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Partition recovery

	Summary
	This tutorial describes how to recover data when the MBR (partition table) is damaged. It is by far the longest of ZAR tutorial series with its outrageous ten steps and fourteen (14) mouse clicks. Note: The older than current versions of ZAR might have been used to create the screenshots in this tutorial. We did not update the screenshots if there is no significant difference between older and current versions. If you see some option in the program which is not described in the tutorial, just leave it at its default setting.

	Step  1 - Get, install, and start ZAR
	Download and install ZAR just like you do with any regular program. When you run it, ZAR displays the window like the one below: Click "Next >>"

	Step 2 - Select processing mode
	Select "Recover data from a simple volume or from a functional RAID volume" Click "Next  >>"

	Step 3 - Select physical device to recover
	Select the appropriate hard drive Click "Next >>" for a list of volumes (logical disks) on this hard drive

	Step 4 - Ascertain the problem
	The error message will be displayed, indicating that there are no volumes readily identifiable Dismiss the message by clicking "No"

	Step 5 - Initiate partition scan
	This will bring up the list of the volumes. It is empty barring the "Define volume manually" entry. Right click an empty space anywhere in the volume list. Select "Scan for missing partitions".

	Step 6 - Partition scan progress
	No action is required at this point. Just wait until the window closes automatically. This may take reasonably long time.

	Step 7 - Select the volume
	Click to select the appropriate volume from the list Click "Next >>" to start processing

	Step 8 - Recovery run
	This part takes about two hours for every 100GB of a disk space to be processed and requires absolutely no intervention.

	Step 9 - Select the files to recover
	Mark files to recover by clicking their corresponding checkboxes Click "Next >>"

	Step 10 - Copy files
	Enter the name of the folder for the recovered files. Click "Start copying the selected files" to start file copying.

"Assume nothing and save as much as possible, that's how I approach the problem." -- Z.A.R.

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