Quick Guide

to File Recovery

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Welcome to Auslogics
File Recovery

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This is your guide to one of the best and most reliable
file recovery tools in the world that lets you:Search

WipeShredYour drives and specify file
type, when last modified orjust by file name to quickly
recover deleted files

Your hard drive clean, only
affecting deleted files andmaking them unrecoverable

Your files securely so they
can not be recovered byothers

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Installing File Recovery

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English (United States)

Welcome to File Recovery
Next generation of PC maintenance1

Launch the installer by double-clicking
on the downloaded file.

Installation directory:

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Auslogics\File Recovery

2Create a desktop icon

You can leave the installation options as
they are or customize them on this page.

Launch program at Windows startup

Send anonymus info to help improve our service

By installing this application you confirm that you have read, understood and fully
accepted the Licence Agreement and Privacy Policy

Agree and install3

Click the links to review the EULA andPrivacy Policy, then click the 'Agree andinstall' button to start installation.

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Installing File Recovery

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Installation Complete
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Thank you for installing Auslogics File Recovery

Make sure the checkbox to launch File
Recovery is checked and click the‘Finish’ button to complete installation.

Launch File Recovery

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Main Menu

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FilePages

The main menu is located at the very top of the program window and gives
you three drop-down lists of shortcuts to almost every File Recovery feature.

HelpFilePages

HelpFilePages

HelpThe File menu contains the main options

The Help menu lists the options you have

The Pages menu lets you quickly

that let you quickly run any program orfor getting information about the program

switch between tabs.

open a website by simply typing its nameor assistance with it.

or address in a popup window; open theControl Panel, open settings or check for
updates.

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Main Window and Navigation

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When you open File Recovery, the main program window opens on the File Recovery tab.
The item you see in the main section of thenavigation panel are:Options & Settings: the main control for folder
selection and other actions where you can selectwhich operation to run and access your settings.

Free Space Wiper: which allows you to permanently
erase already deleted files so they cannot be
restored later. This will not affect any undeleted filesor folders.

File Shredder: which lets you add files manually or
drag them straight from Windows Explorer to shredthem securely. This ensures that sensitive
information within these files is destroyed and cannot
be restored and accessed by anyone.

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Using File Recovery

Search for Deleted Files

Learn how to search and recover deleted files.

The first screen you see when you launch File
Recovery displays two sections. On the left, you canselect which drives to search for deleted files, orleave them all checked. On the right, you may specify
which types of files to search for, or you can selectthe “Search all files” option
Then, you may click the Search button and the tool will
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search and find all deleted files that can be recovered.
When the scan completes, you will see a list ofdeleted files with their names, current state and otherdetails. For files such as images and documents, youcan view a preview when you select the file. If you
can’t find the file you are looking for in the list, you
may try again by clicking the “Scan again” button
above the list.

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Using File Recovery

Recover files

Learn how to search and recover deleted files.

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When you’ve found the file(s) you’ve been looking torestore, select them by checking the boxes next to thename of the file in the list. Then click the “RecoverSelected” button which is above the list. Now you willsee a window where you can select the location where
you want to recover the file(s) to. Choose a locationand click “Select Folder”.
The tool will then recover the files to the selected
location and you will see a report that tells you how
many files have been recovered and where they weresaved. You may find them in that folder and check
them.

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Using the Free Space Wiper
Permanently erase deleted files

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To access the Space Wiper, click on “FreeSpace Wiper” on the left-side navigation
panel. This will open a new tab that will
display your drives. Select the drives you
want to wipe, and click “Wipe”.
Wiping your drives may take time and weadvise you to restart your computer when itis finished.

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Using the File Shredder

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Securely delete files

To access the File Shredder, click on “FileShredder” on the left-side navigation panel.
This will open a new tab where you caneither select files or drag them from
Windows Explorer. Add the files you would
like to shred and click the Shred button.
Keep in mind that these files will be
impossible to restore later.

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Reports
Using the ‘Reports’ tab in File Recovery, you
can review your current resource consumption
and manage operation reports.

On the left side of the screen you сan monitor
current resource use statistics. This provides agreat overview of how your system is handling all
the tasks and applications that are currently

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running on it.

On the right side you see a table that lists reports
created after every operation. You see the report

Use the ‘Delete’ button to delete all

The ﬁlter above the table lets you search

reports ever created or just the reports

for speciﬁc reports by creation time. Clicklisted above (the ones that match youron a report in the table to select it, thensearch ﬁlter): you can select the option

click the ‘View report’ button below theIf you see extremely high CPU, disk, network or

you want from the drop-down menu thattable to view it.

memory loads, you will know that something might beopens when you click on the ‘Delete’wrong and will be able to take action.

button arrow.

name, the name of the tool that created it and thedate when the operation ran.

12Auslogics StoreThe ‘Auslogics Store’ tab lists software programs made by
Auslogics or its partners and recommended for your PC.

NOTE

These programs may offer a trial or a free version, but
require a license to be purchased for full functionality.
Installing or using any of them is completely optional.

This is also where you can see special deals anddiscounts available to you. You can click a button to go
straight to an online cart and purchase software using
your exclusive discount.

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To install and try a recommended program, click the‘Buy now’ button next to it. This will open a window witha brief summary of what the software can do for yourPC, and a link to download and install it.

Once a recommended program has been installed, it
will show as installed and will have a ‘Run’ button and a ‘See status’ link next to it.

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Program Settings The Settings manager allows you to change the program’s appearance and behavior.
Under View, select what to show or hide as well as thesize of interface elements.
Under Integration, you can choose options from thesoftware to integrate into the context menus of yoursystem drives, Windows Explorer and Recycle Bin. This
allows you to right-click on drives and files and recover,shred or wipe them directly from this menu without
opening File Recovery.
Under Algorithm, customize the way the program
recovers, wipes and shreds files.
Under Ignore Lists, you can select files and folders forthe program to ignore during scans.
Under Language, you can choose the interface
language for File Recovery.
When done, click OK to exit and apply your changes.

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Contacting Auslogics

Click on ‘Help’ in the main menu, then select ‘TechnicalSupport’ to go to the contact form on auslogics.com andsend us a message.

There are a number of ways to contact Auslogics, including several you
can reach right from File Recovery’s Help menu.

If you experience technical issues with the program, you
can click on ‘Send Debug Log’ to help our team get to theroot of the problem.

Many of the questions you may have regarding
Auslogics products have already been answered in theFAQ section on www.auslogics.com

The Support section on the Auslogics website also

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offers a way to retrieve a lost license key, request arefund, download product manuals and more.

Should you have any questions that are not answeredon the website, don’t hesitate to email our dedicatedcustomer support team 24/7 at the following address:
support@auslogics.com

Thank You

for Using Auslogics Software!