Portable IsoBuster Pro Enterprise 5.5.2 Multilingual
IsoBuster Portable is an award winning , highly specialized and easy to use CD and DVD data recovery tool. It supports all CD and DVD formats and all common CD and DVD file-systems… Rescue lost files from a bad or trashed CD or DVD disc, save important documents, precious pictures, video from the family, your only system backup.
IsoBuster Portable is a powerful data recovery software developed by Smart Projects, specifically designed to recover lost files and data from various types of media, including optical discs (CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray), hard drives, USB flash drives, and memory cards. With its comprehensive feature set and user-friendly interface, IsoBuster Portable has become a go-to solution for individuals and professionals alike who need to retrieve important data from damaged or corrupted storage devices. This detailed description will explore IsoBuster Portable’s features, functionalities, installation process, use cases, advantages, and limitations.
Overview of IsoBuster Portable
IsoBuster Portable is primarily focused on data recovery from optical media and other storage devices that may have suffered physical damage or logical corruption. Unlike many data recovery tools that rely on the operating system to access files, IsoBuster Portable communicates directly with the storage medium to read sectors and recover data. This approach allows it to bypass issues that might prevent the operating system from recognizing partitions or files.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Media Support: IsoBuster Portable supports a wide range of media types, including CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, USB flash drives, SD cards, hard drives (both HDDs and SSDs), Zip drives, Jaz drives, and even floppy disks. This extensive compatibility makes it a versatile tool for various recovery scenarios.
- File System Recognition: The software recognizes multiple file systems such as ISO9660, UDF (Universal Disk Format), HFS (Mac file system), NTFS (Windows file system), FAT (File Allocation Table), and more. This capability allows users to recover data from different operating systems and formats seamlessly.
- Advanced Recovery Techniques: IsoBuster Portable employs sophisticated algorithms to recover lost files. It can locate and extract files even when the file system is damaged or when the operating system cannot detect the media. The software can also identify partitions that are not visible to Windows.
- Surface Scanning: The surface scan feature checks for physical read errors on optical discs or other media. This function helps users identify areas of the disk that may be problematic and provides insights into the health of the storage device.
- Deleted File Recovery: IsoBuster Portable can recover deleted files by scanning the file system for remnants of lost data. It can quickly display deleted files on FAT file systems and other supported formats.
- Image File Creation: Users can create image files (such as ISO or BIN) from their optical discs or other media. This feature is useful for backing up data or creating exact copies of discs for archiving purposes.
- Checksum Verification: IsoBuster Portable can open checksum files (*.md5) and verify images against these checksums to ensure data integrity during recovery processes.
- Single Sector Extraction: For advanced users or engineers, IsoBuster Portable allows single sector extraction from optical media. This feature is useful for examining specific sectors in detail or recovering data from problematic areas.
- Multi-File Image Handling: The software supports multi-file image formats and can handle complex disc structures with ease.
- User-Friendly Interface: IsoBuster Portable features an intuitive interface that simplifies navigation through its various functionalities. Users can easily access all features without extensive technical knowledge.
- Export Options: Users can export lists of recovered files in various formats (such as XML) for documentation or reporting purposes.
- Regular Updates: The developers provide regular updates to improve functionality and address any bugs or issues reported by users.
How to Use IsoBuster Portable
Using IsoBuster Portable involves several simple steps:
- Launch the Application: Open IsoBuster Portable from your desktop or start menu.
- Select Media Source: Insert the disc or connect the storage device you wish to recover data from.
- Scan for Data: IsoBuster Portable will automatically detect the media source and display available partitions or tracks. Users can select specific areas to scan for lost files.
- View Recovered Files: Once scanning is complete, users can browse through detected files and folders displayed in an explorer-like interface.
- Recover Data: Select the files you wish to recover and choose an output location where they will be saved.
- Create Image Files (Optional): If desired, users can create image files from their media for backup purposes.
Use Cases
IsoBuster Portable is suitable for various applications across different user groups:
- Data Recovery for Individuals: Home users who accidentally delete important files or experience corruption on their storage devices can utilize IsoBuster Portable to recover lost data.
- Professional Data Recovery Services: Technicians and professionals in data recovery services often rely on tools like IsoBuster Portable to retrieve critical information from damaged media.
- Media Preservation: Archivists and collectors can use IsoBuster Portable to create backups of valuable optical media collections while ensuring that they retain access to original content.
