DocumentsRescue Pro 6.16
Released on August 21, 2017
Office DocumentsRescue Professional recover lost data from Hard Drives,
CompactFlash cards (type I/II), IBM Microdrives, SmartMedia cards, MultiMedia
cards (MMCs), Secure Digital (SD) cards, Memory Sticks, CD/DVD disks, and any
other storage device with the addition of wide range file format support: DOC,
XLS, PPT, RTF, LIT, etc.
DocumentsRescue Pro is an effective document recovery tool for Microsoft
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Visio and many other popular document
formats. DocumentsRescue Pro can recover documents lost due to computer crashes,
accidental deletion - even if the Recycle Bin has been emptied, formatting of
a disk drive, and when a document has never been saved! Easy to use for novice
users, as well as a feature rich advanced mode for the skilled technician users.
DocumentsRescue Pro is not just 'undelete' tool it can easily, quickly
and absolutely reliably reconstruct the lost document files that undelete programs
can never recover.
Release Notes
Copyright © 1996-2017 Essential Data Tools. All rights reserved.
The Release Notes lists important information you should know prior to deploying and using the product.
For detailed documentation on DocumentsRescue 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 (.Net 2.0)
Administrator privileges for the installation.
Please, use the following guides to install the product properly:
- Double-click "documentsrescuepro_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 $34.95, EUR 26.95 *, GBP 18.95
* 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
- DocumentsRescue Pro - Help).
You can always uninstall DocumentsRescue 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 "DocumentsRescue 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.
Also feel free to suggest new features for our products and web-site at www.essentialdatatools.com/support/.
- 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, Deutsch, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Nederlands, 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 (2007-10-30)
+ 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 (2007-06-18)
+ "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 (2007-05-11)
+ Help file updated
+ New language file (Danish)
- Version 4.4.2 (2007-02-13)
+ Now files recovered with original date where possible
- Version 4.4.1 (2007-01-12)
+ Vista support implemented (administrative rights request added)
+ Added dialog if program is started without administrator privileges
- Version 4.4 (2006-11-28)
+ New language files (Greek, Romanian)
+ New file format added:
DXF - AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format
URL - Internet Shortcut File
CAL - MS Calendar
CRD - Microsoft Cardfile
ISO - ISO-9660 CD Disc Image
PBF - Microsoft PocketPC Backup
OAB - Outlook Adress Book
PSW - Microsoft PocketPC Word
MNY - Microsoft Money Data
JBC - Best Crypt Disk Image
PGD - PGP Disc Image
- Version 4.3 (2006-09-19)
– 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
- 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 (2006-02-14)
+ Added Preview Panel for image files
+ New language files (Ukrainian, Hungarian)
- Version 3.5 (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 3.1 (2005-06-22)
+ Added preview of image files (JPEG, BMP, GIF, ICO, WMF, EMF)
+ Added text/hex preview of files
- Fixed some bugs with FAT file system
- Version 3.0 (2005-05-30)
+ 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
- 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
+ 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 2.0
+ Multilanguage interface implemented
+ Improved file recovery algorithm
+ Interface improvements
- Version 1.6
+ Fixed MS Office document files recognition (DOC, XLS, PPT, etc.)
- Version 1.5
+ Added support for recovery from CD/DVD drives
- 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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