3.5.1. Getting Familiar with User Interface and Buttons
The main user interface of Stellar Data Recovery is simple and easy to use. When you start the software, What To Recover screen appears.
Recovery Options:
The main screen shows two recovery options.
-
Recover Everything: Use this option to recover All Data from selected drive or location.
-
Customize Your Scan: Use this option to recover specific types of data, such as Office documents, Emails, Photos, Audio files and Video files.
Note: Select one or more categories, based on your need.
The software lets you select a connected drive. You can also select a specific location on a drive or on storage media that is connected to the system.
The software provides the following selection options:
This option shows all drives and external storage media that are connected to the system. It also includes the Can’t Find Drive option.
Specific icons, symbols and bars appear on volumes or partitions under Connected Drives. These indicators show the status of each volume or partition.
Refer to the table below for details.
- Drive Icons and Their Identifications:
| Icon | Identification |
|---|---|
 Lock Icon |
A Lock icon on a disk indicates drive is BitLocker Encrypted. |
 Minus Icon |
A Minus Sign icon on a disk indicates Lost Drive/Unallocated volume. |
 Warning Icon |
A Warning icon on a disk indicates SMART status of a disk or volume. This icon appears on a disk when the disk health status is changed from good to bad. |
 Question Mark Icon |
A Question Mark icon on a disk represents Can’t Find Drive function. Use this function to recover data from lost partition. |
-
Drive Symbols and Their Identification:
| Symbol | Identification |
|---|---|
 Windows Symbol |
A Windows Symbol on a disk indicates the bootable volume of a hard disk. |
 No Symbol |
A No Symbol on a disk indicates Existing Volume of a connected drive. |
 Disk Symbol |
A DiskSymbol on a disk indicates a CD/DVD volume. |
 USB Symbol |
A USB cable Symbol on a disk indicates an external storage media or pendrive volume. |
-
Drive Bar and Their Identification:
| Bar | Identification |
|---|---|
Green Bar |
Green color bars on a disk signify the good health status of a disk. |
 Red Bar |
Red color bars signify the bad health status of a disk. |
 Blue Bar |
Blue color bars signify that the SMART status is not supported in the drive. |
General Buttons and Icons:
The table below describes common buttons and icons that you may see while using Stellar Data Recovery.
|
More Options |
Select this button to open additional options, such as Submit Support Ticket and About. |
|
Help |
Select this button to open user help guide. |
|
Buy Online |
Select this button to Buy the software online. |
|
Back |
Select this button to go to the pervious screen. |
|
Add |
Select this button to Add files to the list. |
|
Remove |
Select this button to remove selected files from the list. |
|
Reset |
Select this button to reset all selected options. |
|
View |
Select this icon to change the view to Details, Icons, or List. |
|
Stop |
Select this button to stop the scanning process at any time. |
|
Pause/Resume |
Select this button to pause or resume the scanning process. |
|
More Tools |
Select this button to open additional tools related to Stellar Data Recovery. |
|
|
Select this button to go to the previous screen. |
|
|
Select this option under More Options to view application information. |
|
|
Select this button to add files to the list. |
|
|
Select this button to go to the next step or window. |
|
|
Select this icon to search for a specific file for preview. |
|
|
Select this option under More Options to send a support request. |
|
|
Select this button to upgrade the software to a higher version. |
|
|
Select this button to activate the software. |
|
|
Select this button to move to the next window. |
|
|
Select this button to start the scanning process. |
|
|
Select this button to save the scanned data. |
|
|
Select this button to start the search process. |
|
|
Select this button to resume the scanning process. |
|
|
Select this button to create a new image. |
.png)
.png)
.png)
Note:
-
The More Tools option is not available for standalone software.
-
The Submit Support Ticket option is available only if an issue occurs while scanning a disk or drive.
