Software updates to CnW Recovery Software
The policy for software updates is one of continuous development, rather than major releases. This way, user requests can be added very quickly, rather than waiting for complete new release. The list below shows various features, and dates of addition. The online, and program help is always kept up to date with any new feature. Bugs (all programs have them) are fixed as quickly as possible. Updates contain many small features and improvements. The list below shows significant points, and grows almost every month.
An update may be downloaded at anytime, by just downloading the program, and reinstalling. There is no need to uninstall before loading new the version. Your registration key will always work, though an expired 30 day licence will only work in demo mode.
February 2012
January 2012
3.67 Improved support for fragmented AVI files
3.66 Improved support for XFS disks. Log subdirectory automatically compressed with NTFS compression. Reiser files greater than 4GB can be read
3.63 Reiser files listing shown on screen, and addition help for Reiser configuration in the Corrupted disk wizard
December 2011
3.62 VM Virtual disk format handled (forensic option only)
3.61, some enhancements to AVCHD and 3GP defragmenting
November 2011
3.60 Extra support for defragmenting deleted .3GP, .MOV files from FAT32 devices.
3.58 Options for different time frame intervals on AVCHD recovery
3.55 Improved Encase .E01 support
October 2011
3.54 SHA-256 hashing may be optionally disabled
3.53 Enhanced supported for fragmented .MOV files. Can read QIC113 backup files
September 2011
August 2011
3.51 AVCHD / MTS files can be defragmented.
3.50 MPEG-1 audio streams supported when creating .IFO files on video disks
3.48 Further development on keyword searching - log can be sorted. Keyword searching added to forensic report.
July 2011
3.47 Small changes to the way DVDs are recovered with more than 99 chapters.
3.46 Uni-code added to keyword search
June 2011
3.45 Keyword search exported with log info, keyword file can be viewed from log. The download is now signed with a certificate registered to Michael Stephen Cotgrove
3.44 First version of keyword search added for FAT and NTFS disks (commercial and forensic options only). Not uni-code yet
May 2011
3.41 Reiser files recovered when first superblock is missing
3.40 Extra MP4 type files detected in data carving
3.39 Changes to JPEG defragmenting
April 2011
3.37 Changed routine for defragmenting JPEGs
3.36 Alternate Data Streams extracted from NTFS disks
3.35 Improvements on 3GP and MP4 defragmenting
March 2011
3.33 Slightly faster copy/imaging speed. A reminder has been added if software is not updated after 3 months.
February 2011
3.32 Reiser FS included as part of wizard - also shows directories while in restore process.
3.31 Multiple strings can be searched for as part of data carving - forensic only option.
3.29 Improved support for fragmented 3GP, MP4 files in ftyp-mdat-moov sequence.
January 2011
3.28 Mini DVDs can be recovered, and then a new DVD created within CnW
3.27 Apple resource fork modified to allow copying of short cuts and hyperlinks on systems where the links are not valid.
3.26 Function to download and extract NSRL MD5 hash values for standard files (Forensic option only). Dongle drivers now a separate download.
3.25 Will process fragmented .3GP files <16MB in length and in ftyp-moov-mdat sequence
3.24 Verification of 3GP/MP4 files
December 2010
3.23 Will recover many Reiser FS deleted and lost files
3.22 Extra testing on XFS files
November 2010
3.21 Improved ReiserFS support - for HP MediaVault
3.20 3GP video files detected in carving
October 2010
V3.17 improved JBOD operation for HP Media vault
V3.12, improved photo defragmenting. Support for missing drives in RAID-5
V3.11, improved carving of fragmented AVI files.
September 2010
V.308 Improved RAID support
V3.07 Support for deleted XFS added
August 2010
3.04 Support for dongle on Windows 7 64 bit
3.02 Mini-DVD wizard displays thumbnails of video chapters on recovery
3.00 released with new Wizard functions
Improved support for Linux Ext2/3 disks
July 2010
Reiser FS, first release in V3 Beta version
2.86 development of Formatted wizard function
June 2010
May 2010
2.74 Image raw split into separate functions of Data Carve and Disk Image
2.73 New Fragmented AVI routine
April 2010
2.71 More XFS improvements, supports Version 1 inodes
2.68 Improved Unix XFS support. Enhanced routines for fragmented photo recovery
March 2010
2.67 Increased speed for defragmenting photos. Small improvement to MTF (.BKF) file recovery
2.66 Small enhancements - development for RAID systems taking place
January 2010
December 2009
2.64 Office 2007 documents detected in raw recovery
2.63 Enhanced recovery from FAT disks when using scan for directory stubs - more directories are named
September 2009
2.61 First release of exFAT. Improved Linux Ext2 support
2.59 Enhanced creation of Video disks from recovered MPEG files
August 2009
July 2009
2.56 Uni-code strings can be searched for in disk image mode
2.55 Enhanced recovery of deleted FAT32 files
June 2009
2.53 Files with failed sectors marked in the log. Encase EWF files can be read (nb this should be considered a Beta feature at this stage) but will handle standard and compressed files..
