How to recover data from Btrfs-RAID

 https://www.ufsexplorer.com/articles/how-to/recover-data-btrfs-raid/

How to recover data from ZFS RAID-Z

 https://www.ufsexplorer.com/articles/how-to/recover-data-zfs-raid-z/

What's new in version 9.14:

 

• All file reports have been reworked to support splitting into files of roughly a fixed, configured size;
  
• Dynamic HTML report:
  - Added 'recalculate folders capacity' sub-report type (for reports, saved from file system with no scan);
  - Fixed numeric overflow bug in object IDs;
  - Fixed issue with column sort function in search result;
  
• Added experimental support of Drobo Cache - for attempts to recover damaged blocks from cache;
  
• VMware Workstation - encrypted VMDK files:
  - Added decryption of split-VMDK files (they have to be opened from encrypted VMDK metadata file);
  - Added support of encrypted delta-files (including split) - setting up as a delta, indication of the parent file hint;
  
• Added support of custom LaCie/WD AnyRAID LUKS encryption:
  - Added password transform function (when possible to apply);
  - Initialization vector 'cbc-plain:sha1' is considered as 'cbc-plain' (32bit);
  
• Microsoft Data Deduplication:
  - NTFS access: added support of non-deduplicated modification of deduplicated files via copy-on-write bitmaps;
  - ReFS access: modified procedure for handling deduplicated files and added support of non-deduplicated modifications on them;
  - File open procedure: is now much optimized for speed (by reducing the number of verifications);
  - In scan: optimization for completion speed, fixed bug with 'hotspots' interference ('pending modifications' not yet supported);
  
• LUKS2 decryption: fixed issue with decryption of volumes with 4K sector size;
  
• Saving disk image files to E01 (EWF) format:
  - Fixed bug with sudden appearance of extra blocks at the end of file;
  - Added special warning message about 'correct completion' of disk image (padding with zeros);
  - Added progress indication for file finalization (when imaging is aborted) with ability to abort correct completion;
  
• HFS+ scan: better reconstruction of lost folder names from journal;
  
• ExFAT scan: removed duplicate 'green'/'yellow' file systems in result;

What's new in version 9.13:

 

• In sector state map tab UI:
  - Added standard control toolbar;
  - Added function of saving map information to a file in UFS Explorer SDMF format (any source format);
  - Added option of saving map in inverted state;
  
• Added 'Manage all tasks' dialog to set up automatic copying from more than one file at once;
  
• Added 'set caching' function in RAID builder dialog (including 'set to all');
  
• Added special tool for mass setting of saving processed data from multiple storages;
  
• For Dynamic HTML report now added support of custom HTM-templates (for report 'branding'/'customization'):
  - Added sample templates to installation for demonstration of dynamic report customization;
  - Added 'include folders' flag to file search function;
  
• Microsoft Storage Spaces:
  - Added support of 'type 6' virtual disk descriptor records;
  - Fixed issue with support of 'type chunk' records (format version 3 and above);
  
• Fixed issue with resumption of 'scan status' (ssdb) of RAID-Z scan;
  
• Added settings for handling map-defined virtual defects;
  
• When loaded associated map of defects for disk image, default 'defect' action is now 'virtually reproduce defects';
  
• BitLocker properties (Recovery key) now has link to open Microsoft Cloud storage of recovery keys;
  
• XFS file system scan: fixed couple of issues with save/resume scan and deleted file names recovery;
  
• BtrFS scan:
  - Fixed issue with assembly of multi-component file system;
  - Better recovery of virtual address space when virtual address space tree is lost;
  
• Fixed detection of LDM on GPT meta partition at long offset.

