Reviews of R-Studio

1. 
   ghammer

   Reviewing 5.3 Build 132947 (Oct 7, 2010)

   In short, this works when other recovery apps throw in the towel.
   In fact, I've never had this tool fail to recover files for me.
2. 
   Chrisyboy

   Reviewing 5.2 Build 130701 (Apr 28, 2010)

   The interface is a bit clunky, but I've tried a lot of different file recovery programs and this is the one I always turn to. Deleted files, corrupt filesystems, damaged drives; R-Studio recovers data where other programs can't even detect it. Highly recommended.
3. 
   Artem S. Tashkinov

   Reviewing 5.2 Build 130695 (Mar 26, 2010)

   Changelog:
   
   Improvements:
   * The legend in the Raid control hides automatically if there is not enough space for more important elements.
   * A new folder/file path widget is added.
   * Validation for folder/file paths is improved where it applicable.
   * Text/hexadecimal editor: hints are added to the status bar for the Stop and Auto flow buttons
   * Text/hexadecimal editor: Data view pane is better displayed.
   * Menu items belonging to inactive panels are blocked.
   * A confirmation message for deleting a remote computer contains now the name of the computer to be deleted.
   * File names in the Forensic Log dialog box are checked for their consistency.
   * Characters entered into the Rename and change all invalid symbols to field are checked for their consistency.
   
   = Changes
   = Existing image files are re-written in the image file creation task rather than in the image file creation dialog box.
   = The Recover dialog box requires that the path for recovered files be full.
   
   Fixed:
   - It was possible to enter 0MB and 0GB into the Size field on the Scan dialog box and start scanning. Fixed.
   - When files were marked on the Find Results panel using the Mark command on the shortcut menu, the files were not immediately marked. Fixed.
   - When the RAID control was resized, some internal controls might have invalid sizes. Fixed.
   - If an image file is to be overwritten, no warning was shown and the files was overwritten. Fixed.
   - Scan progress was not shown in the Simple mode. Fixed.
   - There was no warning message if an incorrect path for recovered files was entered into the Output folder field on the Recover dialog box.
   - The Remote Computer radio button appeared on the Recover dialog box when files from an open *.arc image file were saved. Fixed.
   - The Open Image File dialog box (instead of the Save Image File one) appeared when an image file was to be saved. Fixed.
   - If a file extension was removed on the Create Image dialog box, the file extension was not added automatically when the file type was changed. Fixed.
   - There were errors when valid XML files were loaded. Fixed.
   - An empty error message appeared when any value was completely deleted on the Properties pane in the debug mode. Fixed.
   - File recovery errors were logged two times. Fixed.
   - Text/hexadecimal editor could be opened from the Scan Information panel while scanning. Fixed.
   
   Text/hexadecimal editor:
   - Data was edited incorrectly outside 32-bit offsets.
   - The Tools/Enable Write menu was active when read-only files (or files on CD discs) were opened. Fixed.
   - Files not always could be changed. Fixed.
   - Corrections in searches for template signatures.
   - Corrections in jumps to the position necessary to display data when a template parameter is clicked.
   - Corrections in jumps to the position displayed in Template offset on the Templates pane.
4. 
   Artem S. Tashkinov

   Reviewing 5.2 Build 130690 (Mar 10, 2010)

   New features:
   + In-place saving of recovered files on a remote computer. When recovering data on a remote computer over network, R-Studio can now save recovered files on another disk of the same remote computer, on an external USB hard drive, for example. Moreover, such remote computer can be connected to the Internet rather than to a local network. This feature is especially useful for data recovery technicians and corporations who can now serve their clients truly remotely over the Internet and do not need to transfer large volumes of data over network. In addition, files recovered from a remote compute can be saved on a local computer or on another internet-connected remote computer with R-Studio Agent running.
   + Forensic mode (Technician version only). In this mode R-Studio generates a forensic data collection audit log that can be presented at court hearings. This log includes information about a hardware configuration on which the forensic data collection takes place and MD5 for recovered files.
   + Clickable links in Text/hexadecimal editor. Those links provide direct jumps to important parts of objects being analyzed and edited.
   
