Virtual Drives Repair

Whether the source is failing physical storage, faulty networks or a problem in the software, corruption in virtual drives can threaten data, blocking access or even losing information outright. SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives offers a simple and reliable solution for any data loss scenario involving these complex storage systems. The software allows users to correct data corruption without involving third parties, providing unmatched security and control.

Features

SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives is compatible with a broad range of software, and restores corrupted file systems including FAT and NTFS. The extensive recovery utility offers full support for:

• Virtual Disks Made With Xen and Citrix XenSource, Including Citrix XenServer and Citrix Zen
• VMDK Disks Created With QEMU and Sun xVM VirtualBox
• Binary Disk or Partition Dump (RAW, IMG)
• VHD Disks Created in Microsoft VirtualPC and Sun xVM VirtualBox
• VMDK Disks Made With VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server and VMware ESX Server
• Virtual Hard Disk (*.vhd), Fixed, Differencing and Dynamic
• Virtual Machine Disk (*.vmdk), monolithicSparse and monolithicFlat
• Xen Virtual Appliance VM Import (*.xva and *.ova)
• FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS 1.0 and NTFS 2.0
• Recovery for Snapshot Disks of Virtual Machine Disk Files (*.vmdk)
• Software Install/Uninstall

Granular Recovery With a Powerful Data Browser

SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives includes a Data Browser utility that isolates, extracts and repairs targeted items. The Data Browser is an ideal tool for recovering a small number of files from a larger set, and if the standard recovery operation fails to restore a crucial file, this bundled utility can help. It can preview both damaged and undamaged files within your drive.

Free Demo Tool Previews Repair Possibilities

To test the extent of the repairable damage in your drive, we offer a free demo version of SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives. The demo repairs folders, files and their structures and replaces damaged files with demo restorations where they can be repaired by the full version of the software. Use the demo tool to buy the software with full confidence that it will work with your virtual drive.

Limitations

SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives is a powerful recovery utility, but some types of storage cannot be repaired by this software. The following items are not supported:

• Linked Disks
• Encrypt-Type XVA and OVA Disks

This software also does not recover the following types of VMDK disks:

• vmfsRawDeviceMap
• vmfsPassthroughRawDeviceMap
• vmfsRaw
• fullDevice and partitionedDevice

System Requirements

Most computers that run Windows operation systems are compatible with this software, although Windows 95, 98 and ME are not supported. Requirements include:

• Operating System: Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, 2008 Server and 2003 Server.
• RAM: 256-1024 (Depending on Drive Size and Range of Corruption)
• Hard Disk: 10 MB Minimum Free Space Free to Install
• Display: 640 x 480 or Greater Resolution, 256 Colors

Reliable Repair for Damaged Virtual Drives

Like any storage media, virtual drives are susceptible to damage and even failure. Protect your valuable data with a recovery tool designed by the experts at Secure Data Recovery. SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives allows you to perform complex repair tasks on your own, reliably restoring almost any style of virtual drive to a workable state. If you have already encountered corruption in your virtual drive, order your copy of SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives today.

If I cannot access my virtual drives due to corruption or other issues, will it be able to help? How can I be sure?

SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives is an effective alternative to data loss. It can repair many types of virtual drive damage, and it has excellent security features. To find out whether it will be able to treat your virtual drive, you can download the free demo, which provides you with a list of recoverable files.

Please note that this program is designed for full virtual drives, not for specific files. If you encounter a single corrupt file, please browse through our other software tools to find an appropriate utility.

What are the features and limitations of the free demo?

The demo version of SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives will recover your file structure, but it will not recover any files to a usable state. You will be able to see whether the program will work on your virtual drive and decide whether or not to purchase the full version. Individual files are replaced with text files, which have the extensions of their original counterparts.

Before running either version of it, please back up your virtual drives.

If a file does not show up in the demo recovery output, is it permanently unrecoverable?

Unfortunately, the full version of SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives will not be able to recover any files that do not show up in the sample recovery provided by the demo version.

Both the demo version and the full version of SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives cause size discrepancies; recovered files seem smaller than the original files. Why does this occur?

SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives may not be able to read some severely damaged areas of your virtual drive. When this occurs, the application bypasses the damaged areas, rendering them as blank space in the output. This is normal and does not necessarily mean that the restored files will be damaged or unusable.

However, severe corruption can affect the usability of your files, and you may need to use another recovery utility to treat individual corrupted files (all of our products have free demos to let you make an effective recovery plan).

The demo version of SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives does not attempt to recover individual files, instead replacing them with text files. These placeholders are usually much smaller than the target files, so the demo output is very small compared to the overall size of your virtual drive (or the files stored on the virtual drive).

How can I choose the right product license?

Read our Licensing page for information regarding our current license scheme.

If I want to run SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives on a large number of files, can I access the command line or create batch files?

Yes. This is an option for Service and Enterprise users, but not for Standard license holders.

What are the command line calls for SecureRecovery for Virtual Drives?

Do not use angle brackets, and use the ‘?’ and ‘*’ symbols (without quotes) as patterns for individual symbols and symbol groups, respectively. The call is as follows:

mhv.exe “”

Always check that you have created the output directory before you attempt to recover virtual drives through the command line, and back up all of your corrupted virtual drives before running it.