Disk Scan
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# Disk Scan |

In order to completely analyze data structure on an object, it must be scanned. Any object on the Drives panel can be scanned. In addition, you may create a region to scan only a part of an object. The Regions topic explains how to create and work with regions. You may select scan area and some other scan parameters. Scan information may be saved to a file and later this file may be opened. Attention: Scanning large areas may be a very lengthy process! NEVER TRY TO SAVE SCAN INFORMATION ON THE OBJECT BEING SCANNED!!! Or you may obtain unpredictable results and lose all your data. To scan an object
1 | Select an object on the R-Linux's Drives panel
2 | Click the Scan button
### Other ways to start scan
•Right-click the selected disk and select Scan on the context menu, or •Select Scan on the Drive menu
3 | Specify the required parameters on the Scan dialog box and click the Scan button
Scan dialog box ### Scan options
Disk Size: | Shows the size of the object to be scanned
Start: | Sets the start point of the area to be scanned.
Size: | Sets the size of the area to be scanned.
Numbers in these fields can be in bytes or sectors. See the Data Formats and Multipliers topic for more details on data formats.
File Systems: | Specifies the file systems which objects are to be searched for. Current version supports: Ext2/3/4FS.
Extra search for Known File Types | Enables search for Known File Types.
Save scan Info to File: | If this checkbox is selected, R-Linux will save scan information to a specified file. Later this file may be opened. Please note, that this option does not save actual disk data, only information on disk data structure gathered during disk scan.
Simple view | If this option is selected, R-Linux will show only scan progress.
Detailed view | If this option is selected, R-Linux will show graphic representation on objects found during scan.
Buttons
Scan | Starts scanning
Advanced | Activates advanced scan options
Known File Types... | Selects file types that R-Linux will recognize during the disk scan.
Cancel | Closes the dialog box
NEVER TRY TO SAVE SCAN INFORMATION ON THE OBJECT BEING SCANNED!!! Or you may obtain unpredictable results and lose all your data.
Known File Types: While scanning, R-Linux can recognize to which particular file type the data belong. Using such information, R-Linux can obtain more information about data/file structure on the object being scanned. By default, R-Linux tries to recognize all supported file types, greatly increasing time required for the scan. You may reduce it by selecting only those file types that you need. Click the Known File Types... button and select the required file types on the File Types dialog box. File Types dialog box ### Known File Types
Set as Default | Click this button to set the current list of selected file types as default values.
Revert to Default | Click this button to revert the default settings specified on the Known File Types tab of the Settings panel.
Reset to Recommended | Click this button to revert to factory-preset default settings.
Select All | Click this button to select all file types in the list.
Clear All | Click this button to clear all file types in the list except some predefined ones.
### List of known file types
* By default, files of this type are not selected. If necessary, select them manually
Document
Adobe PDF document | Microsoft Word2 document | Microsoft WordPad document | OLE Storage
PostScript document | Rich Text document | TEX document | Word for Macintosh document
WordPerfect document |  |  |
Document: Spreadsheet
Lotus worksheet | Lotus3 worksheet * | Microsoft Excel2 worksheet | Microsoft Excel3/4 worksheet
Quattro Pro worksheet |  |  |
Document: Database
Data Interchange Format file | Microsoft Access database | dBase III database | Microsoft SQL database
Microsoft SQL Log |  |  |
Document: MS Office (OLE MS) (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
Microsoft Word document | Microsoft Excel document | Microsoft PowerPoint document
Internet-related files
Compiled HTML file | HTML document | Internet shortcut | Outlook Express Messages
Windows Address Book | XML document | XML document (Unicode) | The Bat! Address book
The Bat! Message Base | The Bat! Message Index |  |
Font
Adobe PostScript Font | Adobe Printer Font | BDF Unix font | BGI font
CPI DOS font | TrueType font |  |
Graphics/Picture
AVHRR Satellite image | Adobe Photoshop image | Agfa/Matrix Scodl image | Alias Wavefront Raster image
AutoCAD Binary image | AutoCAD image | Autodesc Animator Pro color map | Autodesc Animator Pro image
Autodesc Animator image | Autologic image | BMF image | ColoRIX image
CompuServe GIF image | ComputerEyes Raw image | Continuous Edge Graphic image | Corel Texture image
CorelDraw CMX image | CorelDraw image | Cubicomp Picture Maker image | Dr. Halo palette
Enhanced MetaFile image | Epson Stylus image | Erdas LAN/GIS image | Fractal Image Format
GEM Raster image * | GEM VDI image | GOES Satellite image | Gridded Binary image
HP Command Language image | HP Raster image | Hitachi Raster image | IBM Picture Maker image
JPEG image | JPEG-LS image | HSI JPEG image | Jovian Logic image
LBM/IFF image | Lotus PIC image | Macintosh PICT image | Macintosh PICT image
Macintosh Paint image | Macintosh Paint image | Microsoft Paint image | PBM image
PGM image | PIX image | PM image | PNG image
PPM image | Pictor PC Paint image | Quick Link II fax image | RenderMan image
SGI image | STAD image | Sketch image | Sun Raster image
Tagged Image Format File | TrueVision image | Utah Raster Toolkit image | VITec image
Windows Animated cursor | Windows Bitmap image | Windows Fax Cover image | Windows MetaFile image
Windows cursor | Windows icon | WordPerfect Graphics image | X PixMap image
X Window Dump image | ZSoft PCX image |  |
Multimedia: Audio Files
AIFF sound | AVR sound | Advanced Streaming Format file | AudioCD file
CMF music | Creative Voice file | DiamondWare sound | EA ASF/MUS audio file
Extended M3U playlist | MIDI Instrument definition | MIDI music | MIDI stream
MPEG Layer I audio file * | MPEG Layer II audio file * | MPEG Layer III audio file | MUS music
Next/Sun sound | Ogg Vorbis audio file | RIFF MIDI music | RK Audio sound
Sierra AUD sound | VQF sound | Westwood AUD sound | Windows Media Audio File
Windows WAVE sound | X-MIDI music | ZyXEL sound |
Multimedia: Video Files
ANIM animation | Adobe Filmstrip animation | BINK video | DVM video
DeluxePaint animation | Director video | Intel DVI video | Interplay MVE video
LZA animation | MPEG video | NEOchrome animation | Nullsoft Video
QV-10 video | QuickTime video | RPL video | Shockwave video
Smacker video | VideoCD video | Windows AVI video |
Multimedia Files
RIFF Multimedia File | Real Networks audio/video |  |
Archive Files
7-Zip archive | ACE archive | AIN archive | ARJ archive
ARX archive | Aladdin Systems StuffIt archive | BAG archive | BIX archive
BOA archive | BZip2 archive | BlackHole archive | Blink archive
CPIO archive | CRUSH archive | ChArc archive | Compress archive
FOXSQZ archive | GZip archive | HA archive * | HAP archive
HPACK archive | Hyper archive | InstallShield Cabinet archive | InstallShield Data archive
InstallShield archive | JAM archive | JAR archive | JRC archive
LHA/LZARK archive | LIMIT archive | LZA archive | LZOParchive
LZSH archive | LZX archive | Microsoft Cabinet archive | Microsoft Compress 5 archive
Microsoft Compress 6 archive | PAKLEO archive | Pack archive * | QFC archive
Quantum archive * | Quark archive | RAR archive | RPM archive
ReSOF archive | SAR archive | SBC archive | SCO archive *
SQZ archive | SZip archive | StuffIt archive | TAR archive
UFA archive | UHArc archive | UltraCompressor 2 archive | UltraCrypt 2 archive
WIN-Freeze archive * | WRAptor archive | WinImp archive | YAC archive
YBS archive | ZIP archive | ZOO archive | ZZip archive
Executable/Library/DLL
DOS Style Executable | ELF Executable (UNIX) | ELF Library (UNIX) | ELF Module (UNIX)
Java Bytecode | Novell NetWare executable | RDOFF executable |
Development files
COM Type library Library | Microsoft ClassWizard file | Microsoft Linker database | Microsoft Precompiled header
Microsoft Program database | Microsoft Visual C++ project | Microsoft Visual Studio project | Microsoft Visual Studio workspace
OMF Object library | Windows Compiled resource (16bit) * | Windows Compiled resource (32bit) |
Other file types
RegEdit file | RegEdit file (UNICODE) | WinHelp | WinHelp Contents
Windows Clipboard file * | Windows Color Profile | Windows National locale | Windows Password file
Windows Policy file | Windows Registry file | Windows Registry hive | Windows shortcut
> | R-Linux starts scanning the object, and its panel will show information about new found objects:
### R-Linux Main panel
Click the panel regions to learn their functions.
The Log pane will show scan progress. Scan may be stopped by clicking the Stop button on the toolbar. Later the scan process may be resumed with different scan parameters. You may see which file object(s) is/are on a particular disk part. Click the corresponding rectangle on the Scan Information pane and view the information on the Scan Information dialog box. Scan Information dialog box Select the file object and click Open in Hex Editor to view/edit the file object in the Text/Hexadecimal Editor. To see the information about a newly found object, simply click it on the Drives panel. Click this link to see the information about the object Recognized0 on the partition:. When an object is scanned, a number of Recognized partitions will appear. R-Linux shows them in different colors depending on which elements of the partition have been found.
| An existing partition
| Both boot records and file entries are found for this partition
| Only file entries are found for this partition
| Only boot records are found for this partition
| Files that have been found using scan for known file types.
Although such recognized partitions are virtual objects, files can be searched for and recovered from recognized partitions as from real partitions using Basic File Recovery. All scanned information may be deleted on the context menu for a scanned object. Scan information may be saved in a file. Previously saved scan information may be loaded. This can be done on the Drive or context menu for a selected object. Multiple scans If the selected object has been completely scanned, you may rescan it either completely or with new scan parameters. If the selected object has been scanned partially, you may scan the rest of the object, ignore the existing scan information and scan the entire object, or specify scan parameters manually. R-Linux accumulates the information from successive scans and keeps track of changes in this information obtained from different scans. You may make several scans of successive or overlapping areas. Click the Advanced button, specify an offset and size for a new area to scan on the Advanced Scan dialog box and click the Add button. You may specify and add several scan areas. You may select which areas should be scanned. Selected scan areas can be merged. Right-click a necessary area and select either Merge Down, Merge Down All, and Merge Selected. Advanced Scan dialog box Managing scan information Scan information may be saved to a file. Previously saved scan information may be loaded. To save scan information
1 | Select an object on the R-Linux Drives panel
2 | Select Save Scan Information on the Drive or context menu and save the scan information in a file
The default file extension is *.dpl. To load scan information
1 | Select an object on the R-Linux Drives panel
2 | Select Open Scan Information on the Drive or context menu and select the required file with the scan information
The default file extension is *.scn.
> | The scan information will appear in the Drives panel
To delete scan information
1 | Select an object on the R-Linux Drives panel
2 | Select Delete Scan Information on the Drive or context menu
> | The scan information will disappear from the Drives panel
NEVER TRY TO SAVE SCAN INFORMATION ON THE OBJECT BEING SCANNED!!! Or you may obtain unpredictable results and lose all your data.