Comments on: First Release: PhotoRec Sorter http://builtbackwards.com/2008/11/01/first-release-photorec-sorter/ Reverse Engineering is in Our Nature Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:49:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: No Geeks http://builtbackwards.com/2008/11/01/first-release-photorec-sorter/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 No Geeks Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:42:31 +0000 http://builtbackwards.com/?p=68#comment-1025 A lifesaver for our clients, and us. Thank you! A lifesaver for our clients, and us. Thank you!

]]> By: James W. Watts http://builtbackwards.com/2008/11/01/first-release-photorec-sorter/comment-page-1/#comment-81 James W. Watts Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:32:52 +0000 http://builtbackwards.com/?p=68#comment-81 Hello buildBackwards! Guys. Simply put. You nailed it! The PhotoRec Sorter is -superb- and works exactly as advertised. I set it to work on two PhotoRec folders full of "recup_dir" directories last night and a few minutes later, all of the files were neatly sorted into folders by file type. Very VERY cool! And boy is it fast! This is a tremendous benefit to me and my data recovery clients. Thank you very much for making it! I'd like to offer a couple suggestions for the next revision. Granted, these are really only polishing. As is, it's fantastic... 1. At the end, create a "_MISC" or "_UNSORTED" folder and move any files not caught by your routine's net into it. Then, all of the empty PhotoRec recup_dir's can be safely deleted. 2. Update the console to show a progress meter (% complete, time remaining, etc.), instead of all the folders, filenames, etc. flashing by. 3. Show a message or summary dialog box when finished (time to complete, number of files processed, number of folders created, etc.) 4. A version that works in Linux (Ubuntu)... Once again, wonderful job guys! I look forward to what's next. Please keep me posted. Happy New Year! 2009! James W. Watts Charlotte, NC USA Hello buildBackwards! Guys. Simply put. You nailed it! The PhotoRec Sorter is -superb- and works exactly as advertised.

I set it to work on two PhotoRec folders full of “recup_dir” directories last night and a few minutes later, all of the files were neatly sorted into folders by file type. Very VERY cool! And boy is it fast!

This is a tremendous benefit to me and my data recovery clients. Thank you very much for making it!

I’d like to offer a couple suggestions for the next revision. Granted, these are really only polishing. As is, it’s fantastic…
1. At the end, create a “_MISC” or “_UNSORTED” folder and move any files not caught by your routine’s net into it. Then, all of the empty PhotoRec recup_dir’s can be safely deleted.

2. Update the console to show a progress meter (% complete, time remaining, etc.), instead of all the folders, filenames, etc. flashing by.

3. Show a message or summary dialog box when finished (time to complete, number of files processed, number of folders created, etc.)

4. A version that works in Linux (Ubuntu)…

Once again, wonderful job guys! I look forward to what’s next. Please keep me posted.

Happy New Year! 2009!

James W. Watts
Charlotte, NC
USA

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