{"id":25,"date":"2013-04-24T19:44:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T19:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.cleverfiles.com\/?p=25"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:32:56","slug":"types-of-drives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/help\/types-of-drives\/","title":{"rendered":"What Types of Drives or Disks Can I Recover Files From?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your operating system can see the device as a block storage device (locally or via Disk Drill\u2019s NAS connector), Disk Drill can usually scan it. Below is a practical, vendor\u2011verified breakdown with the right caveats so you know what\u2019s actually supported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-relative post-download\">\r\n<i class=\"box-60x36 icons icon-winmac-xs  \"><\/i>\r\nDownload Disk Drill data recovery app\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-xs-block pull-right\" href=\"\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/dl.html\">Download now<\/a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div><p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"quick_review_supported_device_classes\"><\/span><b>Quick Review. Supported Device Classes<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Internal &#038; external HDDs\/SSDs<\/b> (IDE, SAS, SCSI, SATA, NVMe, USB, Thunderbolt) on macOS &#038; Windows. File systems include FAT16\/32, exFAT, NTFS\/NTFS5, ReFS, HFS\/HFS+, APFS, EXT2\/3\/4, BTRFS, and RAW devices.\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\" role=\"alert\">\n&#x1f4cc; <b>Tip<\/b>: If you\u2019re comparing hard drive reliability or HDD failure rates, Backblaze\u2019s regularly updated Hard Drive Stats report shares real-world data from a large production fleet\u2014broken down by model, capacity, and year. Read it here:<br \/>\n&#x27a1;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/b2\/hard-drive-test-data.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/b2\/hard-drive-test-data.html<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>USB flash drives<\/b> and other removable media.<\/li>\n<li><b>Memory cards<\/b> (SD\/SDHC\/SDXC, microSD, CF, etc.), including pro camera cards; Disk Drill 6 adds an <a href=\"\/help\/advanced-camera-recovery-in-disk-drill.html\">Advanced Camera Recovery module<\/a> for fragmented video.<\/li>\n<li><b>Mobile devices<\/b>:\n<ul>\n<li><b>iPhone\/iPad (iOS\/iPadOS)<\/b>: recovery on macOS and Windows (extracts from the device and backups).<\/li>\n<li><b>Android<\/b>: best results when <a href=\"\/help\/root-android-data-recovery\/\">rooted<\/a> (internal storage) or from the device\u2019s SD card (macOS only). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>RAID arrays<\/b> (Linux software RAID, Windows RAID &#038; Storage Spaces, macOS software RAID, Fusion Drive) with <a href=\"\/help\/raid-recovery\/\">automatic virtual reconstruction<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>NAS appliances<\/b> over the network via SSH (Disk Drill\u2019s <a href=\"\/help\/nas-data-recovery\/\">NAS &#038; Linux via SSH section<\/a>) \u2014 supports EXT2\/3\/4 and BTRFS now; XFS is planned.<\/li>\n<li><b>Virtual disks &#038; disk images<\/b>: scan VMDK directly; scan DSK, BIN, DAT, RAW, DD; DMG\/IMG\/ISO; VHD\/VHDX by <a href=\"\/help\/dmg-iso-disk-image.html\">mounting<\/a> in the Disk Drill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px;\" class=\"easy-table easy-table-default\" border=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Device \/ Storage<\/th>\n<th>Disk Drill for macOS <\/th>\n<th>Disk Drill for Windows<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Internal HDD\/SSD (SATA\/NVMe etc.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>FAT\/exFAT\/NTFS\/ReFS, HFS\/HFS+, APFS, EXT2\/3\/4, BTRFS, RAW.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>External USB\/Thunderbolt HDD\/SSD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Same file\u2011system list; watch out for TRIM on SSDs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>USB flash drives<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Standard removable media.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SD \/ microSD \/ CF cards<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Advanced Camera Recovery helps with fragmented video.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>iPhone \/ iPad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>in beta<\/td>\n<td>iOS\/iPadOS recovery on Mac, in beta phase in Windows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Android phones<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Root required for internal memory; SD cards scan normally.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAID (software arrays)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><br \/>\n(+ Fusion)<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Automatic reconstruction of Linux\/BTRFS, Windows &amp; Storage Spaces, macOS software RAID &amp; Fusion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NAS (over network)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Connect via NAS &amp; Linux via SSH; EXT*\/BTRFS now; XFS planned.