2.50 Improved operation on Vista systems
2.47 EFI support, including details in forensic report log
May 2009
2.46 Enhanced joining of fragmented jpegs
2.44 Improved stability with Vista
April 2009
2.43 Enhanced sorting of large logs, makes more use of available PC memory
2.42 Improved support in wizard for multiple partition disks
February 2009
2.41 Extra fields added to .csv log reports. Hash value in log for disk images.
2.40 Addition Unix formats added and Mac handling enhanced. Forensic report included in .CSV exported reports
2.38 More tool tips added
January 2009
2.36 First version of MFT Parse implemented. Tool tips added to wizard screen. Installation on systems without a C: drive made possible
2.35 Sector numbers in option boxes can be double clicked to view the sector
2.34 Option to validate FAT files as part of recovery. More development on data carving tool, includes file validation
December 2008
2.32 First version of disk sector searching, so string may be found anywhere on a disk. Improved FAT support, FAT table is checked for integrity and may be repaired automatically. First release of data carving tool, click on verify column within forensic log. Forensic option only.
November 2008
2.31 Additional Forensic report entries. $bitmap, $MFT and $logfile file read with Forensic option
October 2008
2.30 Optional operation with a dongle to allow installation on multiple PCs
2.28 Improved BKF support
August 2008
2.27 Support for SCSI drives not recognised by the operating system
2.25 Improved disk analysis for FAT32. Recovery mode option added to Wizard
June 2008
2.24 Enhanced metedata extraction from JPEG files. Support for GUID partition tables (as used on current Macs).
May 2008
2.23 Improved support for open session CDs, and for multi-session UDF disks
2.22 Preliminary addition of MTF - .BKF file backups. No limit to the size of logs that can be sorted
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
2.16 Enhanced initial disk verification and analysis
2.12 Initial version of forensic report
December 2007
2.10 Automatic Windows Vista UAC control
2.09 Enhanced recovery of deleted FAT32 files. CSV files detected
November 2007
October 2007
2.04 Initial version able to join fragmented jpegs when doing a raw image recovery
2.03 Files may be viewed from directory screen - right click
September 2007
August 2007
1.72 Improved partition recovery functions. One step video disk recovery within the Wizard
1.70 Improved wizard with support for CD-RW unerase. AppleDouble format supported when recovering Mac disks to a PC drive
July 2007
1.69 Some analysis of disk structure integrity before doing a wizard recovery . Speed enhancements in wizard as well as target times being displayed
1.68 Disk analysis display
June 2007
May 2007
1.65 Determine the file a sector is used in. View fragment runs
1.64 Mac JAZ format supported
April 2007
March 2007
1.63 Video disk index creation
1.62 Split routine to place files in directories for DVD burning
1.61 Enhanced Mac recovery
January 2007
1.60 File deduplication added
1.59 Scan for Macintosh directories
December 2006
November 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
V1.54 Log numbers may be viewed in hex, or decimal
V1.53 Small improvements on partition recovery
V1.52 Bug removed on reading some long files in NTFS
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
V1.48 Improved Macintosh support
V1.47 Improved support for long directories on UDF CDs. File selection based on file extension
March 2006
V1.46 File selection on file size implemented as part of file filter. Improved progress reporting. Revised analysis interface screen
February 2006
V1.45 Directory slack for NTFS disks saved. Flags added to logs to indicate read only, encrypted files etc
V1.43 File filter functions added to CD reading
V1.42 Multi-threaded additions to enhance output speed
V1.41 File selection or skipping based on MD5 values
V1.40 Selection of drives by both physical drive number and logical drive letter
January 2006
V1.37 Revised help system - also available online
V1.33 Easier interface to enter registration code
V1.32 FAT32 with no FAT map correctly implemented
V1.31 Partition analysis, and boot sector reconstruction
December 2005
V1.30 Improved MAC HFS+ support
V.128 Improved NTFS support, with selection of MFT range
V1.25 NTFS will store partially overwritten files in a new subdirectory
November 2005
V1.24 Modified dates part of file filter selection
V.12 File filter, implementation of directory selection
V1.20 Output optionally in directories for CD or DVD writing -will fill directories to be a complete CD or DVD size
October 2005
V1.19 Compressed NTFS disks expanded on raw read file extraction. Name length optionally truncated for CD production
V1.17 JPEG files verified when part of unallocated space extraction. Automatic deletion of logs after defined period.
V.1.16 NTFS added to wizard, with partition support
V1.15 CD-ROM added to wizard and demo. Wizard includes track and partition count for media
V1.11 Floppy disk support added to wizard and demo
September 2005
V1.09 Image files can be viewed, even in demo mode. Thumb nails of recovered images are displayed automatically while in wizard mode.
V1.08 first beta copy released for memory chips
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