PhotoRescue Pro 6.16

Released on August 21, 2017

Digital PhotoRescue Professional recovers lost data from a whole host of multimedia devices - from digital cameras to PDAs and mobile phones. PhotoRescue Pro supports CompactFlash cards (type I/II), IBM Microdrives, SmartMedia cards, MultiMedia cards (MMCs), Secure Digital (SD) cards, Memory Sticks, and any other storage devices (of course, "normal" Hard Disks and Floppy Disks too).

Modern cameras and other digital devices allow files to be erased and the space on the media reused. Through momentary carelessness, valuable pictures can be lost in an instant. The media can also be bulk-erased or formatted, removing everything from the storage media. Now, you won't loose it all because somebody clicked the wrong button.

Whether you unintentionally deleted your holiday snaps or formatted pictures on your data medium or have pulled it out during a write operation, not to worry - PhotoRescue Pro is here to easily, quickly and absolutely reliably reconstruct the missing data.

Release Notes

About This Document

Product Requirements

Installation Notes

Ordering Information

Product Usage

Uninstallation

Support Information

Program History

Obtaining the latest version

License Agreement

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The Release Notes lists important information you should know prior to deploying and using the product.

For detailed documentation on PhotoRescue Pro, see the product built-in help and product home-page.

In order to function properly the product requires the following:

• Operating system requirements:
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Windows 2003
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows 2008
  • Microsoft Windows Seven
  • Microsoft Windows 8

Please, use the following guides to install the product properly:

• Double-click "photorescuepro_setup.exe" to execute it.
• Setup will guide you through the rest of the installation process.

This program is a demo version. If you would like to use it, you must purchase it. Below is the pricing for the fully functional, unrestricted version of the program:

The price for a single copy is:
USD $29.95, EUR 22.95 *, GBP 15.95
* For EU customers: VAT is included in the price, your card will be charged only the above amount.

As a registered customer, you are entitled to:

• Free updates that released within 1 year from the date of purchase.
• Information on updates and new products.
• Free technical support.

We accept credit card orders, orders by phone, and checks. Prices, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice, please check our web site for the latest product offerings and prices.

http://www.essentialdatatools.com/order/

This section explains the product usage basics.

• After the installation (see Installation Notes) you need to read the Quick Start Help topic (Menu Start - All Programs - PhotoRescue Pro - Help).

You can always uninstall PhotoRescue Pro using Add/Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel.

• Open the Windows Control Panel.
• Double-click the "Add/Remove programs" icon.
• Search the list for the item "PhotoRescue Pro" and double-click on it.
  

Our technical support service is always glad to help you and to answer your questions. Please, keep to the following rules when contacting Support:

If your query is related to erroneous software operation, please provide the following information:

• version number of the software product you are using. We also recommend you to visit our web-site: probably, the problem you encountered has already been solved in a new program release available on our web-site;
• version number of Windows and update packages installed (you can find out this information in the Properties of the My Computer icon on the desktop or the System icon in the Control Panel);
• please try to provide as much information as possible so that our experts could reproduce the error.

Please remember to provide your registration details: the registered name and the email address you used -- this will allow a faster processing of your request.

You can contact our technical support online at www.essentialdatatools.com/support/.

We do our best to reply to user queries the same day we receive them; anyway, you will get the answer no later than in two business days.

