Detailed Scan

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If you did not find your lost file through the fast search for lost files, you need to perform the exhaustive search for them. Sometimes, this procedure is called "Disk scan". During this process, R-Undelete completely analyzes data structure on the logical disk and may find deleted files that do not appear file enumeration.

Attention: Performing an exhaustive search for files on large objects may be a very lengthy process!

Note: If you try to start R-Undelete under an account without administrative rights, an Insufficient rights message will appear. To enable R-Undelete to recover the data, select Logon on the message and enter a User Name and Password of a user with administrative privileges on the Authorization dialog box.

To perform an exhaustive search for files on a logical disk,

1Select the logical disk on the R-Undelete Step1. Select disk panel and click the Next button,

or double-click the disk.

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Step1. Select disk panel

You may start performing exhaustive search for files on a logical disk with R-Undelete directly from Windows Explorer. Right-click the disk in Windows Explorer and select Perform Detailed Scan on the disk with R-Undelete on the shortcut menu

2Select Detailed Scan on the Step 2. Select action panel and click the Next button
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Step 2. Select action panel

Known File Types:

While performing exhaustive search, R-Undelete can recognize the data’s particular file type. Using such information, R-Undelete can obtain more information about data/file structure on the object being searched. By default, R-Undelete tries to recognize all supported file types, greatly increasing time required for the search. You may reduce it by selecting only those file types that you need. Click the Known File Types... button on the Data Recovery Action panel and select the required file types on the File Types dialog box.

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File Types dialog box

Click to expand/collapse List of known file types

* By default, files of this type are not selected. If necessary, select them manually

Document

AbiWord Document: .abw

Adobe PDF document: .pdf

Final Draft Document: .fdr

FrameMaker Document: .fm

Garmin MapSource data: .mps

GNU Info Document: .info

HTML Document: .html

Lotus AMI Pro Document: .sam

Lotus Organizer Report: .rep

Lotus Word Pro Document: .lwp

Microsoft Money Data: .mny

Microsoft Office Open XML Document *

Microsoft OneNote section file: .one

Microsoft Pocket Streets Map File: .mps

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 XML Document*: .pptx

Microsoft PowerPoint Document*: .ppt

Microsoft Reader eBook: .lit

Microsoft Reader eBook annotations: .ebo

Microsoft Word 2007 XML Document*: .docx

Microsoft Word Document*: .doc

Microsoft Word2 Document: .doc

Microsoft WordPad Document: .wri

OLE Storage

OpenDocument Document

PostScript document:*.ps

QuickBooks Backup File: *.qbb

QuickBooks Primary Data File: *.qbw

Quicken Data: *.qdf

Rich Text Document: .rtf

TEX Document: .tex

Text Document: .txt

TurboTax return file:.tax

Unicode Document: .txt

Word for Macintosh Document: .mcw

WordPerfect Document: .doc

XML Document: .xml

Document: Spreadsheet

Lotus Spreadsheet: .wks

Lotus3 Spreadsheet: .wk3

Microsoft Excel 2007 XML Document*: .xlsx

Microsoft Excel Document*: .xls

Microsoft Excel2 Spreadsheet: .xls

Microsoft Excel3/4 Spreadsheet: .xls

Quattro Pro Spreadsheet: .wq1

 

