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Home / Extras / ZAR 8.4 Manual / Advanced configuration / Configuring general options

Configuring general options

Logging

If logging enabled, ZAR logs all significant activity and findings to the specified file. Log format is human-readable plain text, primarily used for troubleshooting data recovery process issues (especially in case of severe damage). Logged items include
  • Hard disk(s) information and status.
  • Partition table and LDM database analysis progress and results
  • Data identification results
  • Filesystem parameters detection progress and results
  • Filesystem structure reconstruction process
  • File validation results
  • Various performance information

Log file can grow as large as 100 MB on large drives - you should place it on the volume with enough free space available. If the disk space is exhausted, log output is silently suppressed.

The following settings are available

  • Logging mode selection. Specifies the number of log files stored.
    • Disabled, no logging - no log file is stored at all.
    • Single file, limited size - all the logs are stored into the specified file; if the file exceeds the preset limit, the contents are erased and log is started anew.
    • Single file - all the logs are stored into single file. The size of that file is not monitored.
    • One log file per session - each time ZAR starts, a new log file is generated, based on the file name you specify and the timestamp.
  • Detail level selection. You should use Normal mode unless explicitly asked to switch to Extended mode by support personnel. Extended mode is here for debugging purposes only.
  • Log file name edit box. Enter the name of a log file there, or browse for a file using the "..." button.

  • Overwrite the log file if it is greater than X MB. When enabled, the existing log file size will be checked and the file overwritten if it is greater than a specified threshold. Note that the log file size is only checked at startup, so it is possible that the log file will grow past the specified limit during the recovery run. In such a case, the log file will be overwritten upon the next launch of ZAR.

 

Check for an updated version at startup

If enabled, ZAR will connect to www.z-a-recovery.com to check if there is a newer version available. If there is, you will be prompted if you want to download and install the update.

 

Revert to default settings

Forces the configuration to be reset to the default settings, effective immediately.

 

Restore hidden notifications and tips

Some of the ZAR notifications can be suppressed by picking "Do not show this message in the future" option in the notification window. This button restores all the previously hidden "hints" and "tips".

Advanced configurationOptions common to all filsystems>>

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