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• Version 6.16 (2017-08-21)
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.15 (2016-09-22)
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.14 (2016-02-29)
  + Flicking reduced in interface - Removed unnecessary files from installation
  - Fixed critical bug in logging system
  - Fixed critical bug with determining of creation/modification/access date of the file on NTFS
  - Fixed critical bug in file recovery process (FileRecoveryWizard.Recovery.frmRecovery.CreateList())
  - Fixed critical bug in folder/files browser
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.13 (2015-10-08)
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.12 (2015-07-08)
  + Optimized: reading disks, sectors, and file search
  + Bad sectors reading enhanced and speeded up
  + More details about disks are shown
  - Fixed recovery algorithm (wrong file size)
  - Fixed fatal error on recovering files with incorrect names
  - Fixed error when some files were detected as folders
  - Fixed fatal error in File Preview/HEX Viewer
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.11 (2015-04-23)
  + Support of exFAT implemented
  + New language files (Czech, Turkish, Polish)
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.10 (2013-10-29)
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.9 (2012-12-22)
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.8 (2012-09-01)
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.7 (2012-07-18)
  - Corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.6 (2012-04-26)
  - Minor corrections and bug fixes
• Version 6.5 (2012-03-12)
  + Added automatic bug reporting on exceptions
  - Bugfix: Fixed bug resulting in duplicate drives display
• Version 6.4 (2012-02-14)
  + Global code optimization
  - Bugfix: full NTFS drive scan does not display existing files on map
  - Bugfix: Fixed parent windows
  - Rewritten class working with program settings
• Version 6.3 (2011-11-10)
  + Progress is shown on opening very big folders
  - Fixed a bug: no known file types on first program launch
• Version 6.2 (2011-09-26)
  + If a full scan process was cancelled by pressing a Stop button, you can still view and recover already found files
• Version 6.1 (2011-06-29)
  + New program activation system
  - Fixed bug with recovery on some FAT32 drives
• Version 6.0 (2011-06-06)
  + Absolutely new accurate recovery algorithm written on .NET
  + Scanning of the hidden discs, including the ones not provided with the disc's letter by the system
  + Preview of the files (pictures, documents, etc.)
  + Viewing map of the drive during full (sector-wise) scan
  + Support of more than 3000 types of files while full disc analysis
  + File grouping by the type, date of creation\ accessing\ modifying
  + Loading of the sector-wise discs' images for deffered recovery
  + Correct handling of discs containing bad sectors
  + Filtering of the searched files
  + Hiding of the empty folders
  + Fast and easy search by files
• Version 5.5 (2009-08-12)
  - Fixed a bug that caused the program to fail at a second drive scan
• Version 5.1 (2008-07-01)
  + Recovery of new file formats added
  + New language files (Arabic, Catalan, Chinese Traditional, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian)
• Version 5.0 (2008-02-29)
  + Thoroughly rewritten new version
  + Making and processing of disk images introduced. A memory card's data can now be saved as an image for deferred analysis and recovery, the card itself thus available for reuse
  + New feature "Try to Open" with on-the-fly file recovery which is transparent to the user
  + New option of saving the program's log to a file
  + Scanning speed further increased
  – Temporary limitation: previous versions' language files no longer work. (Note to translators: this is your chance to earn a license!)
• Version 4.5.2 (2007-11-22)
  + Updated English and added Catalan language
  – Minor bugs fixed
• Version 4.5.1 (2007-08-15)
  + Arabic language updated
– Minor bugs fixed
• Version 4.5 (2007-07-09)
  + "Try to open" function added for registered users for opening files in their associated applications
  + Wizard no longer allows to change settings with scanning in progress
  + Preview module is now translatable into other languages
• Version 4.4.3 (2007-05-14)
  + Help file updated
  + New languages added (Danish, Korean), Arabic language updated
• Version 4.4.2 (2007-03-14)
  + Now files recovered with original date where possible
  + New language files (Belarusian, Chinese Traditional)
• Version 4.4.1 (2007-01-12)
  + Vista support implemented (administrative rights request added)
+ Added dialog if program is started without administrator privileges
• Version 4.3 (2006-09-19)
  + New file formats added:
     NEF - Nikon Electronic Format. Raster image from a Nikon digital camera
     ORF - Olympus Raw Format. Raster image from an Olympus digital camera
     PEF - Pentax Electronic Format. Raster image from a Pentax camera.
     RAF - RAW Fuji. Raster image from a Fuji digital camera
     SRF - Sony RAW File. Raster image from a Sony digital camera.
  – A step in the recovery routine clarified
  – Minor bugs fixed
• Version 4.2 (2006-08-09)
  + New language files (Czech, Italian)
  + Improved JPEG detection algorithm
• Version 4.1 (2006-06-16)
  + Engine functionality improved
  + Added DRW (AutoCAD Drawing Database), MRW (Minolta RAW), CRW (Canon RAW), and DCR (Kodak RAW) file format recovery
  - Fixed a bug that caused recovered files to be of zero-length
• Version 4.0 (2006-04-19)
  + Key files now stored in Windows registry
  + Date/Time file filters implemented
  + New language files (Turkish, Bulgarian)
• Version 3.9 (2006-02-07)
  + Added Preview Panel for image files
  + New language files (Ukrainian, Hungarian)
• Version 3.6 (2006-01-12)
  + New language files (Arabic, Chinese, Polski)
• Version 3.5 (2005-12-02)
  + Improved auto-naming for recovered files
  + Improved recovery algoritm for AVI files
  + Recovery of new file formats added
  + Drive list auto-update on device insert/remove
  + New language files (German, French)
• Version 3.0 (2005-06-22)
  + New recovery algoritm with file system and drive sectors/clusters scanning
  + Now recover deleted files of any type!
  + Optionally recover folder structure
  + Now you can preview files before recovery and select files that you need
  + Faster drive sectors scan - only free sectors can be scanned to speed up your search!
  + Allows you to recover deleted and lost files and additionally recover existing corrupted files
  + Recovery of new file formats added
  + New file filters to narrow your file search
  + Preview Words, Excel, PowerPoint documents before actual file recovery
  + New interface with manual and automatic recovery functions
  + Added preview of image files (JPEG, BMP, GIF, ICO, WMF, EMF)
  + Added text/hex preview of files
  – CD/DVD disks temporarily are not supported
  – Language files from 2.x versions are not supported
• Version 2.7
  + Fixed bug appearing when 'Not ready' drive selected
  + French language added
• Version 2.6
  + Added MP4 (MPEG-4 video) and XIF (Xerox Image) recovery
  + Now recovery starting automatically
• Version 2.5
  + Free 10 files recovery in Trial mode
  + Added preview of recoverable files as text
  + Help file updated
• Version 2.1
  + German, Russian and Dutch languages added
  + New installation program
  – Fixed minor bugs
• Version 2.0
  + Multilanguage interface implemented
  + Improved file recovery algorithm
  + Minor interface improvements
• Version 1.6
  + Added support for recovery from CD/DVD drives
• Version 1.5
  + Recovery engine optimized for working with very big drives (more than 100 Gigs)
  + New feature: now you can enter sector number from which the search should start
• Version 1.4
  + Improved file recovery engine
  + Some interface improvements
• Version 1.3
  + Added JPEG and BMP trial preview
• Version 1.2
  + Improved file recovery engine
  + Faster file management
• Version 1.1
  + New interface
  + You can set drive access retry count for physical corrupted media
• Version 1.0
  + First release
  
  

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