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The Premier Mac Data Recovery Software

Do you need to recover deleted files in Mac OS X, such as critical business documents, music, photos or videos? Have files or whole partitions gone missing from your Mac? Are you having trouble accessing an external USB drive or camera card? We can help. We make data recovery for Mac OS X easy.

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Also available for Windows

Recover All File Formats

Recover any file or folder or reconstruct 200+ file types with multiple recovery methods.
All Major Devices Supported

Connect your storage device & recover data in minutes. Disk Drill supports iOS and Android recovery as well.
No Expert Skills Needed

Download Disk Drill, a do-it-yourself data recovery app. Just one "Recover" button to get it all done.

Extra Free Disk Tools

Disk Drill is not only about Mac data recovery. It's also packed with useful disk tools for all data professionals and home users. The following extra tools are free and packed in Disk Drill right out-of-the-box. There’s no need to buy more apps to clean up your Macintosh, find duplicates on your hard drive, backup your data, or monitor your disks' health. Download free Disk Drill, and you are all covered.
Additional tools are free.

Free Disk Health
Free S.M.A.R.T. Disk Monitoring Stays Alert for Any Potential Disk Issues.
Free Mac Cleanup
Analyze Disk Space, Locate Unused Files and Space Hogs, Free Up Your Storage Effortlessly.
Free Duplicate Finder
Easily Find and Remove Duplicate Files in Multiple Locations on Your Drive.
Free Recovery Drive
Create Your own Bootable USB Drive for Free Mac OS X Data Recovery.
Free Data Protection
Protect Your Data with Recovery Vault or Guaranteed Recovery. Recover it for Free.
Free Data Backup
Create Byte-to-byte Disk & Partition Backups for Future Mac OS X Recovery.

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Latest release: Disk Drill 4.6, requires Mac OS X 10.11.6+.
Other versions available for older Macs.

Scan for Lost Data

Free Disk Drill can scan and recover data from virtually any storage device — including internal Macintosh hard drives, external hard drives, cameras, iPhones, iPads, iPods, Android devices, USB flash drives, Kindles, and memory cards.

In many cases, Disk Drill can read your device even if it is failing, unreadable, or has lost a partition. Combining several powerful scanning algorithms, Disk Drill provides a complete Mac data recovery solution.

How to recover deleted files on Mac

Disk Drill - Free Lost Recovery and Protection

Recover lost data on Mac

Disk Drill makes data recovery in Mac OS X super easy. With just one click of a button, it will run through all of its scanning functions and display a list of files that can be potentially recovered. You can even preview these files so that you can determine which ones can be successfully recovered.

If you have Disk Drill’s data protection features enabled, some methods of file recovery on your Mac are free! If not, a quick upgrade will enable you to recover deleted files and get back to work.

Mac hard drive data recovery tips and hints

Scan, Review and Recover - Simple Data Recovery for Mac

Simple Mac File Recovery

Disk Drill puts the emphasis on easy. You shouldn’t have to be a Macintosh expert to recover files. We have designed our app to ensure that you don’t have to spend hours figuring out a new software. And our online knowledge base provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for each Disk Drill feature.

On the other hand, if you’re a computer expert, there are plenty of ways for you to customize the recovery process. If it's possible, Disk Drill will recover deleted data for you.

How to recover deleted partitions on Mac OS X

Our Top-notch Data Recovery Software Ensures the Best Result

Disk Drill Supports Almost All Storage Devices

Restore Data on Any Internal or External Storage, iOS and Android

Hard drive or memory card went suddenly blank or is not recognized? You may have a lost partition issue. The data might still be there, but the "map" the Mac computer needs to find the data might be lost. Disk Drill enables you to restore the lost partition and get back your data, if it's still there. All mountable devices are supported. Various recovery methods are available based on the file system, even formatted drives are recoverable.

Laptops and Desktops
iPhone/iPad/iPod
Digital Cameras
Internal & External Hard Drives
USB Flash Drives
Android Devices (rooted)
Memory Cards
And more...

Learn more about Disk Drill's features

iOS Devices

Wrong swipe or tap? We can help you get your deleted data back on iPhone or iPad. Disk Drill recovers multiple file types from your iOS device, like call history, contacts, messages and more.

iOS data recovery
Android Devices

It can happen to anyone, especially on a mobile device: you can accidentally delete your photos, texts, documents. Don't panic. Disk Drill can recover your lost Android data.

Android data recovery

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How to Recover Deleted Partitions on Mac OS X

How to Recover Data from a Formatted Drive on Mac OS X

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Recover Lost Data from FAT, NTFS, HFS+, etc.

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Customers and reviewers say

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Wow - fantastic. Very easy to use, and found the deleted files I needed...
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