Images
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An image is an exact, byte by byte, copy of any object on the Drives panel. When created, images can be processed like their original objects. Images are very useful if there is a risk of total data loss due to hardware malfunction. If bad blocks are constantly appearing on a hard drive, you must immediately create an image of this drive. All data search, scan and restoring can be done from this image. While creating images, R-Studio can simultaneously perform disk scan and save scan information to lessen time necessary to process the disk. The image can be saved on the remote computer if it is created via network. R-Studio can also load and process images created with the DeepSpar Disk Imager™. To create an image,
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•Select the object and select Create Image on the Drive menu or •Right-click the selected object and select Create Image File on the shortcut menu |
| 2 | Specify image options, a file name, and destination for the image on the Create Image dialog box |
Note: To store an image file, you need a free space equal to at least the object size.
Create Image dialog box
Create Image dialog box
Create Image dialog box
Image OptionsImage name |
Specifies the name and path for the image file |
Byte to byte image |
If this option is selected, R-Studio will create a simple exact copy of the object. This image format is compatible with the previous versions of R-Studio. |
Compressed image (R-Drive Image compatible) |
If this option is selected, R-Studio will create an image file which can be compressed, split into several parts, and password-protected. This image file is fully compatible with the images created by R-Drive Image, but incompatible with the previous versions of R-Studio. |
Image compression ratio |
You may compress the data in the image to save space. Active only if the Compressed image (R-Drive Image compatible) is selected. |
Estimated size |
Shows the estimated size of the image file. An actual image size depends on how much empty space is on the selected partition and what file types are there. Active only if the Compressed image (R-Drive Image compatible) is selected. |
Image split size |
You may set this option to Automatic and let Windows decide how to split the image file. This mostly depends on the file system on the destination disk. You may also either explicitly specify the split size, or choose a preset for various devices with removable storage. Select Fixed size for that. Active only if the Compressed image (R-Drive Image compatible) is selected. |
Password |
You may protect your image file with a password. Note: This feature provides a relatively moderate protection against conventional unauthorized access. Active only if the Compressed image (R-Drive Image compatible) is selected. |
Create scan information file |
If this option is selected, R-Studio will perform disk scan simultaneously with image creation. See the Disk Scan help page to learn scan options. |
Read attempts |
Specifies a value for I/O Tries, or how many times R-Studio will try to read a bad sector. R-Studio treats bad sectors in the following way: It reads a certain part of disk (predefined by Windows) and •If Default read attempts is set to 0, the entire part with bad sectors will be filled with the specified pattern. •If Default read attempts is set to a non-zero value, R-Studio reads again that part sector by sector, repeating the attempts the specified number of times. If R-Studio still cannot read a bad sector, it fills the sectors with the specified pattern. In this case only the bad sectors will be filled with the pattern, but that extremely slows the disk read process. For example, if you set Default read attempts to 1, a bad sector will be read 2 times. |
Pattern to fill bad blocks |
Specifies a pattern R-Studio will use to fill bad sectors in this image. You may specify the pattern either in the ANSI or Hex data format. Note: R-Studio will never ever try to write anything on the disk from which data is to recover or an image is to create. This pattern fills bad sectors only in the image. |
If a remote computer is connected for Data Recovery over Network, the Create Image dialog box will have a different look. You may save the image to the local or remote computer.
| > | R-Studio will start creating the image, the Progress message showing the progress. |
To process an already created Image, the image file should be opened.
To open an image
| 1 | Click the Open Image button, or |
Select Open Image File on the Drive menu
If a remote computer is connected for Data Recovery over Network, the Open Image File dialog box will appear when you select a place to load the image file from. You may load it from the local or remote computer.
| 2 | Select the required image file |
| > | An Image object will appear on the Drives panel |
Depending whether this is a byte-by-byte or compressed (R-Drive Image compatible), its appearance in the Drives panels is different.
You may perform all data search, scan, and recovery from this image as it were a regular drive/disk object.
A logical disk (or disks) containing in an image can be connected to the operating system as a device which makes its content accessible to any program including any other data recovery software.
To connect a logical disk in an image
| 1 | Right-click the logical disk in the image on the Drives panel and select Mount on the shortcut menu |
| 2 | Select a disk letter to assign to the connected logical disk and click OK |
| > | A Virtual disk object will appear on the Drives panel |
and this virtual disk will be available to system in the read-only mode
To disconnect a virtual disk from the system
| 1 | Right-click the virtual disk in the image on the Drives panel and select Unmount on the shortcut menu |