Document: Database

Data Interchange Format file: .dif

dBase III Database: .dbf

Microsoft Access 2007 Database: .accdb

Microsoft Access 2007 XML Document: .accdt

Microsoft Access Database: .mdb

Microsoft Linker Database: .lk

Microsoft Program Database: .pdb

Microsoft SQL Database: .mdf

Microsoft SQL Log: .ldf

MySQL Database: .myi

Omnis Studio Database: .df1

Omnis Studio Library: .lbs

Internet-related files

Compiled HTML file: .chm

Internet shortcut: .url

Microsoft OutLook Personal Folder: .pst

Microsoft Outlook/Inbox offline folder: .ost

Mozilla Firefox browser extension: .xpi

Mozilla Mail Summary file: .msf

Outlook Express Messages: .dbx

The Bat! Address book: .abd

The Bat! Message Base: .tbb

The Bat! Message Index: .tbi

Windows Address Book: .wab

XML document (Unicode): .xml

Font

Adobe PostScript Font: .pfb

Adobe Printer Font: .pfm

BDF Unix font

BGI font: .chr

CPI DOS font: .cpi

MyTest Font: .mtf

TrueType Font: .ttf

Windows System Font: .fon

Graphics/Picture

3D XML file: .3dxml

3DStudio Mesh: .3ds

Adobe InDesign File: .indd

Adobe Photoshop Image: .psd

Agfa/Matrix Scodl Image: .scd

Alias Wavefront Raster Image: .rla

ArcView Shape:.shp

AutoCAD Binary Image: .dxf

AutoCAD Drawing: .dwg

AutoCAD Image: .dxf

Autodesc Animator Image: .pic

Autodesc Animator Pro color map: .col

Autodesc Animator Pro Image: .pic

Autologic Image: .gm

AVHRR Satellite Image: .sst

Bentley MicroStation CAD Drawing: .dgn

BMF Image: .bmf

Canon RAW graphics file: .crw

Canon RAW graphics file*: .cr2

Canon RAW graphics file: .crw

ColoRIX Image: .rix

CompuServe GIF Image: .gif

ComputerEyes Raw Image: .ce1

Continous Edge Graphic Image: .ceg

Corel Texture Image: .tex

CorelDraw CMX Image: .cmx

CorelDraw Image: .cdr

Cubicomp Picture Maker Image

Dr. Halo palette: .pal

Enhanced MetaFile Image: .emf

Epson Stylus Image: .prn

Erdas LAN/GIS Image: .lan

Fractal Image Format: .fif

Freehand (MX) Database: .fh10

GEM Raster Image: .img

GEM VDI Image: .gdi

GOES Satellite Image: .goe

Graphics Workshop for Windows Thumbnail: .thn

Gridded Binary Image: .grb

Hitachi Raster Image: .hrf

Hotspot Image: .shg

HP Command Language Image: .pcl

HP Raster Image: .rtl

HSI JPEG Image: .hsi

IBM Picture Maker Image: *.pic

iPhoto Image: .attr

Jovian Logic Image: .vi

JPEG 2000: .jp2

JPEG Digital Camera*: .jpg

JPEG Image: .jpg

Kodak PhotoCD Image: .pcd

LBM/IFF Image: .lbm

Lightwave Object: .lwo

Lotus PIC Image: .pic

Macintosh Paint Image: .mac

Macintosh PICT Image: .pct

Microsoft Paint Image: .msp

Minolta RAW image: .mrw

Nikon RAW image*: .nef

Olympus RAW image: .orf

PaintShop Pro Image: .psp

PaperPort Image: .max

PBM Image: .pbm

PGM Image: .pgm

Pictor PC Paint Image: .pic

PIX Image: .pix

PM Image: .pm

PNG Image: .png

PPM Image: .ppm