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Disk images (DMG\/IMG\/ISO\/DD\/RAW\/DSK\/BIN\/DAT etc.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Direct scanning supported; workflows vary by build.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Virtual disks (VMDK, VHD\/VHDX)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Scan VMDK\/VHD\/VHDX by mounting first.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_internal_external_hddsssds\"><\/span><b>1) Internal &#038; External HDDs\/SSDs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Disk Drill can scan internal system disks, external USB\/Thunderbolt drives, and removable SSDs\/HDDs attached to Windows or macOS. Supported file systems include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Microsoft<\/b>: FAT16\/32, exFAT, NTFS\/NTFS5, ReFS<\/li>\n<li><b>Apple<\/b>: HFS\/HFS+, APFS<\/li>\n<li><b>Linux<\/b>: EXT2\/3\/4, BTRFS<\/li>\n<li><b>RAW<\/b> (no recognized FS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to file\u2011system\u2013aware recovery, Disk Drill can scan a drive by <a href=\"\/help\/file-types\/\">file signatures<\/a>\u2014it looks for known byte patterns (magic numbers, headers\/footers, and container structures) across the device to carve files even when partitions or metadata are missing or corrupted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">\n&#x26a0;&#xfe0f; <b>SSD + TRIM reality<\/b>: If <a href=\"\/help\/can-i-recover-data-if-trim-is-enabled-on-my-ssd-drive\/\">TRIM<\/a> has already cleaned the freed blocks, truly deleted data may be unrecoverable by any software. Disk Drill\u2019s docs call this out and recommend using its <a href=\"\/help\/protect-data-disk-drill\/\">data\u2011protection features<\/a> (where enabled) and backups.\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_usb_flash_drives_other_removable_flash_media\"><\/span><b>2) USB Flash Drives &#038; Other Removable Flash Media<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>USB thumb drives and similar removable flash storage are supported like any other volume (same file\u2011system list as above).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_memory_cards_sd_microsd_sdhcsdxc_cfxqdcfexpress\"><\/span><b>3) Memory Cards: SD, microSD, SDHC\/SDXC, CF\/XQD\/CFexpress<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Disk Drill supports all common camera and mobile card formats, and in Disk Drill 6 the <a href=\"\/help\/advanced-camera-recovery-in-disk-drill.html\">Advanced Camera Recovery<\/a> module significantly improves outcomes for fragmented video (a common pro\u2011video failure mode).<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\" role=\"alert\">\n&#x1f4a1; <b>PRO-Tip<\/b>: If the camera or drone is unstable, image the card first (<a href=\"\/help\/dmg-iso-backup.html\">byte\u2011to\u2011byte<\/a>) and scan the image.\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_mobile_devices_iosipados_android\"><\/span><b>4) Mobile Devices (iOS\/iPadOS &#038; Android)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>iPhone\/iPad (macOS + Windows)<\/b>: Disk Drill for Mac can recover content from <a href=\"\/iphone-data-recovery.html\">iOS\/iPadOS devices<\/a> and their backups (photos, videos, contacts, messages, chats, etc.).<\/li>\n<li><b>Android (macOS only)<\/b>: Modern Android storage usually requires root to access internal memory at block level. Disk Drill (Mac) can <a href=\"\/android-data-recovery.html\">scan rooted internal storage<\/a> and SD cards attached to the device or a reader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_raid_arrays_workstations_servers_nas_member_disks\"><\/span><b>5) RAID Arrays (Workstations, Servers, &#038; NAS Member Disks)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Disk Drill provides automatic <a href=\"\/raid-recovery.html\">RAID reconstruction<\/a> for common setups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Linux mdraid &#038; BTRFS RAID<\/b>: 0\/1\/5\/6\/10, JBOD, plus BTRFS (single, 0\/1\/5\/6\/10)<\/li>\n<li><b>Windows<\/b>: RAID 0\/1\/5\/JBOD and Storage Spaces (simple, two\u2011way\/three\u2011way mirror, parity, dual parity)<\/li>\n<li><b>macOS<\/b>: software RAID 0\/1\/JBOD and <a href=\"\/help\/fusion-drive-disk-drill-mac.html\">Fusion Drive<\/a> (HFS+ CoreStorage and APFS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You connect the member disks to a PC\/Mac, Disk Drill virtually rebuilds the array, then you scan that virtual volume. Manual (hand\u2011entered) layouts are not yet supported, but are on the roadmap. <\/p>\n<p>For Fusion Drive and CoreStorage, Disk Drill for macOS can automatically assemble SSD+HDD pairs into a single scan target when both members are present.