Page 3
This manual was created with great care. However, errors in design and contents cannot be excluded. All rights reserved. The reproduction of this publication or parts thereof in any form is prohibited without previous written consent from Avira GmbH. Errors and technical issues are subject to change.
On our website http://www.free-av.com you can download the manual for Avira UnErase Personal as PDF, or you can update Avira UnErase Personal and read about other security solutions from Avira GmbH. Our website also contains information such as the telephone number for technical support and our newsletter, which you can subscribe to there.
Appears before a result that follows the preceding action. Appears before a note with especially important information or a tip which makes it easier to understand and use Avira UnErase. Appears before a warning of critical data loss. The following emphases are used:...
Usually, even files marked as "poor" can be easily recovered. Sorting possibilities • With Avira UnErase it is possible to sort detected files by various criteria: name, size, type, probability of recovery, date and time of creation and last access. Taylor-made solution •...
• Recovery of more than one file with the same name • Recovery of local files System requirements For trouble-free operation of Avira UnErase, the following requirements must be met: Operating system • Windows 2000 Professional or • Windows XP Home or •...
Free! Only for private, non-commercial PC use • No network support • Software and documentation downloads 3.3.2 License versions Demo version Full version All files to be recovered are displayed Full functionality but cannot be recovered Avira UnErase Personal Avira GmbH...
System requirements are met You have administrator access rights All running programs on the computer are closed Avira UnErase works best if it is previously installed on your computer before starting the recovery. This reduces the possibility of overwriting files during installation.
Installation and deinstallation 4.1.2 Performing the installation If all prerequisites are fulfilled, you can install Avira UnErase on your computer. Proceed as follows: Start the installation by double-clicking the file unerase_en_h.exe. The Setup Wizard opens. Click on Next. The License Agreement window appears.
Installation and deinstallation Deinstallation This is how you can deinstall Avira UnErase (for example, on Windows XP): Correct deinstallation can only be performed as administrator! From the Windows Start menu, open the Control Panel. Click on Add or Remove Programs.
Recycle Bin then start Avira UnErase immediately to test it, these files are not listed in Avira UnErase because they have not been properly written on the hard disk. Windows file systems need a few minutes at most to write files on the hard disk.
Details about FAT file systems • On FAT file systems, it is possible that Avira UnErase cannot display the first letters of the deleted files. For this reason, it adds a ? at the beginning of most file names on FAT drives.
• See Chapter: Main window of Avira UnErase • See Chapter: Restoring a deleted file Starting Avira UnErase There are several ways of starting Avira UnErase: • Start from Windows Explorer • Start from Windows Start menu Start from Windows Explorer Windows Explorer is open.
Select the drive from which you want to recover the data. Click on OK. Avira UnErase main window appears. In the case of FAT file systems, after selecting the drive, you can also select the folder containing the deleted files to be recovered.
Page 18
When you click on this button, you open a window containing About information about Avira UnErase. Click on this button to close Avira UnErase. Done (ESC) Avira UnErase Personal Avira GmbH...
Operation Restoring a deleted file Avira UnErase main window is open. In the main window, select the file you want to restore. To select more files, hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired files with the left mouse button.
To restore all files with the desired extension, and then to look for the required ones. Please read the details in Testing Avira UnErase. I have deleted some files and then directly attempted to restore them. Avira UnErase can not find them. Why? When deleting files, the operation may take some time to finalize.
Online shop You want to purchase our products conveniently with the click of a button? In the online shop of Avira GmbH, you can purchase, extend and enhance licenses quickly and securely under http://www.avira.de/en/onlineshop. The online shop guides you through the ordering menu step-by-step. Our multilingual Customer Care Center provides information on ordering process, payment and delivery.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the UNERASE PERSONAL and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers