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Recovered Dad's Army (23 GB) 
- Version: 6.1.5, 2/9/2009 03:24AM PST
adwo41
I recently trashed all nine years of Dad's Army, and I emptied the trash, but FileSalvage found all 43 .avi files (overnight) and restored them. Phew!
However, the files were sequentially numbered, without their original titles. So, I now have to get a broadcast index and view the beginning of each film, in order to re-title and re-sequence them correctly.
I followed the instructions for FileSalvage to restore the original file names; however, because there is no window interface with a continuous progress bar during operations like this, I cannot tell whether the process is active or inactive, complete or incomplete, nor how much time is involved.
The lack of informative progress windows is the only major drawback to this utility. It is as if the product were rushed to market before being fully engineered.
Otherwise a great program. It's added nine years to my life!
However, the files were sequentially numbered, without their original titles. So, I now have to get a broadcast index and view the beginning of each film, in order to re-title and re-sequence them correctly.
I followed the instructions for FileSalvage to restore the original file names; however, because there is no window interface with a continuous progress bar during operations like this, I cannot tell whether the process is active or inactive, complete or incomplete, nor how much time is involved.
The lack of informative progress windows is the only major drawback to this utility. It is as if the product were rushed to market before being fully engineered.
Otherwise a great program. It's added nine years to my life!
Wow! - Version: 5.1, 7/2/2008 05:34AM PST
grant_brookes
I was impressed with Norton's Unerase. Despite the widespread panning of Norton Utilities for OS X, Unerase always did what I needed.
Now, having finally outgrown Nortons with an upgrade to OS X 10.4, I'm even more impressed with FileSalvage.
It found stuff that Data Rescue II never could. And it displayed results that made sense.
The ability (in Expert Mode) to specify the file type you're looking for -- be it audio, image or whatever -- means it's quicker. It doesn't spend time looking for deleted files you don't want to undelete anyway. It doesn't give you a huge list of randomly named files to wade through. And it allows you to preview many files, to check they're the right ones, before recovering them.
So cool!
Now, having finally outgrown Nortons with an upgrade to OS X 10.4, I'm even more impressed with FileSalvage.
It found stuff that Data Rescue II never could. And it displayed results that made sense.
The ability (in Expert Mode) to specify the file type you're looking for -- be it audio, image or whatever -- means it's quicker. It doesn't spend time looking for deleted files you don't want to undelete anyway. It doesn't give you a huge list of randomly named files to wade through. And it allows you to preview many files, to check they're the right ones, before recovering them.
So cool!
hang up during first use - Version: 6.1.5, 4/6/2008 05:19AM PST
ralf.srama
I just installed the latest version 6.1.5 on Intel-Mac 10.5.2.
I made an inspection to find deleted audio files. It found only
about 10% of the lost files. After the inspection finished,
the computer was inactive for 20 minutes and the screen
saver appeared. The system hang up in this configuration -
I had to do a hard reboot of Mac OS.
So the first "simple" use
of the software lead to a complete system hang up -
Bad experience, I will not use the software again and the money
is lost.
I made an inspection to find deleted audio files. It found only
about 10% of the lost files. After the inspection finished,
the computer was inactive for 20 minutes and the screen
saver appeared. The system hang up in this configuration -
I had to do a hard reboot of Mac OS.
So the first "simple" use
of the software lead to a complete system hang up -
Bad experience, I will not use the software again and the money
is lost.
Mysterious installation process - Version: 6.1.5, 3/12/2008 10:05AM PST
(0 of 2 users found this comment useful)
Central Scrutinizer--2008
I downloaded FileSalvage to try it out, but when I launch it, it asks to install "files necessary to run this program." I looked over the manual and couldn't find a listing of these necessary files and their locations.
Sorry but I don't trust these utility sort of apps that spread their code all over my system. In my experience this results in background processes hogging CPU time or even mysterious "phone home" network traffic. Maybe FS doesn't do this, but how do I know? I just did a full reinstall to purge my drive of all the leftover turds from Techtool Pro - I'm not going to let another utility drop it's bread crumbs all over my system.
