We suggest that you read this manual from beginning to end before you install and use Photo Recovery. Inside you'll find a wealth of information about the application and the data-recovery process. Although you are more experienced users out, there will be tempted to skip a section or two, we feel that everyone will benefit from at least one complete reading. And besides, our writers will sleep more comfortably knowing their efforts haven't gone unnoticed.

Here's an overview of each major section of the manual:

Introduction

The Introduction (that's what you're reading right now) welcomes you to the large, happy and ever-growing family of Photo Recovery users. In this section, we will explain how our ground breaking software works, list the types of systems with which it is compatible, define some data-recovery lingo and unveil the single most important rule of data recovery.

Getting Started

Here's where we tell you how to install and uninstall Photo Recovery. If the demo version application is already installed on your computer, you should uninstall it before you install the full version.

Recovering Lost Data

This section is the nucleus of the manual. Here we guide you step-by-step through the data-recovery processes. When you begin a new recovery session, start with "Pre-Recovery Checklist" and follow each instruction in each topic until you reach the end of "Report" at which point your data recovery should be a success! If for some rare and strange reason the recovery didn't go as planned, you may probably be able to find the solution to your problem in the "FAQ" and "Troubleshooting" section.

FAQ and Troubleshooting

As we said earlier, we've been in this business for a very long time. Over these years, we've fielded so many questions from customers that they would fill several volumes. We did manage to compile a list of the questions that we see most often, and we've listed them here, along with the answers, in the "FAQ" and "Troubleshooting" section. What is a FAQ? That's short for "frequently asked question". Our FAQ will help you solve problems you may be experiencing and also just give you a little extra information about Photo Recovery, that's good for users to know.

Upgrading Photo Recovery

This short section tells you how to keep your Photo Recovery software up-to-date.

Need Further Assistance

What if you've read this manual from cover to cover and followed every instruction, but you're still experiencing problems? Just check out the Need Further Assistance section for details on how to contact our support staff. We kindly suggest that you refer to this manual one at first to see if the answer to your problem can be found here.