User's Manual

Why should I search for 0 byte files?
0 byte files consist solely of the file name. It is impossible to restore the content of such files. If, for
example, you have deleted a file with a strictly confidential file name and want to be sure that this file
can never be found again, you can include 0 byte files in the search.
Why should I only search for files in good condition?
With files that are in good condition you stand a good chance of recovering the file in full.
4. Click Next to start the search.
TuneUp Undelete searches every selected drive in turn. For large hard disks and if you have not
entered any search terms, the search can take quite a long time.
Search result displays the file name, the original storage location (folder), the size, file type, date last
changed and an estimate of the condition of the file.
File Restoration
Condition of a deleted file
For every deleted file, TuneUp Undelete determines its probable condition. This is of course the most impor-
tant information at this point: you receive a very accurate prediction of whether a file can be restored again
in full.
Good condition
If the condition of a file is likely to be good, the place the file originally took up on the hard disk will not yet
have been replaced with another file. It is therefore highly probable that the file can be successfully
restored.
Poor condition
If the condition of a file is likely to be poor, this means that the place that it once took up on the hard disk,
will have been partly overwritten by other files. However, there is still a chance that at least some of the file
can be restored. The precise result of the restoration cannot at this time be determined for certain, however.
Restoring files
1. Select the files that you wish to restore.
Use Ctrl-click to select multiple files.
2. Click Restore to start the recovery attempt.
3. Specify whether the files should be restored to the original folder or to another location.
If you wish to select a different location, the folder hierarchy appears and you can select a folder or
create a new folder. Click OK to confirm your entry.
TuneUp Undelete now restores the selected files to the location specified.
You can also exit the dialog at any time by pressing Cancel.
Was the recovery successful?
As soon as restoration has finished, you can try to open the file. If this works, the file was successfully
restored. If this doesn't work, the file had probably already been overwritten by another file.
If you now wish to use another program to recover deleted files, so as to be sure that you have
tried everything, we strongly urge you not to install this on the same hard disk as the file was
stored on.
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