RESTORING RECOVERED DATA

To access all of the recovered data properly you MUST copy them to your hard disk and change the attributes first.

Copying the files using Windows Explorer:

1. First create a directory on your hard disk to hold the files.
   a) Click Start-> Programs-> Accessories-> Windows Explorer
   b) In the left window click on the DESKTOP icon to highlight
   c) In the top menu bar click: File -> New -> Create Folder
   d) Enter a folder name like "datarecovery" (make sure it was saved on the desktop)
   
2. Drag your files over using Explorer
   a) Using Explorer: Click the folders you want and drag them to the destination directory ("datarecovery")
   
3. Reset the attributes.
   There are 2 ways to do this:
   *The explorer method changes each subdirectory separately. This method can be tedious if there are a lot of subdirectories.
   *The dos-attrib method will change everything at once. You must use a DOS window to implement this method.

A) Explorer method: (may NOT change subdirectories)

a) Using explorer: Navigate to where your files are showing in the RIGHT window (ex. C:\datarecovery)
b) Highlight 1 file by clicking it in the RIGHT window
c) Press Control-A, this will highlight all the files
d) Right-click a file and click on PROPERTIES
e) Click READ ONLY until it remains clear
f) Click APPLY
g) Repeat for each subdirectory (if necessary)

B) Dos-Attrib method (includes all lower subdirectories).

a) Click Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> MSDOS Prompt or C:/Command Prompt.
This will open a dos window.
b) Change to the hard disk that has your files by entering: "C:" (without the quotes).
c) Change to the desktop by entering: "cd desktop" (without the quotes, press enter)
d) Change to the directory where the files are by entering: "cd datarecovery" (without quotes, press enter)
e) Enter: attrib -r *.* /s <attrib(space)-r(space)*.*(space)/s>

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