Stellar Photo Recovery
- 1. About Stellar Photo Recovery
- 2. About the Guide
3. Getting Started- 4. Working with the Software
- 4.1. Recovering Data from Existing Volume
- 4.2. Recovering Data from Lost Drive/Unallocated Partition
- 4.3. Recovering Data from CD/DVD
- 4.4. Recovering a Lost Partition
- 4.5. Working with Disk Images
- 4.6. Previewing the Scan Result
- 4.7. Saving the Recovered Files
- 4.8. Performing a Deep Scan
- 4.9. Save and Load Scan Information
- 4.10. Changing Preferences
- 5. Supported File Types
- 6. FAQs
- 7. About Stellar
Stellar Photo Recovery / 3. Getting Started / 3.6. Activating the Software
3.6. Activating the Software
Online Activation-
The demo version is for evaluation purpose only. You need to activate the software to use its full functionality. Use the Activation Key received via email after purchasing the software to activate it.
To activate the software:
1. Run Stellar Photo Recovery.
2. Click the Activation button 
. Activation window is displayed as shown below:
3. If you don’t have the activation key, click Get it now button in the window to purchase the software.
4. Once the order is confirmed, an Activation Key is sent to the email that you have provided while purchasing the software.
5. Paste or type the Activation Key (received through email after purchasing the product) and click Activate button (Please ensure an active Internet connection).
6. Stellar Photo Recovery automatically communicates with the license server to verify the entered key. If the entered key is valid, activation is completed successfully.
7. ‘Stellar Photo Recovery Activated Successfully’ message is displayed. Click OK.
Offline Activation-
Offline Activation is a manual method of activating the software when the online activation is not available.
To activate the software offline:
1. Run demo edition of Stellar Photo Recovery software.
2. Click on Preferences 
button and select Offline Activation.
3. A Registration ID is generated on this window. To generate the License Key, you need to send an email with both the Registration ID and the Activation Key that you receive after purchasing the software, to support@stellarinfo.com.
Note: You can also click on the Send button, to generate an email automatically with the Registration ID. Manually add the Activation Key to this email and send it to support@stellarinfo.com.
4. A Stellar representative will verify the details that you have sent and reply with a License Key upon successful verification.
5. Enter the License Key in the Offline Activation window and click Activate.
6. ‘Stellar Photo Recovery Activated Successfully’ message is displayed. Click OK.