What's new in version 9.12:

 

• TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt:
  - Added support of 'chained' encryptions (such as AES over TwoFish etc.);
  - Added support of VeraCrypt PIM (non-system volumes);
  
• Reworked dynamic HTML report to different data model: this allows to open it much faster and to support hard links;
  
• In the 'Open thin-provisioned LVM volume' tool:
  - Opening of volumes with damaged metadata is now made optional (it is possible to cancel it after notification about an error);
  - Added the dialog window to display error location (with possibility to copy the offset) and with the option to open error location in hexadecimal viewer;
  - Sub-partitions or encryption on the start of LVM data volume now don't mask it from detection by this tool;
  
• Activation of a LUKS-encrypted partition now activates the decryption procedure;
  
• Default 'activate' action for a BitLocker partition is now changed to 'decrypt' with automatic opening of the decrypted partition (on success);
  
• List of file copying events is now limited to prevent uncontrolled memory consumption:
  - Added configuration for maximum number of log records;
  - In case of log overflow, added configuration how to handle it (stop logging, remove old items, log to a file);
  
• Added BitLocker properties indication for an incompletely decrypted BitLocker;
  
• In the scan finalization GUI now added more detailed indication of currently running operations, including number of found files;
  
• Added support of empty folders in scan results (to recover folder structures without files);
  
• NTFS file system scan:
  - Added support of recovery of empty files, including files with only named data streams;
  - Added procedure of restoration of lost file placeholders when there is no file descriptor (only a reference from a directory index);
  
• EXT3/4 file systems:
  - Added support of empty folders and files of zero size in scan result;
  - Fixed few issues with processing of journal and file names recovery;
  
• In disk imager: added support of import/export for lists of imaging ('include'/'exclude') fragments.

What's new in version 9.11:

 

• Added possibility to import existing (completed or 'in progress') images to 'imaging tasks' of UFS Explorer;
  
• Minor re-arrangements to 'imaging task' UI;
  
• In the Manager of Storage Spaces: the display of the list of participating disks has been added (from loaded metadata);
  
• Tool for applying 'delta' was modified to:
  - Exclude storages with capacities that don't match to delta file;
  - Select the last component with the matching ID (if available);
  - Remove this option from context menu of base (not differencing) VHDX;
  
• In disk imager:
  - Target write speed (in MB/sec) is replaced with more informative indication (Slow/Normal/Good), relative to the overall copying process;
  - Replaced window for 'disk lost' notification with automatic 'yes' response to 'retry' request after 60 seconds of inactivity;
  - Fixed bug in handling of SDMF map tail;
  
• In LVM manager: when there is a problem opening thin LVM volume, added detailed error message with indication of problem on the metadata area;
  
• Few fixes and minor update to 'search partitions' dialog;
  
• Added indication of encryption information for APFS encrypted volumes and LUKS;
  - This indicator now also can be used to start decryption dialog;
  
• Storage ID for VHD and VHDX now contains their GUID value (Write GUID for VHDX);
  
• Added indication of parent virtual disk for delta-file of VMDK, AVHD and AVHDX formats:
  - All formats include indication of the 'parent path' hint;
  - Microsoft AHDX and AVHDX files also indicate GUID of parent virtual disk.

What's new in version 9.10:

 

• Added a tool to open Microsoft Storage Space volumes manually (to select metadata source and volume);
  
• Assembled Storage Space volumes now provide sector map information (allocation and defects, if available);
  
• Reworked RAID1E module: added support of multiple missing drives and optimized data access procedure;
  
• Rework to Microsoft Storage Spaces module:
  - Reworked procedure of automatic assembly of volumes to use only the latest version of metadata;
  - Automatic assembly of volumes is now made optional (it can be disabled in the settings);
  
• Scan result (VRFS) now also can be saved from context menu of the root folder of a scan result;
  
• Added support of map files (log files) created by GNU ddrescue;
  
• Using of maps of defect blocks:
  - Support of maps after storage transformation/remapping (e.g. for BitLocker encrypted volumes);
  - Indication of defects on assembled RAID1E when pair of components missing or contain map of defects;
  - Software-generated defects now do not interrupt quickly the partition detection procedure;
  
• Update to ReFS3 scan: fixed a couple of bugs in the scan completion procedure;
  
• Update to FAT32 scan: better file system recovery when superblocks are lost AND FAT tables are damaged;
  
• Simplification to disk imager: single 'location' for metadata and automatic creation of log/map files;
  
• BitLocker decryption now supports multiple recovery keys (when available) for the same volume;
  
• For BitLocker-encrypted volumes, partition properties panel now displays properties of encryption.