Apple data recovery

[Crucial]

Is there any popular software like get data back for apple computers? I need to recover some files that were accidentally deleted from an apple computer. and I have limited knowledge of the file system and apples in general.

 

[pinktank]

I didnt have a mac for the last year and I'm no good with names although one great one was disk warrior although that was for MPR type recoveries or whole recoveries, kind of like a disk CPR, There was something for deleted files but I cannot remember

 

[timswim78]

I googled for OS X File Recovery and came up with several promising hits.

 

[sourceninja]

I'm hoping time machine will solve this problem with the new OS.

 

[TheStu]

Time Machine is a glorious invention thing on OS X. I know that it is nothing new in terms of what it does, but the ease of use, the automation of it, and the capabilities straight up scream 'Apple'.

You connect an external disk (no idea if it works if you have multiple disks in a MacPro ie, you have 2 internal HDDs, both 500GB, and use one to back up the other) and it asks you if you want to use it as a Time Machine drive. You can specify which folders get backed up, and how often.

Also, should your machine need to be reformatted, you can restore from a Time Machine backup. The files are saved to the hard drive in a non-proprietary way, so you can recover them from any machine that can read HFS+.

I am really looking forward to it since it will let me not have to worry about file backups again. "Just set it and Forget it" (C)

 

[Goosemaster]

try diskwarrior

if you haven't written too much to the disk (or out of luck to the sectors where the files were ) you mgiht have a chance

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: TheStu
Time Machine is a glorious invention thing on OS X. I know that it is nothing new in terms of what it does, but the ease of use, the automation of it, and the capabilities straight up scream 'Apple'.

You connect an external disk (no idea if it works if you have multiple disks in a MacPro ie, you have 2 internal HDDs, both 500GB, and use one to back up the other) and it asks you if you want to use it as a Time Machine drive. You can specify which folders get backed up, and how often.

Also, should your machine need to be reformatted, you can restore from a Time Machine backup. The files are saved to the hard drive in a non-proprietary way, so you can recover them from any machine that can read HFS+.

I am really looking forward to it since it will let me not have to worry about file backups again. "Just set it and Forget it" (C)

the key is the integration. with TM deletions are EXPECTED (not as with backups where total data loss is expected) and it as optimized as such....restoring by the seat of your pants (like a trashcan/recycle bin) on that level is gonna be tight.


edited: added backups where

 

[TheStu]

You are not wrong about the integration, especially considering that you can open up Time machine for individual apps in order to restore things like missing pictures, or files from Documents, or anything really. Instead of a massive, system wide reversion, or having to dig through your backups folder, you just Time Machine that app, and then flip back to when you had the file, reload it, and BOOM, you are back up and running

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: TheStu
You are not wrong about the integration, especially considering that you can open up Time machine for individual apps in order to restore things like missing pictures, or files from Documents, or anything really. Instead of a massive, system wide reversion, or having to dig through your backups folder, you just Time Machine that app, and then flip back to when you had the file, reload it, and BOOM, you are back up and running

that's the killer app part of it..basically...even I, who backup the hell out of everything would love it

 

[rasczak]

anything out there that might be free? for MAC OS X 10.3.9. I lost some photos and i can't find them anywhere.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

What if the hard drive is clicking and now doesn't work? Is there anything that can be used to make it work and recover the files from a directory corruption? Maybe two programs, one to make it work again, another to fix the directory corruption?