Disk Drill is not your regular app. It belongs to system utilities and requires elevated permissions to run properly and access your data, unlike some of the apps that you might be used to downloading from the App Store. It’s “slightly” more powerful, and thus needs some of your admin approvals to get started.<\/p>\n
This is especially true if you are planning to attempt data recovery on your system drive and other storage devices or locations protected by Apple’s SIP (System Integrity Protection<\/a>) layer. Granting Disk Drill access to the system and its disks is crucial to accomplish the data recovery process. The steps you will need to take to give Disk Drill the necessary permissions may differ depending on the macOS version you are running.<\/p>\n This article describes these steps, and guides you through the process of granting required disk permissions. Once the necessary steps are completed, you will be able to scan and start the actual recovery. Don’t worry, Disk Drill itself will guide you through with helpful hints and step-by-step instructions within the app. It takes just a couple of clicks and a few minutes of your time, maybe less.<\/p>\n To ensure proper scanning and data recovery on macOS Catalina (10.15) and newer, Disk Drill requires the following permissions:<\/p>\n Watch our official video tutorial below to guide you through this process:<\/p>\n<\/span>How to Enable Disk Drill's System Extension (Video Guide)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
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