Recover Multiple Files
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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. Recover dialog box ### Mass FIle Recovery Options
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.. ### Recover (Advanced - Extended options) dialog box ### Extended advanced file recovery options
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.