- Forensic Investigations: Law enforcement agencies may use IsoBuster Portable in forensic investigations to recover evidence stored on various media types.
Advantages
- High Recovery Success Rate: The advanced algorithms used by IsoBuster Portable enable it to recover a high percentage of lost or corrupted files compared to many other recovery tools.
- Comprehensive Media Support: Its ability to work with numerous types of storage devices makes it a versatile choice for different recovery scenarios.
- User-Friendly Interface: The intuitive layout ensures that both novice users and experienced professionals can navigate through its features effectively without extensive training.
- Cost-Effective Solution: Compared to hiring professional services for data recovery, purchasing IsoBuster Portable offers a one-time investment with powerful capabilities at a reasonable price.
Conclusion
IsoBuster Portable stands out as an essential tool for anyone needing a reliable solution for recovering lost data from various storage devices efficiently. Its combination of advanced recovery techniques, comprehensive media support, user-friendly design, and robust functionality makes it suitable for both casual users and professionals alike.
As digital storage continues evolving—ranging from personal data management needs to professional recovery services—tools like IsoBuster Portable will remain vital in ensuring that important information is retrievable even in challenging situations. Whether recovering cherished memories from damaged discs or retrieving critical business documents from corrupted drives, this software provides all necessary resources needed effectively handle data recovery tasks.
In summary, IsoBuster Portable is not just another recovery tool; it is a comprehensive solution that simplifies complex tasks while maintaining high standards of usability and performance across diverse applications and user needs. With its innovative features poised to transform how we approach data recovery challenges in our increasingly digital world, it stands out as a valuable asset in any toolkit aim
Start up IsoBuster Portable, Insert a CD or DVD, select the drive (if not selected already) and let IsoBuster Portable mount the media. IsoBuster Portable immediately shows you all the tracks and sessions located on the media, combined with all file-systems that are present. This way you get easy access, just like explorer, to all the files and folders per file-system. Instead of being limited to one file-system that the OS picks for you, you have access to “the complete picture”. Access data from older sessions, access data that your OS (e.g. Windows) does not see or hides from you etc.
On top of this, IsoBuster Portable interprets image files, such as:
*.DAO (Duplicator)*.TAO (Duplicator)*.ISO (Nero, BlindRead, Creator)*.BIN (CDRWin)*.IMG (CloneCD)*.CCD (CloneCD)*.CIF (Creator)*.FCD (Uncompressed)*.NRG (Nero)*.GCD (Prassi)*.P01 (Toast)*.C2D (WinOnCD)*.CUE (CDRWin)*.CDI (DiscJuggler)*.CD (CD-i OptImage)*.GI (Prassi PrimoDVD)*.PXI (PlexTools)*.MDS (Alcohol)*.MDF (Alcohol)*.VC4 (Virtual CD)*.000 (Virtual CD)*.B5T (BlindWrite)*.B5I (BlindWrite)*.B6T (BlindWrite)*.B6I (BlindWrite)*.DMG (Apple Macintosh)*.DC42 (Apple Macintosh)*.IBP (IsoBuster Portable)*.IBQ (IsoBuster Portable)*.IBDAT (IsoBuster Portable)*.IBADR (IsoBuster Portable)*.NCD (NTI)*.FLP (Floppy image)*.E01 (Expert Witness Format)*.Ex01 (Expert Witness Format)*.S01 (Expert Witness Format)*.RMG (Rimage Disk Image)*.DSK (Generic Disk Image)*.IMAGE (Generic Disk Image)*.VMDK (virtual Machine Disk)*.UDF (UDF Image)*.DD*.XISO*.XBX*.VHD (Microsoft)*.VHDX (Microsoft)*.VDI (Oracle VM VirtualBox)*.WBFS (Wii)*.1Kn (Generic Disk Image – IsoBuster Portable)*.2Kn (Generic Disk Image – IsoBuster Portable)*.4Kn (Generic Disk Image – IsoBuster Portable)*.8Kn (Generic Disk Image – IsoBuster Portable)*.16Kn (Generic Disk Image – IsoBuster Portable)*.32Kn (Generic Disk Image – IsoBuster Portable)*.64Kn (Generic Disk Image – IsoBuster Portable)*.512e (Generic Disk Image – IsoBuster Portable)
Changelog:
Changes / New:
- Full support for old Corel / Roxio *.cif image files (multi-track images, audio tracks, CD-Text etc.)
