4. Guide

How it works     Video

STEP 1

Launch ZDB Viewer from the installed location. To open the software, Go to Start > All Programs > ZDB Viewers.

Launch ZDB Viewer
STEP 2

Click "Add File" to start the process of adding .ZDB file in application. Select the "Browse" button to find the ZDB file from machine.

Add File
STEP 3

Once you browse the ZDB file select Advance Scan scanning mode if the ZDB file is Corrupt otherwise don't select it. Then click Add File Button to Proceed.

Advance Scan
STEP 4

Next, the software will prompt for whether you want to Index (search) items found in the scan process. Click Yes if you want it to index. This may take time.

Advance Scan Processing
STEP 5

An alert message will appear once the scanning process completes. Click OK to exit once the scanning has completed.

Process Completed
STEP 6

The software will generate a preview of items like; calendars, contacts, tasks, journal, etc., and emails in different email view forms like:

Normal Mail View: To view the email body.

Hex View: To view the hex code of an email.

Properties View: To see message attributes.

Message Header View: To view only mail header.

MIME View: For forensic purposes.

HTML View: To view the coded view of an email.

RTF View: To view the formatting of an email.

Attachments View: To preview an email attachment.

Multiple mail view
STEP 7

You can also switch the View mode of the software as Horizontal View or Vertical View.

view Mode
STEP 8

This is the Property View of an email. Similarly, you can click on the other tabs to view the contents of an email in respective formats.

Property View
STEP 9

Preview all attachments in a single email under the Attachments Tab of the email. You can view attachments of the following types: .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .pdf, image files and other similar documents.

Attachment View