{"id":22,"date":"2013-04-18T21:04:54","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T21:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.cleverfiles.com\/?p=22"},"modified":"2025-05-01T11:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:35:00","slug":"system-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/help\/system-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Disk Drill System Requirements?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks for visiting our knowledge base to learn more about the system requirements for Disk Drill<\/a>. As you can see, the software needs regular updates to stay compatible with modern computers. We are doing our best to keep up with the pace of the IT world with our newest releases for Mac and Windows<\/a>. It’s a great idea to choose a lifetime license to ensure you always have access to the latest release, fully compatible with modern operating systems.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Disk Drill for Mac OS X \/ macOS<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nDisk Drill 6<\/th>\nDisk Drill 5<\/th>\nDisk Drill 4<\/th>\nDisk Drill 3<\/th>\nDisk Drill 2<\/th>\nDisk Drill 1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Release Date<\/td>\nMay 2025<\/td>\nOctober 2022<\/td>\nOctober 2020<\/td>\nAugust 2016<\/td>\nApril 2013<\/td>\nNovember 2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 26 “Tahoe”<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 15 “Sequoia”<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 14 “Sonoma”<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 13 “Ventura”<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 12 “Monterey”<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 11 “Big Sur”<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.15 “Catalina”<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span> (10.15.8)<\/td>\nYes<\/span> (10.15.8)<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.14 “Mojave”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.13 “High Sierra”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.12 “Sierra”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.11 “El Capitan”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span> (10.11.6+)<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.10 “Yosemite”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.9 “Mavericks”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.8 “Mountain Lion”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span> (10.8.5+)<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.7 “Lion”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.6 “Snow Leopard”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span> (10.6.8+)<\/td>\nYes<\/span> (10.6.7 max)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
macOS 10.5 “Leopard”<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>Disk Drill for Windows<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nDisk Drill 6<\/th>\nDisk Drill 5<\/th>\nDisk Drill 4<\/th>\nDisk Drill 2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Release Date<\/td>\nMay 2025<\/td>\nNovember 2022<\/td>\nAugust 2019<\/td>\nAugust 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 11<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span> (Up to 24H2)<\/td>\nYes<\/span> (Up to 21H2)<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 11 ARM<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 10<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span> (x64 only)<\/td>\nYes<\/span> (x64 only)<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 8.1<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 8<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 7 SP1<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span> (KB3033929)<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Vista<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows XP<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2025<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2022<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2016<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2012 R2<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2012<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span> (KB3033929)<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2008<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2003 R2<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2003<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Administrator privileges<\/td>\nRequired<\/td>\nRequired<\/td>\nRequired<\/td>\nRequired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minimum screen resolution<\/td>\n1280\u00d7720<\/td>\n1280\u00d7720<\/td>\n1280\u00d7720<\/td>\n1280\u00d7720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>Disk Drill 4 won’t install on Windows 7 \u2013 how can I fix this issue?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

If Disk Drill 4 for Windows fails to install on your Windows 7\/2008 R2 computer, make sure you have SP1<\/a> and hotfix #KB3033929 by Microsoft installed:<\/p>\n