Print Shop Image: .pds

QuarkXpress Database: .qxp

QuarkXPress file: .qxd

Quick Link II fax Image: .qfx

QuickDraw 3D Metafile: .3dmf

RenderMan Image: .rib

SGI Image: .sgi

Sigma RAW image: .x3f

Sketch Image: .sk

SmartDraw file: .sdr

SmartDraw template: .sdt

Sony RAW image: .arw

STAD Image: .pac

Sun Raster Image: .sun

SymbianOS Image: .mbm

Tagged Image Format File: .tif

TI Image: .92i

TrueVision Image: .tga

Utah Raster Toolkit Image: .rle

VITec Image: .vit

Windows Animated cursor: .ani

Windows Bitmap Image: .bmp

Windows cursor: .cur

Windows Fax Cover Image: .cpe

Windows icon: .ico

Windows MetaFile Image: .wmf

WordPerfect Graphics Image: .wpg

X PixMap Image: .xpm

X Window Dump Image: .xwd

Xara Drawing: .xar

ZSoft PCX Image: .pcx

Multimedia: Audio Files

Advanced Streaming Format file: .asf

AIFF Sound: .aif

Amusic tracker: .amd

aPac Audio: .apc

AudioCD file: .cda

AVR Sound: .avr

CMF Music: .cmf

Creative Voice File: .voc

DiamondWare Sound: .dwd

Digital Speech File: .dss

Digital Voice File: .dvf

EA ASF/MUS Audio: .asf

Extended M3U playlist: .m3u

FLAC Audio

La Lossless Audio: .la

Liquid Audio: .la1

MIDI Instrument definition: .idf

MIDI Music: .mid

MIDI stream: .mds

Monkeys Audio: .ape

MPEG Layer I Audio: .mpg

MPEG Layer II Audio*: .mp2

MPEG Layer III Audio*: .mp3

MUS Music: .mus

Musepack Audio: .mpc

Next/Sun Sound: .au

Ogg Vorbis Audio: .ogg

OptimFROG Audio: .ofr

RIFF MIDI Music: .rmi

RK Audio Sound: .rka

Sierra AUD Sound: .aud

Sony OpenMG Audio: .oma

Super NES Audio: .spc

TTA Audio: .tta

VQF Sound: .vqf

WavPack Audio: .wv

Westwood AUD Sound: .aud

Windows Audio Compression Manager driver: .acm

Windows Media Audio: .wma

Windows WAVE Sound: .wav

X-MIDI Music: .xmi

ZyXEL Sound: .zyx

 

 

Multimedia: Video Files

3GPP multimedia audio/video: .3gp

3GPP2 multimedia audio/video: .3g2

4X Movie Video: .4xm

Adobe Filmstrip Animation: .fsf

AMV Video: .amv

ANIM Animation: .cel

Autodesk Animator: .fli

BCS Video: .bcs

BINK Video: .bik

DeluxePaint Animation: .anm

Director Video: .dcr

DriveCam Video: .dce

DVM Video: .dvm

Eyemail Video: .eye

Flash Video: .flv

Google Video: .gvi

Intel DVI Video: .dvi

Intel Indeo Video File: .ivf

Interplay MVE Video: .mve

Lotus ScreenCam Video: .scm

LZA Animation: .lza

MPEG Video: .mpg

Nancy Codec Video: .noa

NEOchrome Animation: .ani

Nullsoft Video: .nsv

NuppelVideo (MythTV) Video: .nuv

QuickTime Video: .mov

QV-10 Video: .cam

RPL Video: .rpl

Sega FILM/CPK Video: .cpk

SGI movie format: .mv

Shockwave Video: .swf

Smacker Video: .smk

SMJPEG Video: .mjpg

Sony Movie Player Video: .mqv

VideoCD MPEG: .dat

VideoCD Video: .vcd

Vivo streaming Video: .viv

VOB video files: .vob

VP6 encoded Video: .vp6

Windows AVI Video: .avi

Windows Media Video: .wmv

 

 

