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TestDisk for Mac

Command line utilities for data recovery.

Free
In English
Version 7.2
4.3
Based on 17 user rates

TestDisk overview

TestDisk download contains TWO programs - TestDisk and PhotoRec. They are used on the command line in the Terminal. As a result, these programs are designed for support personnel and experienced Mac users.

The TestDisk program is powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table).

It will also find accidentally deleted partitions (either Apple Partitions, the newer EFI partitions and Windows MBR Partitons) and provide the necessary information for you to restore them using the Apple pdisk command (for Apple Partitions) or the gpt command for (for EFI partitions)

PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from Hard Disks and CDRom and lost pictures (thus, its 'Photo Recovery' name) from digital camera memory. PhotoRec ignores the filesystem and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's filesystem has been severely damaged or re-formatted.

PhotoRec can recover data from various filesystems including FAT, NTFS and HFS+.

What’s new in version 7.2

Version 7.2:
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TestDisk for Mac

Free
In English
Version 7.2
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4.3

(23 Reviews of TestDisk)

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Aargl
Aargl
May 25 2019
7.1
5.0
May 25 2019
5.0
Version: 7.1
I had to use TestDisk a long time ago, I don't remember exactly what was my issue — I think it was a damaged partition — and TestDisk was my last resort and it worked! So, now, I always have it installed on my computers, should I ever need it again. :-)
albertop9
albertop9
Jun 23 2015
6.14
0.0
Jun 23 2015
0.0
Version: 6.14
TestDisk 7.0 has been out since May, guys.
verseau67
verseau67
Nov 14 2014
6.14
5.0
Nov 14 2014
5.0
Version: 6.14
I'v used the windows version and it saved my as..Ssss. I had updated the HD firmware, the partition was gone and this utility brought back my files. I've used the browsing mode so I had my important files back in 5 min. No need to scan 5 hours in my case. It's command line based but menu driven so it's quite easy actually. I'v used the beta version 7.
jwjb
jwjb
Nov 5 2014
6.14
3.0
Nov 5 2014
3.0
Version: 6.14
Cannot install on Mac OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks using MacUpdate Desktop. I have posted this question at TestDisk Board URL at: http://forum.cgsecurity.org/phpBB3 and will update this review when it is resolved.
staggerdog
staggerdog
Nov 16 2013
6.14
5.0
Nov 16 2013
5.0
Version: 6.14
can get you out of some sticky situations
manorales
manorales
Apr 21 2022
7.2
5.0
Apr 21 2022
5.0
Version: 7.2
Aargl
Aargl
May 25 2019
5.0
May 25 2019
5.0
Version: null
verseau67
verseau67
Nov 14 2014
5.0
Nov 14 2014
5.0
Version: null
jwjb
jwjb
Nov 5 2014
3.0
Nov 5 2014
3.0
Version: null
Teg-Bains
Teg-Bains
Mar 27 2014
5.0
Mar 27 2014
5.0
Version: null
staggerdog
staggerdog
Nov 16 2013
5.0
Nov 16 2013
5.0
Version: null
Tachy0n
Tachy0n
Oct 3 2013
1.0
Oct 3 2013
1.0
Version: null
Tschoepler
Tschoepler
Oct 2 2013
5.0
Oct 2 2013
5.0
Version: null
Jdargo940
Jdargo940
Sep 10 2012
3.5
Sep 10 2012
3.5
Version: null
Frieddylan
Frieddylan
Mar 7 2012
4.5
Mar 7 2012
4.5
Version: null
Simbasounds
Simbasounds
Mar 5 2012
5.0
Mar 5 2012
5.0
Version: null
Pedro-Fardilha
Pedro-Fardilha
Nov 29 2011
5.0
Nov 29 2011
5.0
Version: null
Zunga
Zunga
Aug 30 2011
5.0
Aug 30 2011
5.0
Version: null
freenick
freenick
Feb 8 2011
4.0
Feb 8 2011
4.0
Version: null
Jwtweak
Jwtweak
Jul 25 2009
5.0
Jul 25 2009
5.0
Version: null
Bcwinters
Bcwinters
May 30 2009
5.0
May 30 2009
5.0
Version: null
Tsehov
Tsehov
Jul 18 2008
5.0
Jul 18 2008
5.0
Version: null