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File Masks


R‑Studio shows only those files/​folders that match the specified file mask. File mask affects files/​folders that are processed by the Recover and Find commands.

To specify a file mask,

1 Click the File Mask button

Click to expand/collapse Other ways to specify the file mask

• Right-click a folder and select File Mask on the shortcut menu

or

• Select the folder and select File Mask on the Tools menu

2 Specify the file mask on the File mask dialog box and click the OK button
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Mask dialog box

Click to expand/collapse File mask options

You may specify options for All Files , File Extensions , Files , and Regular Expressions

Match case

If this check box is selected, R‑Studio makes a case-sensitive search.

Show empty folders

If this check box is selected, R‑Studio will show folders with no files in them.

Deleted files

If this check box is selected, R‑Studio makes a search among deleted files/folders.

Existing files

If this check box is selected, R‑Studio makes a search among existing files/folders.

Hide symbolic links

If this check box is selected, R‑Studio hides all symbolic links . It may be selected by default if the Don't show symbolic links by default option is selected on the Settings dialog box.

Use advanced options

If this check box is selected, R‑Studio will use the advanced options, even when they are hidden.

Advanced Options

Size from/up to

Specifies file size limits. See the Data Formats and Multipliers topic for more details on data formats.

Bad sectors

Specifies whether there are bad sectors in the files. Not known: it's unclear if there are bad sectors in the files.

Runtime image

Specifies whether the files have already been included into the runtime image.

Date

Specifies file date boundaries. Dates for Modified, Created, and Last Accessed timestamps may be set separately.

The Set for all button sets the specified data for all fields.

> R‑Studio will show only those files that match the specified file masks

Click the Unmask button to remove the applied mask.

Mask presets

You may set various presets with different file masks. Just click on the Plus button to add the data from the dialog box to the presets. You may also give presets names, delete them, and store them permanently.

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