Mac Drive Formatted or Files Gone From the Trash? Read This First
You emptied the Trash, reformatted a volume, or a Mac drive stopped mounting, and the files on it matter. Mac Data Recovery Software (sold as Recover Data for Mac) is built for that situation. It recovers data from HFS and HFS+ volumes. It runs on a Windows PC, so you don't need a working Mac.
Quick facts
- Version: 3.0
- Runs on: Windows 9X/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista, Windows 7, 8 and 8.1
- Recovers from: HFS and HFS+ volumes
- Price: $49 Home-User license; $129 Corporate; $199 Technical
- Demo: free, previews recoverable files but cannot save them
- Guarantee: 30-day money back
Key features
Get files back from deleted, formatted or resized Mac volumes
It covers files removed from the Trash, files deleted with the shift-delete command, and reformatted, resized, recreated or split partitions. It also covers lost drives and a reinstalled Mac operating system.
Recover from inaccessible, corrupted disks
It handles virus damage, bad sectors, partition table corruption, master directory block or volume header corruption, and catalog or extents overflow file corruption.
Read Apple, GUID and MBR partition layouts
It supports APM, GUID and MBR schemes with multiple partitions. It works with Mac OS X and OS 9 (Classic) volumes.
Find only what you need
A File Filter recovers files by extension, and Find searches the recovered list. Save Log lets you resume a recovery later. Long file names are supported.
Works with many kinds of media
Besides hard disks, it reads iPods, USB drives and memory cards. It supports IDE, EIDE, SCSI, SATA, ZIP and USB devices.
Who it's for
It suits anyone who lost data on a Mac-formatted disk and has a Windows PC available. You connect the Mac disk to the PC as a secondary disk and scan it there. It also suits technicians who handle other people's Mac drives, since the Technical license is aimed at them.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Works on a Windows PC, with no Mac needed
- Free demo shows what can be recovered before you pay
- Handles several partition schemes and corruption types
- Small download, about 1.7 MB
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Cons
- The demo can't save recovered files
- It recovers from logical data loss only. A drive that fails physically and isn't detected by BIOS is out of reach
- It is not a Mac application, so you must move the disk to a Windows machine
- You need separate media to save the recovered data
FAQs
Does it run on a Mac?
No. It is Windows-based software that reads Mac disks connected to a Windows PC.
Can I try it first?
Yes. The demo scans and lets you preview recovered files in a directory tree, but saving needs the paid version.
Which file systems does it read?
HFS and HFS+.
Can it fix a physically failed drive?
No. The drive must be physically functional and at least detected by BIOS. Controller failures are beyond software repair.
System requirements
- Windows 9X/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista, Windows 7, 8, 8.1
- Minimum 64 MB RAM (128 MB or more recommended)
- Additional media to save recovered data