Another option would be to use PhotoRec, which is free software, however I do not think that their software works with the Journaled Mac file system (but you may be in luck if you happen to want to recover data from a fat32 or NTFS partition/external drive). If the file is extremely important, and you still cannot recover it, you can send you.
About the App
- App name: testdisk
- App description: TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery utility
- App website: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
Install the App
- Press
Command+Space
and type Terminal and press enter/return key. - Run in Terminal app:
ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)' < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
and press enter/return key.
If the screen prompts you to enter a password, please enter your Mac's user password to continue. When you type the password, it won't be displayed on screen, but the system would accept it. So just type your password and press ENTER/RETURN key. Then wait for the command to finish. - Run:
brew install testdisk
Done! You can now use
testdisk
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Similar Software for Mac
1. Disk Drill Data Recovery for Mac
Disk Drill is one of the best data recovery software applications for Mac users. It is a full-featured and comprehensive data recovery tool that offers advanced features to raise the level of data protection on your computer and peripheral devices. Using this powerful tool, you can recover files on just about any type of external media including iOS and Android devices.
Disk Drill is aware of more than 300 different file types, making it the perfect choice for recovering your lost or deleted data. Photos, music files, videos, and important documents are just a few of the types of data that can be recovered with the app. You have the ability to preview the files that can be recovered before buying the full product.
The application uses a number of powerful scanning algorithms as it searches your disks for lost and damaged files. Quick scan will quickly locate files that can be recovered and the more time-intensive Deep scan can be used on any type of disk, even one with no file system. You can limit the scanning results by choosing the file types that you are interested in recovering before initiating the process.
Free version recovers up to 500 MB
An easy-to-use graphic interface makes this data recovery tool simple to use. You just select the drive you are interested in recovering, click the 'Recover' button, and Disk Drill will show you which files can be recovered.
Taking advantage of Disk Drill’s “Recovery Vault” and “Guaranteed Recovery” functions adds an extra level of data protection to your Mac machine. These features keep track of metadata regarding deleted files and can make recovering files deleted from the Trash bin a simple matter. Using Disk Drill in this proactive manner takes the guesswork out of recovering lost and deleted files.
Taking advantage of Disk Drill’s “Recovery Vault” and “Guaranteed Recovery” functions adds an extra level of data protection to your Mac machine. These features keep track of metadata regarding deleted files and can make recovering files deleted from the Trash bin a simple matter. Using Disk Drill in this proactive manner takes the guesswork out of recovering lost and deleted files.
Pros
- Intuitive user interface
- Great recovery rate for photos and documents
- Proactive data protection
- Extra free disk tools: disk cleanup, duplicate finder, disk health, etc.
- Free version to preview recoverable files and recover what was protected