About  Copy Expert

Frequently there are such situations when it is impossible to copy a file from a CD, diskette etc. carrier by usual means Windows. For such cases program Copy Expert is intended.

Of course, the copied file may not correspond to the original in part if it placed on that place where the carriage is damaged. But for such files as films and music it practically is not appreciable. For archived files it may result to unfitness of this file for further use. But even in such cases the program gives some opportunities which use allows safely carry of files from one computer to another.

More detailed description is possible in section Features of Copy Expert.


Main features of Copy Expert

There are following main features in Copy Expert:

•	Copying files, folders, and whole  disks

•	When copying one file to another you may

•	Skip bad sectors

•	Replace it by zeros, values, symbols, strings that you specify

•	You may specify copying optimization: for maximum data or speed

•	You may use reserve copies of the file. If program find bad sectors in that file it try to read appropriate to this sectors data from file’s copies

•	If program found bad sectors, but you haven’t copies of that file, you may use No Errors! Expert utility. For more details see About No Errors! Expert

See also Using Copy Expert


About No Errors! Expert utility

No Errors! Expert is a part of Copy Expert package.

Files of some types, especially archives, can not to be used, if they are damaged.

For example if you can’t copy 1Mb archive file from diskette, you have to anew copy this archive’s 1Mb to other diskette and bring it to your computer. And there is a probability of that you again can’t copy this file, because of large file size (1Mb, diskette size - 1.44Mb).

To avoid this, you copy this archive by Copy Expert. It found some bad sectors, for example 4, on this file and creates the log file. If archive named as “test.zip” for example that log file will be named as “test.zip.log”. Then you bring it and this utility (it placed in file “No Errors! Expert.exe” in the program’s installation folder) to computer where you took this archive. No Errors! Expert will generate the file “test.zip.mrd”, it will be 2Kb. You bring this file to your computer, launching this utility again; specify log file and getting not damaged archive file which you now can unpack.

More detailed description is possible in section Using No Errors! Expert.


Copy Expert -- Main window

List of files to copy  - it is a table of files that will be copied.

First filed of this table is file name, second – it size, third - number of bytes, that wasn’t read from this file.

Copy to folder – destination folder in which files will be copied.

Main menu description

Menu “File”

Add files to list – add one or more files to list.

Add folder to list – add files in specified folder (or entire disk) and subfolders.

Set output folder – specify folder into which files will be copied.

Start/Stop copying – start/stop(pause) copying of files.

Menu “Settings”

General – general settings of the copying process. See General Settings.

Algorithm – settings of copying algorithm. See Algorithm Settings.

Reserved copies – placement of reserve copies. See Reserve copies Settings

Miscellaneous – some other settings. See Miscellaneous Settings.

Menu “View”

Process of copying – show copying process in more detail.

“Details” window shows copying process in more detail.

- don’t copied data.

- copied data.

- copied data with reading errors.

- currently copying data.

Each square presents one or more file’s sectors. This is depending on file’s size.


Copy Expert -- General Settings

Create log – create log for each copied file. This file will be placed to the same folder. For example, for file “test.exe” log file will be “test.exe.log”.

Automatically delete log if no longer need – automatically delete log file if was no reading errors while copying file.

If the copying file already exists in output folder – specify what program must do when copying file exists:

•	Replace – replace this file

•	Append – append to this file. For example, if source file named “test.exe” (for ex. 512kB), output folder is “C:\Output\” and in this folder already exists file “test.exe”  (for ex. 100kB), that result file will be “test.exe” in size of 100kB+512kB = 612kB. This option useful when you bring large file in more than one diskette.

•	Renew earlier interrupted copying – this option useful when you want to continue copying file. For example, you aborted copying video file at size 700Mb when was copied for ex. 150Mb. (you exit from program, your computer hang up, etc.). When you launching program again, this option lets you start copying from this 150Mb.

•	Skip – do nothing, skip this file.

Ask for confirmation – program will ask you to permit copying the file using option you selected above.


Copy Expert -- Algorithm Settings

Number of attempts of reading bad sectors – if program can’t read sector, it try to read this sector in number of times you specified.

Optimize for:  Data ---------------|- Speed – by moving toddler left you increasing time of copying, but decreasing reading errors. By moving to right you decreasing time of copying, but increasing reading errors.

