Using Kato's Restoration.exe FAT32 Undelete File

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quick background:
yesterday, cleaning out files. Today, two low level folders are gone. It's
possible they were wiped out by crashes, since recently, I have to restart
the computer multiple times. I haven't found a backup system that works
with CDs and overly long names, without hours of manual hunting and editing.
So most recent backups are incomplete, didn't include one of these low level
folders (grrr)
to avoid overwriting clusters on the "sick" computer, I'm using this other
computer (on the net now) for any purpose but Restoration.

Restoration.exe:

1 I'm choosing all of the options. For instance, a first one cannot use "*"
wildcard, so I used just the period "."

However I see more than 50k files, so I'll need some mass ignore or delete
scheme.

2 Kato's Read Me has a 3rd section of instructions. "All clusters scan (FAT
partition)"
Is this section referring to the step in the instructions above, "if you
want to scan vacant clusters, if you couldn't find your target file, please
select yes. (FAT partition)" ?????

3 to avoid concurrent over writing, should I use CTRL+Alt+Del to kill
resident apps, such as win's Restore? Seems I should.

4 While doing tedious manual sifting, can I copy to a networked drive? I may
discover this soon, when Restoration.exe finishes its sweep)
TIA, and T later
 
2 Kato's Read Me has a 3rd section of instructions. "All clusters scan (FAT
partition)"
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correction, that is the 2nd section of instructions.
"Complete deletion" is 3rd section, a Completely different function :)
 
clarificatoins
However I see more than 50k files, so I'll need some mass ignore or delete
scheme.
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clarificatoin: i see the software already COUNTiNG more than 50,000
(quantity) of found files



4 While doing tedious manual sifting, can I copy to a networked drive? I may
discover
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the answer to
 
Restoration's list shows, jpg, zip, txt, tif, url, 'folder' and other
formats, but no doc files. These listed are old files. They haven't been in
their listed folders for a while. These found files seem to be deletions
from Recycle Bin after recent my Zip and Burn activities. I conclude that
the (more recently) lost low-level folders are gone. Crash and chew chew
chew :(
 
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