User's Manual

How to Search for Deleted Files
1. Start up the TuneUp Undelete module by going to the Fix problems category in the Start Center and
selecting the Restore deleted files entry.
Alternatively, you can start the module by going to Overview of all functions in the Start Center and
selecting the Restore files entry under Hard disk.
2. Select the drives you want to scan for deleted files.
Even if you want to recover a file on an external storage medium (for example a USB flash
drive), this option will still be displayed.
If you can no longer remember where the files were stored, you can also browse all drives.
3. Restrict your search.
You can refine your search through the entry of search terms. This is recommended if you can
remember the name of the file or even just part of the name.
Search tip: Use the wildcards * and ?
When entering your search terms you can use wildcards. These function in exactly the same way as in
many standard search engines.
The use of wildcards when searching is useful if you cannot remember the precise name of the file or
only wish to search for a certain file extension.
* and ? can be used as wildcards, whereby * represents multiple characters and ? stands for an individ-
ual character.
Examples for the use of wildcards
l A search using photo* will find all files whose name starts with photo, and of all file types i.e.
photo_01.jpg, photo.bmp, photo_paris.tif, etc.
l A search for photo.* or for photo (no wildcard)will find all files called photo and of all file
types, i.e. photo.jpg, photo.doc, photo.tif, etc.
l A search for *.doc will find all files with the extension .doc.
l A search for photo_?? finds all files whose name starts with photo_ and which have two further
characters in their name, and of any file type, i.e. photo_01, photo_09, etc.
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