Restoring virtual encrypted disk data

Dekart Private Disk allows to restore the virtual secret disk data using the previously created backup copy (see the section Backing up virtual encrypted disk data above).

To restore data using a backup copy, do the following:

Connect the secret disk as described above in the section Mounting/unmounting virtual encrypted disk or create a new disk, as described in the section Creating a virtual encrypted disk . This disk will contain the data restored from a backup copy.

Note: Backup copy data can be restored to the original secret disk as well as to any other existing or newly created secret disk if the alternative access password is entered correctly and the volume of the restored data does not exceed the capacity of the virtual disk of destination. This feature allows to restore data even the file-image of the original secret disk have been lost. Moreover, the backup copy data can only be restored to a virtual secret disk.

If an existing virtual secret disk is intended to store the data recovered from a backup copy, all of its current data will be lost upon backup data recovery (replaced by the backup copy data). Be careful!

1. Click Disk > Restore in the Dekart Private Disk Control Panel.

2. The Private Disk restore file window will appear, as shown in Figure 35.

3. Select a folder storing the disk backup copy, enter the backup copy file name in the File Name field, click Open.

If the activated virtual disk doesn't correspond to this backup copy, the software will request to enter an alternative access password.

Note: The alternative backup copy access password can consist of alphanumeric symbols and it is case-sensitive. Enter the password carefully.

Before data recovery, Dekart Private Disk warns that all data will be deleted from the current virtual disk, as shown in Figure 36.

Figure 36 Virtual disk data deletion warning

4. On clicking Yes, all of the current disk data are deleted, and the virtual secret disk data recovery process starts.