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_nas_appliances_over_the_network\"><\/span><b>6) NAS Appliances (Over the Network)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can <a href=\"\/help\/nas-data-recovery\/\">recover directly from many NAS devices<\/a> via SSH in Disk Drill\u2019s NAS &#038; Linux via SSH panel. The app can auto\u2011discover SSH\u2011enabled NAS units, connect, and present the RAID\/LVM volume as a scan target. Current deep\u2011scan FS support here includes EXT2\/3\/4 and BTRFS; XFS is explicitly noted as \u201ccoming soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_virtual_disks_disk_images\"><\/span><b>7) Virtual Disks &#038; Disk images<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Good options when a drive is unstable or you\u2019re working from a copy. Disk images you can scan directly in Disk Drill:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><kbd>.dmg<\/kbd> &#8211; Apple disk images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.raw<\/kbd> &#8211; Raw disk images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.dd<\/kbd> &#8211; Forensic DD images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.img<\/kbd> &#8211; Sector-by-sector disk images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.iso<\/kbd> &#8211; Uncompressed disk images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.dsk<\/kbd> &#8211; Byte-to-byte disk images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.bin<\/kbd> &#8211; Generic disk images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.dat<\/kbd> &#8211; Legacy binary disk images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.vmdk<\/kbd> &#8211; Virtual VMware disks<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.vhd<\/kbd> &#8211; Virtual Disk files<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.vhdx<\/kbd> &#8211; Virtual Disk files<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.s01<\/kbd> &#8211; Segmented forensic images (SMART\/EWF)<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.e01<\/kbd> &#8211; EnCase Expert Witness images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.l01<\/kbd> \/ <kbd>.101<\/kbd> &#8211; EnCase Logical Evidence images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.ex01<\/kbd> &#8211; EnCase Extended (EWF2) evidence images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.lx01<\/kbd> \/ <kbd>.ix01<\/kbd> &#8211; EnCase Extended Logical Evidence images<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.hdd<\/kbd> &#8211; Parallels virtual disks<\/li>\n<li><kbd>.sparsebundle<\/kbd> &#8211; Apple sparse bundle disk images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\" role=\"alert\">\n&#x1f4a1; <b>Best practice<\/b>: if a disk is failing, create a <a href=\"\/help\/dmg-iso-backup.html\">byte\u2011to\u2011byte image<\/a> first (sector\u2011by\u2011sector), then scan that image\u2014minimizing further wear. Disk Drill 6\u2019s backup module was updated with reliability and workflow improvements.\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_encrypted_volumes_filevault_apfs%e2%80%91encrypted_bitlocker\"><\/span><b>8) Encrypted Volumes (FileVault, APFS\u2011Encrypted, BitLocker)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>APFS\/HFS+ encryption (FileVault)<\/b>: Disk Drill detects encrypted APFS volumes and will prompt for the password or recovery key before scanning.<\/li>\n<li><b>BitLocker<\/b>: Disk Drill detects BitLocker\u2011protected volumes, requests the unlock key, and then scans the decrypted content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_disk_drill_cant_do_%e2%80%93_optical_discs_cddvdblu%e2%80%91ray_and_floppy_disks\"><\/span><b>What Disk Drill Can\u2019t Do &#8211; Optical Discs (CD\/DVD\/Blu\u2011ray) and Floppy Disks<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Optical media are not supported for \u201cundelete\u201d\/deep scans.<\/b><br \/>\nDisk Drill cannot recover deleted files from CD, DVD, or Blu\u2011ray discs. Once data is burned, optical media don\u2019t expose the kind of writable, block\u2011addressable space a data\u2011recovery tool needs to reconstruct deleted content. You can copy whatever sectors are still readable, but you can\u2019t \u201cundelete\u201d in the hard\u2011drive\/SSD sense. For damaged discs, your best bet is to make a sector\u2011by\u2011sector ISO (if possible) or consult tools\/labs that specialize in optical media.<\/p>\n<p><b>Floppy disks (3.5\u2033\/5.25\u2033).<\/b><br \/>\nDisk Drill does not support floppy disks and will not detect physical floppy drives (USB or internal). Direct scanning, deep scanning, or file\u2011system recovery from a floppy drive is not available.<\/p>\n<p><b>Practical workaround (optional):<\/b><br \/>\nIf you must attempt recovery from a floppy, create a sector\u2011by\u2011sector image of the disk using a third\u2011party imaging tool (e.g., an .img\/.dsk file). You can then point Disk Drill at that disk image and run a signature\u2011based scan. Results vary and original file names\/paths may be unavailable, but it\u2019s the safest path when a physical floppy isn\u2019t supported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your operating system can see the device as a block storage device (locally or via Disk Drill\u2019s NAS connector), Disk Drill can usually scan it. 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