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New

The ability to recover data from devices with the T2 encryption chip

An increased number of supported file signatures

Newly supported video and raw photo file formats include

Unique scanning methods & updated recovery algorithms: updated recovery algorithms for FAT32, NTFS, HFS+, and APFS file systems

Support for Time Machine recovery

Data recovery from the latest version of iOS and Android, including iOS 14

Data Shredder and Free Space erasure

A redesigned user interface and dark mode compatibility

Data protection with updated Recovery Vault and Guaranteed Recovery

Improvements to the S.M.A.R.T. disk monitoring

New
Better navigation with the updated right-click menu in the disk list
Support for disk health monitoring on Intel RST NVMe RAID drives
Extended parameters for disk health reports - TRIM, Volatile Write Cache report for NVMe SSD drives, and 4K Sector
Several disk health parameters added to S.M.A.R.T. tab for SSD drives - total host reads, total host writes, overall health and life timespan estimates
Real-time drive temperature monitoring in the S.M.A.R.T. tab

Improvements
Continuous NTFS scanning and recovery improvements
Data detection accuracy when recovering from FAT32 partitions
S.M.A.R.T.-based disk monitoring for Kingston, WD, SanDisk, Transcend, Seagate, and other manufacturers
INDD and ICO file format reconstruction in Deep Scan
Scan and recovery resuming
More than 25% smaller installer
Detection and loading of a dependent Dokan library, required for disk virtualization and scan results mounting
Timestamp detection and replication for deleted files during Deep Scan
Rrecovery and labeling of HEIC/HEIF image format generated by mobile Samsung devices
Auto-saving recovery sessions when scanning drives with little data
Indication of paused scans in the taskbar (yellow icon background)
Visual feedback when searching and filtering recoverable items
Hints and labels when selecting the recovery destination
Overall app responsiveness and usability, e.g. ESC key closing the preview window
Recovery won't start if source drives disconnect while selecting the destination recovery folder
Selection consistency in scan results
Indication and control locking when loading saved sessions
Preview panel no longer lags and shows more consistently
File selection in saved/loaded scan sessions

Fixes
Some sporadic crashes in JPG and TIFF detection engine
Disk Drill returns read/write status to drives accidentally disconnected while scanning after the scan is over
A bunch of known S.M.A.R.T. issues
Select/Deselect options behavior in scan results
Proper disabling of "Recover" option for disconnected drives
Random crash on byte-to-byte backup creation completion
Random crash on right-click in disk list
Occasional crashes on quick HFS+ scans and preview
Occasional crashes while deep-scanning for JPG and TIFF files
Random crash on Disk Drill start and disk enumeration
"Recover" and "Recover All" buttons could stay deactivated when certain storage devices were reconnected
App crash when entering empty categories in scan results
Crash on missing default programs for TXT and LOG files in the end-user's systems