Replace not read out sectors by – some file’s sectors may be not read out (bad sectors). Using this option you may specify what program will write to destination file instead of this bad sectors:

•	Zeros – writes zeros to destination file in size of sector’s size.

•	Values – writes values. It’s same as Zeros if you specify 0 in field on the right.

•	Strings – writes strings. You may specify in field on the right string or symbol. For ex., if you specify ?, program will write ????????????????????.... to destination file.

•	Last read sector – writes last successfully read sector instead of bad sector.

•	Nothing – doesn’t write anything. It will result in the smaller size of destination file if there will be reading errors.


Copy Expert -- Reserve copies Settings

Placement of reserve copies files – this option lets you to specify placement of reserve copies. Reserve copies are highly increase probability of reading data without errors. For ex., if you want to bring file in size of 600kB on diskette, you may to place on diskette this file and it copy, so using space on diskette will be 1.2Mb. So, if program can’t read data from original file, it will read this data from its copy.

•	In this folder – copies are placing in folder, which you specify in the field on the right. For ex., you specify folder “a:\copy\”; for file “a:\test.exe” copy will be in “a:\copy\test.exe”.

•	In the same folder – program will search copies in the same folder. For ex., for file “a:\test.exe” copies will be “a:\test.exe.cp1”, “a:\test.exe.cp2”, “a:\test.exe.cp3”… But you can’t name your copy “a:\test.exe.cp2” if “a:\test.exe.cp1” not exists.

•	Ask me where - when bad sector will be found, program ask you for copies of the file.


Copy Expert -- Miscellaneous Settings

Quick start – allows you to more easily use the program.

•	Open “Add folder” dialog on start – when program is starting, “Add folder” dialog will be open automatically.

•	Open “Add files” dialog on start – when program is starting, “Add files” dialog will be open automatically.

“Set output folder” dialog will be opening too, if output folder wasn’t specified.

Start copying automatically – if enabled, copying will be started automatically when file’s list not empty and output folder specified.

Use same output folder at startup – if enabled, output folder you specified will be using on next startup.

Ask for additional reserve copies – if enabled, you will be asked for more file’s copies when program can’t read data from file and its copies.

Ask for confirmation if log doesn’t exist, but needing – some functions require log file. If log file not found, this function may works with errors. If this option enabled, your confirmation will be asked for proceed without log file.


No Errors! Expert -- Main window

Getting data from – name of file, from which data is receiving.

Putting data to – name of file into which data is putting.

State – current program’s state.

How to use No Errors! Expert

For example, you try to copy 1.2 Mb file from diskette by Copy Expert. It named, for example, “test.bmp”. Copy Expert found 10 bad sectors (sector size on diskette is 512b; 512*10 = 5120b = 5kB). So there are 5kB of not read data. You are bringing on the diskette this utility (with language file “english.lng”) and log file (“test.bmp.log”) to computer, where you have taken file “test.bmp”, and copying this files into the same folder as “test.bmp”. You are launching No Errors! Expert utility, choose File->Get data from original file and in opening dialog box specifying log file. Utility will generate “test.bmp.mrd” file. You bring this file to your computer, putting it to same folder as damaged “test.bmp”, launching utility again, choose File->Put data to damaged file, specifying log file. After this, you get “test.bmp” completely identical to original file.

You may carry out this sequence of actions on files of all types and sizes.


Technical support

•	You have questions about using this program?

•	You found bug?

•	You have offers on improvement?

You may mail to

support@fadesoft.com

Also you may check for more languages files and help files on the web site

http://www.fadesoft.com


Registration

Unregistered copy of this program has some functional limits and time limit. You may use it for 30 day period only. After 30 day period you have to register or remove it.

Unregistered copy of this program doesn’t save settings and you can’t use some features of this program.

What paying will get you:

•	No functional limits

•	Technical support

•	The more people who register this shareware, the more incentive to make Copy Expert even better.

•	All upgrades will be free.  Prices may increase in the future, so buy now to ensure the cheapest price!

Procedure of registration include following steps:

1.	Launch program. This dialog box will appear:

Click “Purchase”. This will launch your web browser which will open registration’s page. You can to pay via credit card, fax, postal mail, purchase order and phone. Our registrar is Regsoft. Fill in fields in appeared form. Soon you will receive the key.

2.	Enter in this dialog box registration key you received by pressing “Key” button.

3.	Thank you for support!