ARAX Disk Doctor - Data Recovery. Verify Disk Image Wizard

Data Recovery - Verify Disk Image Wizard

Disk Image Validation insures that a Data Storage Disk Image or a Logical Drive Disk Image is consistent internally and can be opened. We advise you to use this wizard to validate Disk Images created by third party applications.

To start  the Verify Disk Image Wizard:

• run the Verify Disk Image menu command from the Tools menu,
• or click the Validate Disk Image button on the Disk Image vertical toolbar on the left side. 

Step 1: Disk Image Configuration File

A Disk Image configuration File is a file, used to store all information about a created Disk Image including disk geometry and annotation labels. A Disk Image configuration File is created during the Create Disk Image procedure. You can select a Disk Image to be opened by specifying its Disk Image Configuration File. Type in the full path to this file in the edit box or use the browse button to open a 'Browse for file" dialog and to select this file.

You can skip this step in order to assemble a Disk Image manually from chunks supplying all necessary options yourself.

Step 2: Compose Disk Image

Skip this step if disk image was opened using a configuration file (information is already entered), otherwise specify all parameters here manually.

Typically, a Disk Image Configuration File is used to open a Disk Image. This file contains necessary information about the Disk Image geometry, labels and other information. Nevertheless, a Disk Image can be open by specifying actual files (chunks) of an image and other options. This dialog can be also used to open raw Disk Images created by third party applications (such as WinHex for example).

Disk Image Type  - Select Logical Drive or Data Storage depending on the Disk Image type you are about to open.

Disk Image Chunks - A Disk Image consists of one or many files, which contains actual image data. A Disk Image can be cut into on a several files (chunks) during creation for better space allocation. In this list you have to specify all these files which make ups the image. To Add a Disk Image chunk to the list click the Add New button and use browse for a file dialog to select a file. To Remove a Disk Image chunk, select this chunk in the list and click the Remove button. To modify the order of Disk Image chunks, select any chunk you wish to relocate and use the Up and Down buttons to move a selected chunk in the chunk stack.

Step 3: Confirmation

Verify and confirm parameters for the disk image to be validated:

• Click Validate Disk Image!  to read the Disk Image structure and verify the Disk Image internals.
• Wait while the verification is in progress ... You can stop the process at any time by clicking the Stop! button at the bottom.
• After validation is complete - you will be notified whether the Disk Image is OK or not.
• Click Finish to close the Wizard.

See Also

Create Disk Image | Open Disk Image

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