Preview File Contents (Recovery Status Check)

This feature is useful when you are not sure whether file data have been overwritten on the floppy disk or not, i.e. whether it is possible to recover the file or not. Even TRIAL version of the software can do this check. It is recommended to perform the recovery status check before purchasing the commercial version of this software.

Image files (*.bmp;*.wbmp;*.dib;*.gif;*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.pcx,*.ico;*.tif;*.tiff;*.png;*.wmf) are previewed using built-in preview module, other document types can be previewed using external viewers (like Microsoft Word) or built-in Hex/Text viewer.
For example if you want to preview MyDoc.DOC file and have an application which can open *.DOC files installed on your computer, file will be rendered and previewed using this application. If you do NOT have an application for opening *.DOC files installed, file will be previewed in the default built-in Hex/Text viewer.

To preview file contents (to check its recovery status):

1. Find and select the file in the Active@ Floppy Recovery
2. Run Preview command by one of the following methods:

• Click Preview button on the toolbar , or
• Right-click the file, and then choose Preview from the context menu

3. Preview window will appear and you will see the first page of your document.

Note

If file data has been overwritten on the drive, most likely the file cannot be previewed: you will see the warning message, and the file will be previewed in Hex format.

Note

For Preview mode to be available, File Preview component needs to be selected during software installation. If this component has not been installed, Preview button will be grayed out and inaccessible. The same could happen if MFC42.DLL that has been used by previewer is not located in the system folders.