Data Recovery for Mac

[The Stig]

Hey,

I'm looking for a FREE data recovery app for os x to recover data from a NTFS hard drive. The hard has lost it's volume and will not mount and I've tried some other programs and I can see the files but I can't get them off because every program I've tried isn't free and won't let me copy them off. I've tried looking for one but I can't seem to find a good one. I just want to copy off the files and then I'll wipe the drive and fix the parition.

Thanks,

The Stig

If you know of a free windows program let me know also and I'll figure something out.

 

[maflynn]

I just googled "ntfs data recovery freeware" (without the quotes) and found quite a lot of hits.

My suggestion is to start your analysis with google.

 

[The Stig]

I just googled "ntfs data recovery freeware" (without the quotes) and found quite a lot of hits.

My suggestion is to start your analysis with google.

That isn't very helpful.

I've tried looking for one but I can't seem to find a good one.

Has anybody used one before for OS X that worked well? The drive won't mount but the files are all still there.

Thanks,

The Stig

 

[miles01110]

There aren't any good free recovery tools, imo. If it's not worth paying for, it's not worth the trouble of trying to half-ass it with the various clownware out there.

 

[lucifiel]

pirisoft's recuva worked for me. it's a windows program.

 

[itickings]

Has anybody used one before for OS X that worked well? The drive won't mount but the files are all still there.

I've solved a very similar situation by using TestDisk. It is free and available for multiple platforms, OSX and Windows among others.

It is pretty hardcore though... Unless things've changed since I used it, one really needs to understand what it's doing to use it safely.