Disk Utility offers four different types of disk erasure, each with an ascending level of security. A standard erase is the basic insecure method; this is called the fastest erase in Disk Utility. The next level is a zero-write, which writes zeroes over the entire hard drive. Mac OSX 10.9.x, and 10.10.x include a built in utility known as Disk Utility that can be used to partition and format a hard drive. To partition and format the drive with Disk Utility, follow these steps. 3 of the Best Disk Space Analyzers for Mac OS X Apr 29, 2016 - 25 Comments It’s often only a matter of time before Mac users wind up seeing the dreaded “startup disk almost full” warning message in Mac OS X, which often leads to a frantic dash around the Downloads folder as users trash unnecessary files to attempt to free up disk space. Disk Utility, which is built in to Mac OS X (just see your Hard Drive -> Applications -> Utilities folder), is technically capable of cloning a drive. While it copies file-by-file, rather than.
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When it comes to diagnosing and resolving problems with their computers, most Mac users rely on Disk Utility and the tools that come with Mac OS X. Disk Utility can resolve a number of problems—such as damaged hard drive directory structures and permissions problems with Mac OS X’s system files. However, Disk Utility doesn’t provide overly extensive hard drive repair and management options and it doesn’t provide any data-recovery features. Also, the tools found in Mac OS X’s Utilities folder don’t include extensive diagnostic tools. The limited capabilities of the tools that ship with Mac OS X can be augmented with a number of utilities offering advanced disk management, diagnostic, and repair capabilities. The five tools profiled here each have own particular strengths, but they all offer much greater chances of diagnosing, recovering from, and preventing major hardware, hard drive, or operating system problems.
Data Rescue II
Prosoft’s Data Rescue II is a tool that is designed to do one thing, data recovery, and designed to do it extremely well. Data Rescue II is for situations in which you need to recover critical data that has either been deleted or is stored on a damaged drive. It can work with drives that are failing because of corrupted directory structures (the most common hard drive problem) or because of physical problems with the drive.
Unlike hard drive repair tools, which work by attempting to repair or rebuild corrupted directory structures, Data Rescue doesn’t make any modifications to a drive. This enables it to have a greater chance of recovering data from a drive than the process of actually trying to repair the drive. Repairing a corrupted hard drive can often be successful, but if it fails, it can also result in further data loss. Data Rescue’s read-only approach means that it often has a better chance of recovering data than other tools.
Data Rescue ships on bootable CDs for both Power PC and Intel Macs, and it provides both an easy-to-use guided interface and an expert interface for advanced users. When attempting to recover data, it can sort available files by type, making locating and recovering specific items easier. It can be used to clone the contents of a damaged drive during recovery or to allow you to select only the files you need. The one requirement to be aware of is that Data Rescue II will require a second hard drive or partition to recover data to—this is required for its hands-off recovery approach.
If you are looking for a tool simply to recover data, there is no better tool than Data Rescue II. In fact, the ability to recover data and then simply reformat a problem drive using Disk Utility could provide consumers with a complete disk toolkit solution. The fact that it also offers you the ability to recover deleted files is icing on the cake, particularly for support professionals who often get asked to perform this type of miracle.
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It is the best data recovery & repair kit for technicians who need to recover lost, deleted, or inaccessible data from the internal storage drive of MacBook Pro, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, etc. as well as external storage device such as HDD, SSD, SD card, and USB flash drive.
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Stellar Data Recovery Technician for Mac offers three license keys that IT technicians can use for activating the tool on three Mac systems. This helps scale the software implementation as per the business requirement to recover more files from a variety of Mac storage devices.
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The DIY software is best suited for annual-maintenance-contract service provider, IT technicians, and corporate users. The software supports small businesses in garnering affordable data recovery software for Mac that can save them from accidental data loss disaster and business shutdown.
Full macOS Mojave and APFS Support
Stellar Data Recovery Technician for Mac is fully compatible with macOS Mojave. The software supports Apple’s new file system APFS. Other supported macOS & OSX are: High Sierra 10.13, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8 and 10.7.
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Software Specifications
Operating SystemmacOS Mojave 10.14, High Sierra 10.13, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8 & 10.7
Hard Disk50 MB of Free Space
Technician LicenseCan be used on '3' Systems Simultaneously
Language SupportedEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish
FAQ's
If the drive is listed in the Disk Utility application, the software can perform data recovery on a logically corrupt drive. However, the software does not recover from a physically damaged hard drive or SSD.
Stellar Data Recovery Technician can be activated on 3 systems.
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The license validity for the Technician version is 1 year.
The Box version is discontinued. However, IT personnel can install Stellar Data Recovery Technician on an external drive to recover a non-bootable macOS storage drive.
Please make sure that you have allowed Mac to show hidden files. Read this KB - Why the folders recovered by Stellar Mac data recovery are empty? How can I solve that?
You need to disable system integrity protection on macOS Mojave and High Sierra to list the start-up volume. Also, make sure that your volume is not physically damaged.
For Home Users, Stellar Data Recovery for Mac is available in Professional and Premium versions. Both versions installs on a single system. However, Stellar Data Recovery Technician for Mac is an excellent choice if you have more than one Mac system at your Home. You can compare the features of the Professional, Premium and Technician versions here.
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