   Improvements:
   * The file recovery over network is optimized to make it faster.
   * More recovery statistics is added to Log.
   * R-Studio constantly updates marked file statistics while recovering files.
   * The RAID View top hint can be hidden to save extra space in low resolution environments
   * Search performance is improved in Text/Hexadecimal editor.
   * Data validators are added to many dialog boxes.
   
   Changes:
   = When remote computers are connected, the Recover dialog is changed to reflect the new network file recovery features.
   = If Restore from root is not selected, R-Studio creates the recovered folder structure starting from the folders below the lowest common folder.
   = All log files are saved using the UTF-8 encoding.
   
   Bugfixes:
   - Recognized partitions are removed from the destination device tree in Drive Copy Wizard.
   - Sometimes R-Studio might crash after a disk scan (Windows Vista and Server 2008 were especially affected). Fixed.
   - Sometimes R-Studio might crash when files were recovered from FAT32 under Windows XP. Fixed.
   - Sometimes R-Studio might crash when recovering files with bad sectors if Skip files with bad sectors was selected. Fixed.
   - Sometimes the There is not enough space on the disk message might appear when recovered files were saved to a flash or network drive. Fixed.
   - Scan information might disappear after switching to another tab on Property View and switching back to the Scan Information tab. Fixed.
   - Sometimes R-Studio unexpectedly might stop searching for files. Fixed.
   - Sometimes Open Drive Files showed no files. Fixed
   - Sector size was incorrectly displayed on the Properties panel if View as sectors was selected. Fixed.
   - Multiple cosmetic bugs are fixed.
   Text/hexadecimal editor:
   - Multiple bugs are fixed in the Search process. That includes search parameter handling, unexpected search stops, the Continue Find command didn't work in the Find Results panel, and many others.
   - Cursor might be placed incorrectly when its position was changed. Fixed.
   - There was no warning if an out-of-range value was entered into the Go filed. Fixed.
   - The Copy command worked incorrectly. Fixed.
   - Data was incorrectly displayed when the ANSI, OEM, UNICODE, UNICODE+ columns were turned on/off. Fixed.
   - Copying of large amount of data was incorrect. Fixed.
   - An area was selected if Shift-F3 were used during a search. Fixed.
5. 
   Artem S. Tashkinov

   Reviewing 5.1 Build 130037 (Dec 17, 2009)

   Changelogs are published here: http://forum.r-tt.com/viewforum.php?f=5
   
   Here's a changelog for R-Studio v5.1 Build 130037:
   
   New features:
   + A name of a remote computer as now shown as a label in the Drives pane.
   + A confirmation is required to delete a node in the Drives pane
   + Some headers are resizable (Bookmarks view, Scan Information dialog, Scan Dialog Advanced)
   + Now the log shows the number of successfully unsuccessfully recovered files.
   
   Improvements:
   * Text/hexadecimal editor: Both text and binary data are copied now.
   
   Changes:
   = An internal XML parser works correctly with the UTF-8 encoding.
   = Text/hexadecimal editor: The Find Results pane is changed.
   = FS snapshots can be created for recognized partitions.
   
   Bugfixes
   - Invalid characters can now be edited in the Broken file name dialog box.
   - Files with bad sectors are correctly recovered now.
   - Actions in the Find Results pane are disabled now when some other tasks are being performed.
   - R-Studio now recovers files under Windows 98.
   - Command states (Enabled/disabled) are now updated in the menu.
   - Extra found files and Recognized partitions are removed from the Copy to… wizard.
   - No more possible crashes during scan progress display.
   - Text/hexadecimal editor: No more crashes when no fill pattern is specified in the Fill dialog box.
   - Text/hexadecimal editor: The MFT file record template works now correctly.
   - Text/hexadecimal editor: The Save changes button works now after a Copy/Paste operation.

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