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For more than 10 years we’ve been advancing Disk Drill’s data restoration technology throughout multiple platforms and devices. In 2022 we are presenting Disk Drill version 5 to the millions of our users around the globe!

Elegant

Redesigned All-New Cross-Platform UI

Meet the new cutting-edge smooth modular user interface. Simplified, flexible, and modern.

Redesigned All-New Cross-Platform UI
Works on the Newest macOS Ventura

As always, fully compatible and optimized for macOS Ventura, version 13.

Compatible with M2 Macs

Same reliable data recovery, familiar and new features on the newest Apple’s hardware.

Redesigned All-New Cross-Platform UI

Meet the new cutting-edge smooth modular user interface. Simplified, flexible, and modern.

Redesigned All-New Cross-Platform UI
Introducing Adaptive Dark Mode

Disk Drill syncs its UI mode with your OS; give your eyes some relief during those longer scans.

Multiple File Preview Enhancements

Adjustable thumbnails and various back-end enhancements when previewing recoverable files.

Knowledgeable

More Data Recovered from APFS & HFS

Improved detection of lost APFS partitions, new algorithms for relocated files, better HFS scans.

More Data Recovered from APFS & HFS
More Recovery Sources Supported

Recover from Windows and Linux software RAID arrays and Virtual Hard Drives (VHD & VHDX).

More Recovery Sources Supported
Undelete from Newer iOS & iPadOS Devices

Scan and recover from iPhones and iPads running iOS 16/16.1, iOS backups and iPadOS included.

Undelete from Newer iOS & iPadOS Devices
Restore Up to 30% More Data

An average scan now finds more recoverable data thanks to multiple new file formats in Deep Scan.

Restore Up to 30% More Data
More Recovery Sources Supported

Recover from Windows and Linux software RAID arrays and Virtual Hard Drives (VHD & VHDX).

More Recovery Sources Supported
NTFS Recovery Improvements

Disk Drill 5 refines recovery accuracy for lost NTFS partitions, better detects bad sectors.

NTFS Recovery Improvements

Advantageous

Deeper Deep Scans

An average scan now finds more recoverable data thanks to multiple new file formats in Deep Scan.

+30%

New and improved file signatures

Deeper Deep Scans
Predicts Recovery Outcomes

Find your lost data easier with the new recovery chances, file labeling, advanced filters, sorting, and preview options.

Predicts Recovery Outcomes
Scans Faster

Disk Drill 5’s scans are faster on damaged and slow drives.

8x faster

Faster scans for lost data

Disk Drill 5
Disk Drill 4
Improved Recovery Prediction

Disk Drill visualizes recoverable data condition in advance. The new release improves predictions in a lot of ways.

Predicts Recovery Outcomes

Well-Integrated

  • macOS
  • Windows
Act Now! Prevent the Next Data Loss

Avoid potential file damage or loss due to your storage device’s condition with multiple S.M.A.R.T. disk monitoring updates.

Act Now! Prevent the Next Data Loss
Cross-Platform Scanning Sessions

Start your data recovery in Disk Drill for Mac and continue or complete it on a Windows computer, or vice versa.

Cross-Platform Scanning Sessions
  • New • 26
  • Improved • 34
  • Fixed • 14

Nitty-Gritty

  • Cutting-edge smooth modular user interface
  • RAID recovery: undelete data from Windows and Linux software RAID arrays
  • VHD and VHDX support: mount, scan and recover data from your Virtual Hard Drives
  • New image formats can be reconstructed by Deep Scan
  • CRW, CPT, EXR, INSP, X3I, etc.
  • Deep Scan masters more video formats
  • VP6, R3D, and M1V
  • Google Pixel Motion Photos recovery
  • New professional file formats for Deep Scan
  • XD, MB, PTS, PTF, PTX, PTXP, MDP, PLD5, XMIND, RPH, GEO, VBS & SUD, VWX, SBK SHW, 3MF, STL, and GSM
  • New file generation rules
  • VSD, JNB, MAX, QPW, SDW & SDA, SDC, SXC, SXD, SXI, SXW, ODT, ODG, ODS, ODP, TTF
  • New ways to manage, filter, group and sort the found data
  • New recoverable file trees – “Lost data structures”
  • More informative scanning progress indicator
  • Search history for scan results
  • Scanning sessions are now cross-platform
  • S.M.A.R.T. module – keyboard navigation and clipboard integration
  • Upgraded recovery from EXT3 and EXT4 Linux file systems
  • File labeling for MOV, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, M4B, and BRAW
  • EXT4 recovery support for symbolic links
  • Recovery chances prediction for ZIP and RAR archives
  • ExFAT and FAT32 algorithms restore more deleted fragmented files
  • Faster reconstruction of multi-image JPG files (MP images)
  • Detection of Insta360 One X, TTF, M4A, M4B
  • Scanned disk names are now properly loaded from scanning sessions
  • Recovery Vault disk list visuals
  • Listing of newly saved scanning sessions
  • Ascending/descending file sorting state
  • S.M.A.R.T. disk monitoring status display
  • Full changelog
Disk Drill 5

Your Reliable Companion in Deleted Files Recovery

Find your lost data faster, recover more deleted files, backup smarter! Enjoy the new release of Disk Drill 5 by CleverFiles with a lot of new and improved features.

Available for macOS and Windows

Learn more…

If you purchased any prior version of Disk Drill before September 1st, 2022, you are eligible for a 50% upgrade discount when purchasing the latest version of the app. Please use this form to request a coupon code for a discount at checkout.

We are providing multiple older installers of Disk Drill that are compatible with earlier versions of macOS and Mac OS X You can download them here.

A single license can be used by 1 user on up to 3 devices simultaneously.