"A+" for effort, "D-" for bad documentation. This looks like a wonderful app. Tell me what it installs and I'll try it.
Sorry but I don't trust these utility sort of apps that spread their code all over my system. In my experience this results in background processes hogging CPU time or even mysterious "phone home" network traffic. Maybe FS doesn't do this, but how do I know? I just did a full reinstall to purge my drive of all the leftover turds from Techtool Pro - I'm not going to let another utility drop it's bread crumbs all over my system.
"A+" for effort, "D-" for bad documentation. This looks like a wonderful app. Tell me what it installs and I'll try it.
File Salvage worked - Version: 6.1, 2/3/2008 12:00AM PST
markalex
I have to say, FileSalvage 6.1 for Mac OSX worked for me - mostly.
I accidentally erased about 3 hours of audio recordings spread across almost 200 files. File Salvage has recovered almost all of them, and this is days after the erase.
I'm SO grateful to get the files back, that I'm kind of nitpicking here, but one thing - the recovered files weren't named, just numbered, so I had to go through them individually, listen to them, then name them. Still - glad to have them back.
Totally, money well spent !
I accidentally erased about 3 hours of audio recordings spread across almost 200 files. File Salvage has recovered almost all of them, and this is days after the erase.
I'm SO grateful to get the files back, that I'm kind of nitpicking here, but one thing - the recovered files weren't named, just numbered, so I had to go through them individually, listen to them, then name them. Still - glad to have them back.
Totally, money well spent !
All Hail File Salvage 5.1! - Version: 5.1, 12/23/2007 07:36PM PST
RachelZ3
Powerbook 10.4.9
Transferred a folder over network, canceled an overwrite, then deleted originals. Oops! Everything after the canceled overwrite never transferred, all originals gone :::poof:::
AUGH!
Had File Salvage from previous fiasco but never used it. First attempts on File Salvage failed (the user friendly options for deleted files). Tried the "expert" settings. File Salvage froze at file 2713 with a few hundred left.
It took some sorting, but I found all the lost files- I think. jpegs and pdfs.
Gotta love it. THANK YOU File Salvage!
Transferred a folder over network, canceled an overwrite, then deleted originals. Oops! Everything after the canceled overwrite never transferred, all originals gone :::poof:::
AUGH!
Had File Salvage from previous fiasco but never used it. First attempts on File Salvage failed (the user friendly options for deleted files). Tried the "expert" settings. File Salvage froze at file 2713 with a few hundred left.
It took some sorting, but I found all the lost files- I think. jpegs and pdfs.
Gotta love it. THANK YOU File Salvage!
Silly Bug - Version: 6.1, 10/25/2007 05:57PM PST
(2 of 7 users found this comment useful)
Born Yesterday
Up until today I would have praised this tool as being very good and useful in a pinch.
Version 6.1 has a very dumb bug, you cannot install it properly or even us it if your OSX account has no password like mine. Very very silly, how may home users waste time with a password?
Losing 1 star for this one!
Version 6.1 has a very dumb bug, you cannot install it properly or even us it if your OSX account has no password like mine. Very very silly, how may home users waste time with a password?
Losing 1 star for this one!
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- Silly Bug
Still v6.0! - Version: 6.1, 10/25/2007 12:49PM PST
(3 of 5 users found this comment useful)
telltales
Downloaded the v6.1 file and it was still v6.0!!!!
Not to bad, but soon a waste of money - Version: 6.0, 10/25/2007 10:16AM PST
(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)
arbroathsmokie2
Filesalvage is fine if you want to recover deleted pictures, and short movie clips, but seems useless for anything else. However if you have an external drive buy Leopard and use Time Machine, once that's installed recovering files is a piece of cake.
It is also not correctly detecting that the version of the installed version - it thinks that 6.1 (6.1.0.0) is installed .