Can I Recover Mac Apps (.app) and Program Files?

Yes, Disk Drill can recover Mac application files with the .app extension. However, a .app is not a single file—it is a package, or folder, that contains many files needed for the app to work.

Because of this, we usually recommend reinstalling the app from the official developer’s website or the Mac App Store instead of trying to recover it. Recovery may work if the app was deleted recently, but the restored app may be incomplete or unstable if some package contents were overwritten.