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Recover Multiple Files


If R-Linux while recovering files encounters either an already existing file or file with a broken name, normally it will stop working and ask you what to do with the file. If you recover multiple files, that may require you answer a lot of the same questions. You may use Mass File Recovery Options on the Recover dialog box to instruct R-Linux what to do in those cases for all files.

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Recover dialog box

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File Already Exists

These options instruct R-Linux what to do if there already exists a file with the same name.

Prompt

If this option is selected, R-Linux asks the user what to do for each such file. It stops file recovery until it receives the answer.

Add a File ID to filename

If this option is selected, R-Linux adds a File ID to the file name. If a file already exists with the same name and that file ID, a number will be added to th file name and file ID.

Overwrite

If this option is selected, R-Linux overwrites the old file with the new one.

Skip

If this option is selected, R-Linux skips all new files with the same name.

Broken File Name

These options instruct R-Linux what to do if a file to be recovered appears to have an invalid name.

Prompt

If this option is selected, R-Linux shows the standard Broken File Name dialog box for each file with a broken file name. It stops file recovery until it receives the answer.

Rename and change all invalid symbols to:

If this option is selected, R-Linux changes all invalid characters to the character specified.

Skip

If this option is selected, R-Linux skips all files with broken file names.

Extended options

These options give you more flexible ways to process multiple files with the same name. You may compare files by time (Modified) and size, and decide what R-Linux should do with those duplicates. If any of the files has an invalid time, the comparison by time is skipped. In this case, if comparison by size is not  active, R-Linux goes to the default action..

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Recover (Advanced - Extended options) dialog box

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First compare time

First compare size

These options instruct R-Linux which condition to use first, file time or size.

Compare time

Compare size

These options instruct R-Linux to enable comparison by time and size..

Actions

These selectable actions instruct R-Linux what to do if the condition is met.

Empty field

If this option is selected, R-Linux skips the condition.

Prompt

If this option is selected, R-Linux asks the user what to do for each such file. It stops file recovery until it receives the answer.

Rename

If this option is selected, R-Linux adds a File ID to the file name. If a file already exists with the same name and that file ID, a number will be added to th file name and file ID.

Skip

If this option is selected, R-Linux skips all new files with the same name.

Overwrite

If this option is selected, R-Linux overwrites the existing file with the new one.

Time conditions

If the Modified time stamp is invalid, R-Linux will skip the comparison.

Equal time

Two time stamps are the same.

Older

The existing file is older than the new one.i

Newer

The existing file is newer than the new one.i

Size conditions

 

Equal size

Two files have the same size.

Smaller

The existing file is smaller than the new one.i

Bigger

The existing file is bigger than the new one.i

By default

The action R-Linux takes when none of the comparison conditions have been met. That may happen when the comparison by size is not enabled.

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