the utility, share the information with others about ADRC Data Recovery Express or place to link to our download home page.

-NOTE- Before you proceed to use this software, please be aware that wrong use of the software may result in data corruption. Please read our terms and conditions before you proceed.

Other Helpful FAQ

a. The Files recovered has the right name, but appeared to be garbage on open
b. I could not find the files I want

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FEATURES

1) Data Recovery

ADRC Data Recovery Express is able to recover data from logical damages such as:

• Deletion
• Formatting
• Partiton corruption
• Many more

It is also very easy to use with just 2 steps. Scan and Recover!

2) Data Recovery Report

ADRC Data Recovery Express is able to generate a report of all the lost files into a .CSV format. You can then review this report in a spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel. This report may be very useful in tracing and sorting your lost data.

3) Data Recovery Scan History

ADRC Data Recovery Express allows the user to save the "check-point" position after the scan process so there is no need to do a rescan if the current session is closed. Scanning could be a lengthy process. After the scan, you can save and then return to the same position at another session.

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4) File Type Filtering

When you have a lot of data, you need every little help you can get in narrowing down the results. With ADRC Data Recovery Express, you can do just that. By default, you can filter your data based on the following:

• Archives
• Audio
• Documents
• Images
• Source Code
• Videos

And if that isn't enough, we even have an option for advanced users to enter a custom filter.

5) Lost File Search

If data filtering alone does not do it for you, you can even search through the data loss listing for the exact file you need.

6) Traditional or Tree View Option

ADRC Data Recovery Express offers 2 views to suit the preferences of different people. The traditional view is a detailed file listing very similar to ADRC Data Recovery Tools. In traditional view, you can view the following details at a glance:

• File Name
• Folder Location
• File Size
• Date Modified
• File Integrity
• File Status

The tree view is designed to allow the user to navigate your lost files similar to Windows Explorer.

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7) Advanced Data Recovery Features

If default scan does not help, you may consider fine-tuning some of the more advanced setting such as :

Number of reties on bad blocks
In case the system hang on scanning, setting a minimum number of retries may help. Suggest 2 to 3 retries in most cases.

Raw Scan
More exhaustive scan to find file names and forgo directory structure.

File System (specify FAT or NTFS)
This is useful if the disk had been formatted into different file systems from previous one. You can force the program to just look for the required file system if the default scan does not work.

Sectors per Cluster

Boot Sector Offset

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Simple Starter Guide

1) Data Recovery

Select drive letter from "Working Drive" drop down menu.
Click "Begin Scan" button.
After scan is complete, select file to recover and click "Recover Selections" button.

2) Data Recovery Report

After scan is complete, click "File" -> "Save Report"
To print a hard copy, click "File" -> "Print Report"

3) Data Recovery Scan History

To backup scan history:
After scan is complete, click "File" -> "Save Results"

To load scan history:
click "File" -> "Load Results"

4) File Type Filtering

To select a particular type of file:
After scan is complete, click "Select" -> [Type of File] e.g. Archives

To select a custom extension:
After scan is complete, click "Select" -> "Select Manual Extension"

To select all:
After scan is complete, click "Select" -> "Select All"

To clear all:
After scan is complete, click "Select" -> "Clear All"

5) Lost File Search

After scan is complete, click "Search" -> "Search for File"
Enter part or the full name of the file you're looking for.
The software will scroll to the file name.
Press "F3" key to search for next match.

6) Traditional or Tree View Option

Click "Change View" button.

7) Advanced Data Recovery Features

For Raw Disk Scan:
Click "Settings" -> "Raw Disk Scan"
Click "Begin Scan"

For advanced settings:
Click "Settings" -> "Advanced Settings"

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