| [Main menu] |
(when no disk is selected) |
| Select disk |
select disk or load statefile |
| Options |
change settings |
| Support |
support information and procedures.
contains 'create support analysis log
file' option (needed by support) |
| About DiskPatch |
DiskPatch information |
| Quit |
Exit DiskPatch |
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| [Main menu] |
(when a disk is selected) |
| Select disk |
select disk or load statefile |
| Perform
repairs |
start partition repairs (repair partition
tables or boot sectors) |
| Disk
related tasks |
perform tasks that affect the entire
disk (surface scan, wipe
or clone) |
| MBR
related tasks |
perform maintenance on the MBR |
| Utilities |
use extra tools to examine the disk (disk
editor) |
| Options |
change settings |
| Support |
support information and procedures.
contains 'create support analysis log file' option (needed by support) |
| About DiskPatch |
DiskPatch information |
| Quit |
Exit DiskPatch |
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| [Perform
repairs] |
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| Rebuild partition tables |
analyze the disk and rebuild all
partition tables (recover partitions) |
| Rebuild boot sectors |
analyze a partition and perform
repairs (rebuild boot sectors and repair FAT tables) |
| Return |
return to the main menu |
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| [Disk
related tasks] |
|
| Surface scan (read-only) |
analyze the disk's surface (look for
bad sectors) |
| Surface scan (read/write) |
analyze and repair the disk's surface
(find and fix bad sectors) |
| Wipe |
wipe the disk using any of a number
of methods. also known as low-level formatting |
| Clone |
duplicate a disk. used to copy an
entire disk when a disk has bad sectors (to perform repairs on the cloned
disk) |
| Return |
return to the main menu |
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| [MBR
related tasks] |
|
| Refresh boot code |
refresh the boot code that allows the
bios to interpret the MBR and start the operating system |
| Change partition
attributes |
hide/unhide/activate/de-activate
partitions |
| Remove disk admin bytes |
delete the disk administration bytes
(NT/200X/XP/Vista/7 only. used to let windows redetect volumes. use with
caution) |
| Wipe MBR |
clean the MBR. all data in the MBR is
wiped (bootcode and partition tables) |
| Return |
return to the main menu |
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| [Utilities] |
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| Disk editor |
start the disk editor that allows you
to examine the disk in detail (for advanced users). certain advanced
repairs can be performed from here |
| Verify EPBR chain |
list the current partitions and
examine their partition tables. also allows editing the partition tables |
| Backup/Restore |
backup or restore the partition
state. used to backup the partition info and boot sectors in case disaster
strikes |
| Undo changes |
undo changes that were made during
automated repairs or disk editor sessions. backup/restore can also be
undone |
| Return |
return to the main menu |
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| [Support] |
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| Contact information |
displays contact information, website
links and the email support address |
| Create support analysis
log |
create a log that DIY DataRecovery
support needs to help you analyze the problem. always include this when
requesting support |
| Return |
return to the main menu |
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