What Types of Drives or Disks Can I Recover Files From?

No matter what type of storage device you’ve lost data from, if you can normally connect it to your Mac and view the contents, Disk Drill can scan it. Even if you’re currently having trouble accessing your hard drive or external device, there’s a still a chance Disk Drill can rescue data from it. Here’s a sampling of the types of devices Disk Drill can recover files from:

• Mac internal hard drives
• External hard drives
• USB flash drives
• Digital cameras
• Digital camcorders
• MP3 players
• iPods (Nano, Mini, Shuffle or Classic)
• E-readers
• Memory cards: CompactFlash Cards, SD Cards (SDHC, SDXC, MicroSD), XD Cards, Sony Memory Sticks, MMC Cards and more

Recovery For All Major File Systems
Disk Drill’s recovery methods vary depending on the type of file system a particular volume has. File systems covered include:

• HFS
• HFS+
• FAT
• FAT32
• exFAT
• NTSF
• EXT3
• EXT4

Our Deep Scan method works on ANY file system — and even on volumes with a missing or corrupted file system. Learn more about our scanning methods in our Scanning FAQs article.