Multimedia Files

Material Exchange File: .mxf

MP4 file: .mp4

Real Networks audio/video: .rm

RIFF Multimedia File

Archive Files

7-Zip archive: .7z

ACE archive: .ace

AIN archive: .ain

ARJ archive: .arj

ARX archive: .arx

Aladdin Systems StuffIt archive: .sit

BAG archive: .bag

BIX archive: .bix

BOA archive: .b58

BZip2 archive: .bz2

BlackHole archive: .bh

Blink archive: .bli

CPIO archive: .cpio

CRUSH archive

ChArc archive: .chz

Compress archive: .z

FOXSQZ archive: .sqz

GZip archive: .gz

HA archive *: .ha

HAP archive: .hap

HPACK archive: .hpk

Hyper archive: .hyp

InstallShield Cabinet archive: .cab

InstallShield Data archive: .z

InstallShield archive

JAM archive: .jam

JAR archive: .jar

JRC archive: .jrc

LHA/LZARK archive: *.lzh

LIMIT archive: *.lim

LZA archive: *.lza

LZOParchive: .lzo

LZSH archive

LZX archive: .lzx

Microsoft Cabinet archive: .cab

Microsoft Compress 5 archive

Microsoft Compress 6 archive

PAKLEO archive: .pll

Pack archive *

QFC archive: .qfc

Quantum archive *: .ark

Quark archive

RAR archive: .rar

RPM archive: .rpm

ReSOF archive: .sof

SAR archive: .sar

SBC archive: .sbc

SCO archive *

SQZ archive: .sqz

SZip archive

StuffIt archive: .sit

TAR archive: .tar

UFA archive: .ufa

UHArc archive: .uha

UltraCompressor 2 archive: .uc2

UltraCrypt 2 archive: .ue2

WIN-Freeze archive*: .ice

WRAptor archive: .wra

WinImp archive: .imp

YAC archive: .yc

YBS archive: .ybs

ZIP archive: .zip

ZOO archive: .zoo

ZZip archive: .zz

Apple Safari Web Archive: .webarchive

Microsoft Internet Explorer Web Archive: .mht

R-Drive Image Archive: .arc

R-Drive Image V1 Archive: .arc

WinImage Archive: *.imz

 

 

 

Executable/Library/DLL

DOS Style Executable: .exe

ELF Executable (UNIX)

ELF Library (UNIX)

ELF Module (UNIX)

Java Bytecode: .class

Novell NetWare executable: .nlm

RDOFF executable

Win32 DLL*: .dll

Win32 Executable*: .exe

Windows OCX File: .ocx

 

 

Development files

Borland Delphi 6 Library: .dcu

Borland Turbo Pascal compiled Unit: .tpu

COM Type Library: .tlb

Delphi 7 Compiled Unit: .dcu

Library: .lib

Microsoft .NET XML Resource template: .resx

Microsoft ClassWizard file: .clw

Microsoft Linker database

Microsoft Precompiled header: .pch

Microsoft Visual C++ Database: .mdp

Microsoft Visual Studio Database: .dsp

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution: .sln

Microsoft Program database

Microsoft Visual C++ project

 

Microsoft Visual Studio workspace: .dsw

OMF Object library: .lib

VisualBasic Database: .vbp

Windows Compiled resource (16bit) *: .res

Windows Compiled resource (32bit): .res

Other file types

ABBYY Lingvo dictionary: .lsd

File Crypt file: .rzx

Kaspersky Anti-virus data base: .avc

NOD32 Antivirus Update file: .nup

OziExplorer Map data:.map

RegEdit file: .reg

RegEdit file (UNICODE): .reg

Windows Backup File: .bkf

Windows Clipboard file: .clp

Windows Color Profile: .icm

Windows Minidump

Windows National locale: .nls

Windows Password file: .pwl

Windows Policy file: .pol

Windows Registry file: .dat

Windows Registry hive: .hiv

Windows shortcut: .lnk

WinHelp: .hlp

WinHelp Contents: .cnt

 

Note: Using scan for Known File Types, R-Undelete can successfully recover only un-fragmented files.

>search progress and found objects
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Exhaustive file search in progress panel

If you click the Stop button and select the action you want to make on the Stop message. You may stop the exhaustive search and go back to the Select the disk to recover files from panel, continue searching, show already found files, or remain on the Detailed file search results panel.

When the search is through, R-Undelete will show the Files/Folders panel will appear. You may make data recovery based on the scan result. If Known File Types: are enabled, R-Undelete shows found such files on the Files/Folders panel as Extra Found Files.

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Extra found file

Loading Scan Information

To load scan information on the disk,

1Select Open detailed scan information file on the the logical disk on the R-Undelete Step 2. Select action panel and click the Next button,
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Step 2. Select action panel panel
2Select the required file with the scan info.

If the previous scan is not completed, the Detailed scan is not completed... message will appear. You may either continue the scan or process the existing scan information.