PhoinixDR documentation

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Start here

• Getting started: download, build, first recovery
• Desktop guide
• Command-line guide
• FAQ
• Changelog
• Disclaimer

About the project

• Where PHOINIX Came From
• Development Declaration
• Yes, PHOINIX is vibecoded
• Contributing, Code of conduct, Security policy

How it works

• Architecture overview
• Recovery health model: likelihood, confidence, reasons
• Deep scan and file carving
• Lost-partition recovery
• Image containers, hash verification and reports
• Desktop architecture

Filesystem engines

• NTFS reader and undelete
• FAT12/16/32 and exFAT
• ext2/3/4 with journal-assisted recovery

Releases

• Windows portable release requirement
• Release process: how a version is built, tagged and published
• Code signing and SmartScreen: why the warning appears, what removes it, how the workflow signs

Secure erase

• M12 plan and status: the write-capable crate, methods and what they guarantee, safety rules, verification, certificate; M12.1 to M12.4 delivered (devices and partitions; free space, slack and post-erase scans; files and folders; the drive's own sanitize commands)
• User guides: desktop, command line

Testing

• Undelete corpora: the generated fixtures and what each scenario asserts
• Real-hardware test procedure

Decisions

• Architectural decision records