- Full support for old CeQuadrat / WinonCD / Roxio *.c2d image files (multi-track images, audio tracks, CD-Text etc.)
- Full support for old Prassi *.gcd image files (multi-track images, audio tracks, CD-Text etc.)
- Full support for PSX (v1 and v2) *.cu2 image files
- Fully integrated *.zip image file support. Most multi-file image files (e.g. cue + bin or ibp + ibq or ..) can all be put in one zip file, and if you open the zip file with IsoBuster and select the appropriate file, all the other associated files will be found and used as well (*)
- Support for non-compressed streams in a *.zip file
- Support for BZipped (*.bz2) files, virtualized with random access but optimized for sequential reading (e.g. large files) (*)
- Support for a wide range of file prefixes such as \\#\zip(*), \\#\gz(), \\#\bz(), \\#\img(), \\#\ofd() to do some serious filename magic (e.g. for Clonezilla images)
- Support for the extension *.ibzip, which is a *.zip file, but *.ibzip can be associated with IsoBuster to quickly open compressed image files (without having to change the *.zip association, which is preferably kept intact). Use syntax *(..ext).ibzip to automatically open the ‘ext’ file inside a zip (e.g. *.(..cue).ibzip opens the first *.cue)
(*) *.bz2, *.gz, *.zip, compressed file formats don’t support random access, so IsoBuster has to index the files internally while loading them. For huge files his can take a minute or two. IsoBuster does not first unpack everything to a temporary folder. Everything is done in memory
Improvements:
- Support for Toshiba RDXV50KF Digital Video Recorders
- Improvement for detecting HDDFS on Philips / Magnavox / Toshiba Digital Video Recorders’ HDDs
- Improved installation on ARM systems
- Implemented detection of the NILFS2 File-System (Show its presence)
- Finally documented the use of *.ibpt files to manipulate IsoBuster’s partition detection
- Documented how you can create *.imlst files to open various CloneZilla images
- Finally documented some formerly hidden features that never made it to the GUI. I’m sure there are more features, currently escaping documentation, as helping people for more than 25 years leaves traces. To be updated over time
- A POSTGAP, referenced in a CUE file, should not be part of the Track
- Implemented detection of “REM HIGH-DENSITY AREA” in a CUE file to start the data track at LBA 45.000
- *.cdt files, referenced from a CUE file, can be Zipped (*.zip), Gzipped (*.gz) or BZipped (*.bz2)
- Improved filename magic support in CUE files
- Added file type recognition for *.ani, *.rmi, *.pal, *.cif and *.trp files
- Support for PS2 DVD9 UDF and ISO file systems in the second layer (L1)
- Being a little bit more critical when parsing FAT folders in a recovered file system as to avoid lots of false positives
- Try to detect (and apply) UTF-8 in ISO9660 file system data
- Use ANSI code page (1252) when there is an “AR” extension found in the Rock Ridge file system (Amiga)
- Ability to show VMDK’s text properties
- Added a second tab in Image File properties that shows all files that were loaded for that image file
- A great deal of improvements under the hood to further IsoBuster filename magic support
- Implemented the bare minimum to recognize PartImage image files and determine their volume size
- Implemented detection of LUKS encryption
- *.IMGC Image file indexing can now be interrupted (ESC)
- *.PFR Image file indexing can now be interrupted (ESC)
- Plenty of other tweaks and improvements
Fixes:
- Fixed some EXT file system detection regression, introduced in version 5.3
- Fixed a FAT recognition issue, introduced to try and detect even the oldest FAT file systems. It would cause scanning / data carving to crash in certain cases, on certain datasets
- Fixed split *.zip files not always properly loading (exception error)
- Fixed recognition and application of smallest possible virtual filename (e.g. “\\\\*\\v:0”)
- Fixes for Physical and Logical drives, listed in imlst files
- Fixed ESC or (Alt + F4) when applied on Dialogues to once again execute the preset escape action (usually just to close the dialog)
- Version 5.5.1 fixes some regression in IsoBuster 5.5, in particular for discs (or image files) containing the High Sierra or CD-i file system
- Version 5.5.2 fixes some regression in IsoBuster 5.5 and 5.5.1, in particular when generating XML reports in combination with special characters in file- and folder-names
