Active@ Hex Editor

Active@ Hex Editor is a utility made to help you edit a disk's raw sector data. The editor displays information in binary and text modes at the same time. You can use this view to analyze the contents of data storage structure elements such as hard disks and partitions.

Starting Active@ Hex Editor

To start Active@ Hex Editor:

  • Select a required drive in the Local System Devices list on the main View
  • From the Active@ Boot Disk shell click Hex Editor > Start App... After initializing, the Active@ Hex Editor workspace appears:

To open the main menu click F1

Hex Editor Main Menu

For Edit submenu:

Mark Beginning of Block Ctrl > B
Sets the beginning of selected block
Mark End of Block Ctrl > E
Sets the end of selected block and completes an actual selection:
Clear Block Ctrl > C
Use this to remove the selection
Fill Sectors
Fast filler of ALL storage sectors with predefined value
Templates Manager F8
Convenient tool to navigate by standard predefined offsets with possibility of editing "in-place":
Changes are marked in red:

For Go To submenu:

Sector Ctrl > G
Navigates to the sector specified
Offset Ctrl > E
Navigates to the absolute offset specified
Go to Begin of Block
Navigates to the beginning of the current (selected with Ctrl > B & Ctrl > E) block
Go to End of Block
Navigates to the end of the current (selected with Ctrl > B & Ctrl > E) block

For Find & Replace submenu:

Find Text F3
Used for searching texts (supports Unicode and case match)
Find Hex Values F4
Used for searching hexadecimal values (supports Unicode and case match)
Replace text Ctrl > R
Used for replacing texts (supports Unicode and case match)
Replace Hex Values
Used for searching hexadecimal values (supports Unicode and case match)

For Copy Sector submenu:

Normal Ctrl > N
Opens a dialog for copying selected block to a file specified:
Hex Values Ctrl > H
Opens a dialog for copying selected block (hexadecimal files) to a file specified
Editor Display Ctrl > D
Opens a dialog for copying WYSIWYG (Editor's View) block to a file specified
C Source
Opens a dialog for saving a block (as unsigned char data) to a C source file specified to use it for your software applications
Pascal Source
Opens a dialog for saving a block (as unsigned char data) to a Pascal source file specified to use it for your software applications

After making all necessary changes you will be asked to confirm the actual record. When pressing Yes your changes will be recorded to the media