Recuperatordata User Manual

Welcome to Recuperatordata, a tool designed to help you recover lost data.

IMPORTANT: For optimal performance and full access to drives, run this software as ADMINISTRATOR.
We strongly recommend backing up your important data before any recovery operation.

1. General Introduction

Recuperatordata offers multiple modules for file recovery across different file systems and scenarios:

• Advanced NTFS recovery (MFT analysis, runlists).
• File carving by signatures for NTFS.
• Specific recovery for FAT32.
• exFAT carving module (via a dedicated tool).
• Tool for recovery on Linux file systems (EXT2/3/4) (external script).
• Tool for creating disk images (external script).

2. Main Interface

The main window is organized into:

• Controls Panel (Left): Here you configure and launch operations.
• Results Panel (Right): Displays detected and recovered files.
• Menu Bar (Top): Access to Language, Help, and the 'Go Pro' option.
• Status Label (Bottom Left): Shows progress messages.

3. Initial Setup and Drive Selection

• a. Volume/Disk Selection:
  • Use the dropdown menu Vol./Disk: to choose the drive (e.g., \\.\C:).
  • 'Refresh' Button: Updates the list of available drives.
• b. File System (FS) Detection:
  • When a drive is selected, its file system (NTFS, FAT32, etc.) is automatically detected.
  • The FS: label shows the detected type.
• c. MFT Scan Options (for NTFS):
  • 'Maximum number of files to recover': Limits the scan for faster results.
  • 'All' Checkbox: Analyzes the complete MFT table.

8. Tips and Troubleshooting

• Run as Administrator: Essential for low-level disk access.
• External Scripts: Features like 'LINUX' depend on additional .py scripts.
• Patience: Scanning large disks or carving can take a long time.
• Destination Folder: ALWAYS use a DIFFERENT drive to save recovered data!
• Permission Errors: If they occur, make sure you are running the program as administrator.

9. User Agreement

By using this software, you accept the terms of the User Agreement presented at startup.

Thank you for using Recuperatordata!