I found out that the demo version of REMO Recover(Windows) Pro Edition software, was capable of recovering all the files that I had lost, but there was no mechanism to save the recovered files. However, there is an option to save the scan information in the demo version. How can I do this?

All the REMO  software are available in demo versions. The demo versions are basically meant  for evaluation. It is highly recommended, that you download the demo versions first, which will give you first hand experience to try and test the software, before purchasing it. Demo version gives you a fair idea about the efficiency and chances of recovery, that the full version would deliver.

Technically speaking, the demo and full versions are similar to each other, but the demo versions do not include the save option. Except for this functional limitation, the  demo version is in no way different from the full version. The demo version displays all the data that can be recovered,but  to save the  recovered  data, you would need to purchase the full version of the software.

Why save Scan Information?

The demo version of the software, provides an option to save Scan Information, which saves time in recovering the files, once  you purchase the full version. It saves time, because, once you purchase the full version of the software , you do not have to run the scan on the drive all over again, as this would lead to wastage of precious time.Instead, you can save the Scan Information in a file, and retrieve the same, once you have purchased the full version of the software.

Step by step guide to save Scan Information

Step 1: Launch the software, by  clicking, the desktop icon, or selecting the icon from the Programs list in the Start Menu. Select the file system from which you are recovering  the data, by clicking the respective option, as shown in Figure a.

Figure a: Select file system

Step 2: As soon as you click any one of the buttons, a new window is displayed . Click on the Wizard button on the top left corner of the window, to display the Select Appropriate Option window as shown in Figure b. Click on the Recover your data button, to proceed to the next step.

Figure b: Select Appropriate option

Step 3: Select the logical drive from which you want to recover data, and click on the Finish button, to complete the data recovery process. The found files and folders are now listed in the form of a tree structure. Click on the Tools menu, and select the  Save Scan Information option as shown in Figure c.Select a  path on a healthy partition to store the scan information.

Figure c: Save scan information

Note:Make sure you do not save the scan info file in the same location from where you are recovering data. The Scan information file is saved with ‘.ddt’ extension at the desired destination location of your choice.

You can open the saved scan information file whenever required and restore the data to desired destination.

Step 4: After you have purchased the software, you need to download the full version and open the save scan information file clicking the  File option in the task bar, and selecting the Open Saved Scan Info as shown in figure d.Now,the same tree gets loaded, and you just need to select and recover the files you need.

Figure d: Open Saved Scan Info

As you select the Open Saved Scan Info option, a window to select Saved Scan Information files with .ddt extension is displayed. Select the scan information file that you want to load in the application to restore data and click on the Open button. The application will reload the tree from the scan information file. Once the data is loaded in the application, you can restore the data to any desired destination of your choice.

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