Common Situations Where You Need Mac Data Recovery

If any of the following matches your situation, you may need data recovery:

I deleted files
My drive won't mount
I formatted a disk
My Mac won't boot

These are the most common cases where users search for Mac data recovery solutions.

Tip: Recover your files before repairing or formatting the disk

How to Restore Lost/Deleted Files on Mac?

Using a Mac data recovery tool is the fastest and easiest solution. Here's how iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac lets you recover lost or deleted files in just three simple steps:

01
Scan your disk
02
Preview the recoverable files
03
Recover the selected files
Mac data recovery steps

Video Guide for File Recovery

Mac data retrieval by iBoysoft is easy to use to recover deleted or lost files for beginners and its professional functionalities satisfy experts from professional mac data recovery services.

The video contains the following key moments:

  • Device and macOS tested (00:13)
  • How we tested data recovery (1:31)
  • Download and install iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac (2:10)
  • Launch the software (3:03)
  • Start file recovery (3:53)
  • Recover data from Mac's startup disk (5:15)
  • Save/load session for later recovery (5:46)
  • Use deep scan (6:30)

Can data be recovered from an unmounted or corrupted drive?

Yes. In many cases, a drive that won't mount is still recoverable.

This is often caused by file system corruption, bad sectors, or partition errors - not complete hardware failure.

Data recovery software can scan the drive directly and retrieve files without mounting it.

Is free Mac data recovery software safe to use?

Yes, as long as you use trusted software.

A reliable tool should allow you to preview files before recovery and avoid modifying the original data during scanning.

This helps ensure your data remains intact throughout the recovery process.

What should you do before repairing or formatting a disk?

Always recover your important files first.

Repairing or formatting a disk can overwrite existing data and reduce the chances of recovery.

Using data recovery software before fixing the disk is the safest approach.

Supported Devices

Recover from a wide range of Mac-based storage devices: Macs, internal HDD/SSD, USB drives, SD/CF/memory cards, microcards, memory sticks, and digital cameras.

Mac

MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, Mac Pro, iMac, and iMac Pro (Including T2 chip, Apple silicon M1 & M2 Mac)

HDD / SSD

HP®, Samsung®, Seagate®, Toshiba®, WD®, LaCie®, Intel®, Adata® and more

USB Drive

SanDisk®, Samsung®, Kingston®, Corsair®, Patriot®, PNY®, Verbatim®, Silicon Power® and more

SD/CF/memory Card

SanDisk®, Transcend®, Toshiba®, Lexar®, Integral®, SP®, PNY®, Kingston® and more

Digital Camera

Samsung®, Casio®, Sony®, GoPro®, Canon®, Sigma®, Nikon®, Epson®, Panasonic® and more

RAID reconstruction is not supported by iBoysoft Data Recovery.

1000+ 1000+ File Formats Supported

Office Files

DOC, DOCX, RTF, WordML, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX

PPS, PDF, PDA, NUMBERS, ODS, ONE, PAGES, PS, Books and more

Photos/Pictures/Images

CRW, JPEG, JPG, PNG, PSD, RAW, RGB, CAD, CIFF

3DM, 3DMF, TIFF,CR2, CRW, DWF, DWG, VWX, WBC, WBD,and more

Videos/Movies/Vlog

AVI, FLA, FLV, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, WMV

AMV, ANM, ASF, ASX, AVS, F4V, HDMOV, MOI, MPV2, and more

Audios/Music/Songs

AAC, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, PCM, WAV, WMA

AC3, ACC, AFC, AIF, AIFC, AM, AT3, AU, CAF, CDA, IT, KAR and more

Emails/Archive/Others

MSG, PST, OST, EML, EMLX, MBOX

WAR, ZIP, EXE, DEB, GZ, JAR, ASPX, CGI, ELM, HTM, HTML, and more

Technical Specifications (Quick Reference)

Upgrade History

Operating Systems Supported:

macOS 26 Tahoe, 15 Sequoia, 14 Sonoma, 13 Ventura, 12 Monterey, 11 Big Sur, 10.15 Catalina, 10.14 Mojave, 10.13 High Sierra, 10.12 Sierra; OS X 10.11 El Capitan

File Systems Supported:

APFS, HFS, HFSX, HFS+, FAT32, exFAT

Architecture Supported:

Intel & Apple silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5)

Device Types Supported:

MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, Mac Studio

Minimum Install Size:

32MB minimum

Plans & Pricing

Free Edition

  • Recover 1GB data free
  • Recover data from (encrypted) APFS drive
  • Recover data from an unbootable Mac in macOS Recovery Mode

1-month License

  • Recover unlimited data
  • Recover data from encrypted APFS, APFS, HFS+, FAT32, exFAT drive
  • Recover data from an unbootable Mac in macOS Recovery Mode

US$ 89.95  (excl. VAT)

Free Trial

1-year License

  • Recover unlimited data
  • Recover data from encrypted APFS, APFS, HFS+, FAT32, exFAT drive
  • Recover data from an unbootable Mac in macOS Recovery Mode

US$ 99.95  (excl. VAT)

Free Trial

Lightweight Comparison

This page is built to help you recover Mac data with iBoysoft. If you're choosing among free Mac data recovery software (or the best Mac photo recovery software), focus on what matters most: Apple silicon/T2 support, unbootable Mac data recovery support, preview quality, and supported file systems.
iBoysoft highlights these decision criteria in one place so users can pick confidently.

iBoysoft Data
Recovery for Mac
PhotoRec
for Mac
Wondershare
Recoverit for Mac
Stellar Data
Recovery for Mac
Disk Drill
for Mac
Advanced File Scanning Algorithms
Support Apple T2 Security Chip
Support Apple Silicon M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 Mac
Support macOS 26 Tahoe
Data Recovery From Unbootable Macs
High Recovery Success Rate
Fast Scanning & Recovery Speed
Graphic User Interface
Free Preview Before Recovery
Secure and Private
Free Technical Support
Free Data Recovery 0MB Unlimited 100 MB 1 GB 0MB
Supported File Systems (encrypted) APFS, HFS+, FAT32, exFAT HFS+, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, ext2, ext3, ext4 (encrypted) APFS, (encrypted) HFS+, FAT32, exFAT, ext2, ext3, ext4 APFS, HFS+, FAT32, NTFS and ExFAT APFS, HFS+, FAT32, exFAT, ext3, ext4

Trusted by Users & Publications

Practices from Worldwide Users

Paul Lazear Aug. 08, 2019

Great data recovery app for Mac computers and even more impressive tech support! highly recommended.

Anonymous Jun. 27, 2019

Perfect - thanks for your support and patience. I will definitely recommend this best data recovery software Mac.

Sofia Nin Apr. 08, 2019

I am so happy that I found this software. It's also easy to navigate and user-friendly.

Jack Mar. 21, 2019

Asked a lot of friends, and finally found this software to help me find the data, so that my work and life can be restored to normal.

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Yes. Download iBoysoft Data Recovery, select the disk/partition that contained the missing files, scan it, preview results, and recover files to a different location.

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Yes, it's fully compatible with Apple silicon and T2 chip Macs.

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Yes. The Free Edition includes free recovery up to 1GB (see plan details).

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APFS, HFS, HFSX, HFS+, FAT32, and exFAT are supported.

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Yes. You can run the tool in macOS Recovery Mode to recover data from an unbootable Mac.

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Ready to recover your Mac files safely?

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