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Disk recovery tool

transphasic

transphasic

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Apr 6, 2012
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Hi all. Deleted some files off of an external drive and formatted it, then realized I needed some of the files.

Does anyone have a software app file recovery tool that is not filled with malware/spyware that won't pirate my hard drive, etc.? As in a legit and reliable tool to scan the drive and possibly recover the files?

I am fearful of downloading an app/recovery tool from a vendor I don't know, that could be loaded with spyware or some other cr-p. I did a basic google search and there are some for the mac, but from developers I never heard of, and recommended by websites I never heard of.

Maybe the mac os X has built in tools I could use...?

Thanks for any thoughts.
 
transphasic said:
That seems to be solely for partition repair/recovery, not individual files. The app they offer for file recovery (Photoreceptors) does not seem to have a download link anywhere.
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Just tried photorec, it requires some linux capabilities which are sadly, beyond me.
 
transphasic said:
Maybe the mac os X has built in tools I could use...?
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Time Machine. But you probably have not been using it, so:

Try DiskDrill. Free to discover if there is anything worth recovering. Pay for it to do recovery.

Alternatively go to a data recovery specialist. Expensive, but maybe your lost data is that valuable.
 
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