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Ease of Use<\/h2>\n

Disk Drill is easy to navigate and provides a quick and relatively painless way to retrieve your lost data. Upon landing on the homepage, users are greeted by the download buttons for Mac only – Free Download<\/i> and Upgrade to Pro<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Not to sound picky but developers should tweak the homepage to introduce both Windows and Mac at the same time. Currently, the homepage is only an intro to Mac and you have to click a separate tab to get to the Windows page. And statistics estimate that there are more than 1 billion Windows-powered PCs in use in the world, roughly double Apple\u2019s Mac users. Just saying.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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After clicking on the free green download button on the homepage, the next step before submitting your email is to identify which version of Mac is affected – Disk Drill 3 for MacOS 10.8.5 – 10.13. Or for older versions of MacOS X 10.5 – 10.8.4. Don\u2019t forget – free means up to 500 MB of restored data, nothing more!<\/p>\n

The download process is the same for Windows. If you click on the Upgrade to Pro<\/i> button for both Mac and Windows, you will be introduced to 3 versions – Basic, Pro and Enterprise. Each has a detailed explanation on what is included and the pricing structure. The checkout page is super simple with 8 payment options available.<\/p>\n

Features<\/h2>\n

Disk Drill lays out data recovery features for Mac and Windows in a simple, straightforward manner. Scans can be paused, stopped or resumed anytime which is convenient should you need to step away for a few minutes or until the next day.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a handy chart comparing Mac and Windows recovery details:<\/p>\n

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What happens if you don\u2019t want Disk Drill\u2019s software any more? There is a handy Uninstall<\/i> button at the bottom of the homepage with easy uninstall instructions for both Mac and Windows.<\/p>\n

Disk Drill offers a quick tip sections for both Mac and Windows that guides the user to correctly choose the download for their specific loss scenario.<\/p>\n

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Lost data scenarios for Windows<\/p><\/div>\n

Multiple scan options are pretty standard in data recovery services. Obviously, it\u2019s best to recover lost data the sooner the better, especially on a Windows device. Even if Disk Drill wasn\u2019t installed on your device when the files were deleted, its software knows where to find them.<\/p>\n

The Quick Scan function can find accidentally deleted files in a snap. The file is still there but only the file name is removed. Once located, you then choose the ones you wish to recover.<\/p>\n

If your loss was a little less recent, the Deep Scan option does a thorough search of your entire drive to find and reconstruct the lost files and recognizes more than 350 file types.<\/p>\n

Bonus Features<\/h2>\n

Two other premium features to protect your data from future loss are Recovery Vault and Guaranteed Recovery. Recovery Vault saves the metadata (file names, location, etc.) of deleted files, but it doesn\u2019t save a copy of the file itself. Though it improves your chances of recovering a file, it doesn\u2019t guarantee it – the deleted files could be overwritten by new data and lost for good.<\/p>\n

Guaranteed Recovery actually saves a complete copy of the file, making it much more likely that the file can be successfully recovered. Its footprint is large, taking up a lot more hard drive space versus Recovery Vault which doesn\u2019t need a lot.<\/p>\n

Disk Drill is not only about data recovery. For Mac users only, it also offers additional tools to maintain your devices such as Mac cleanup, finding duplicates on your hard drive, backing up data, or monitor your disks’ health. Best of all, these are all freebies!<\/p>\n

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Additional free Mac tools<\/p><\/div>\n

Supported Platforms, Files and Devices<\/h2>\n

Disk Drill supports a wide variety of platforms, devices and files. Starting off with the desktop version of the software, Disk Drill is available on the latest versions of Windows and Mac, along with older versions (see below):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Windows<\/b><\/td>\nMac<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2714 \u00a0Windows 7<\/td>\n\u2714 \u00a0Mac OS 10.8.5 – 10.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2714 \u00a0Windows 8<\/td>\n\u2714 \u00a0Mac OS X 10.6.8 – 10.11.x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2714 \u00a0Windows 10<\/td>\n\u2714 \u00a0Mac OS X 10.5 – 10.6.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2714 \u00a0Windows XP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2714 \u00a0Windows Vista<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As mentioned in the Features section, the Deep Scan mode can really dig deep into the hard drive to find and extract hidden files. Be aware that not all the 200+ file formats can be reconstructed. If you are more tech-savvy than the normal home user, it might be worth your time to investigate the type (video, audio, image, document and archive) and file extensions you are missing.<\/p>\n

Below is just a small sample of the different file types you can recover in deep scan mode:<\/p>\n