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Disk Drill for Mac OS X / macOS
| Disk Drill 6 | Disk Drill 5 | Disk Drill 4 | Disk Drill 3 | Disk Drill 2 | Disk Drill 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release Date | May 2025 | October 2022 | October 2020 | August 2016 | April 2013 | November 2010 |
| macOS 15 “Sequoia” | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| macOS 14 “Sonoma” | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| macOS 13 “Ventura” | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| macOS 12 “Monterey” | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| macOS 11 “Big Sur” | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| macOS 10.15 “Catalina” | Yes (10.15.7) | Yes (10.15.7) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| macOS 10.14 “Mojave” | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| macOS 10.13 “High Sierra” | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| macOS 10.12 “Sierra” | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| macOS 10.11 “El Capitan” | No | No | Yes (10.11.6+) | Yes | Yes | No |
| macOS 10.10 “Yosemite” | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| macOS 10.9 “Mavericks” | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| macOS 10.8 “Mountain Lion” | No | No | No | Yes (10.8.5+) | Yes | No |
| macOS 10.7 “Lion” | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| macOS 10.6 “Snow Leopard” | No | No | No | No | Yes (10.6.8+) | Yes (10.6.7 max) |
| macOS 10.5 “Leopard” | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Disk Drill for Windows
| Disk Drill 6 | Disk Drill 5 | Disk Drill 4 | Disk Drill 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release Date | May 2025 | November 2022 | August 2019 | August 2016 |
| Windows 11 | Yes (x64 only) | Yes (x64 only) | Yes (Up to 21H2) | No |
| Windows 10 | Yes (x64 only) | Yes (x64 only) | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 8.1 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 8 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 7 SP1 | No | No | Yes (KB3033929) | Yes |
| Windows Vista | No | No | No | Yes |
| Windows XP | No | No | No | Yes |
| Windows Server 2025 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Windows Server 2022 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Windows Server 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2012 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 | No | No | Yes (KB3033929) | Yes |
| Windows Server 2008 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Windows Server 2003 R2 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Windows Server 2003 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Administrator privileges | Required | Required | Required | Required |
| Minimum screen resolution | 1280×720 | 1280×720 | 1280×720 | 1280×720 |
Disk Drill 4 won’t install on Windows 7 – how can I fix this issue?
If Disk Drill 4 for Windows fails to install on your Windows 7/2008 R2 computer, make sure you have SP1 and hotfix #KB3033929 by Microsoft installed:
- Windows 7 SP1 – 32-bit (x86);
- Windows 7 SP1 – 64-bit (x64);
- Windows 2008 R2 – 64-bit (x64).
Windows 7 officially reached its end of life in January 2020. Microsoft is no longer supporting it. We won’t be able to provide any advice in such cases either. We strongly encourage you to always run the best and latest releases of Disk Drill and any related software.