After write-protecting the subject drive, you can optionally choose to create a disk image of the drive as a backup. This will help in case the drive fails or becomes further degraded. This operation will require a new drive larger than the subject drive and may take many hours to complete. See “ Disk Image File ” in Chapter 7 for more information.

Step 2: Install File Scavenger®

You can follow any installation procedure in “Chapter 5: Installing File Scavenger®” as long as File Scavenger® is not installed on the subject drive.

Step 3: Search for Files

See “Chapter 6: Using File Scavenger.”

Step 4: Activate File Scavenger®

See “Purchasing a License” in Chapter 6.