Data Rescue Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Data Rescue for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is TestDisk, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Data Rescue and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Data Rescue are PhotoRec, Disk Drill, R-Studio and Autopsy Forensic Browser.

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  1. TestDisk icon
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    Recovers lost partitions, repairs non-booting or damaged disks, restores deleted partition tables, supports FAT, NTFS, ext, and exFAT file systems, operates via command-line, converts dynamic disks to basic, runs cross-platform without installation.

    145 TestDisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  2. Disk Drill icon
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    Retrieve deleted files with advanced scanning on various drives and file types. The free trial recovers up to 500MB, with Recovery Vault for protection and disk backup in case of failure.

    159 Disk Drill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. R-Studio icon
     69 likes

    Features cutting-edge recovery for FAT, NTFS, HFS, and EXT systems; works on local and network disks even if damaged, with flexible recovery settings for total control.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Autopsy® is a digital forensics platform and graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit® and other digital forensics tools. It can be used by law enforcement, military, and corporate examiners to investigate what happened on a computer.

    101 Autopsy Forensic Browser alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. DriveDx icon
     23 likes

    Advanced tool delivering real-time HDD and SSD health diagnostics, S.M.A.R.T. and failure indicator analysis, pre-failure alerts, temperature tracking, performance and health ratings, automatic health reports by email, history-based insights, and user-friendly interface.

    41 DriveDx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Recover lost data on Mac, from documents to videos, even if deleted from Trash. Supports APFS, NTFS drives for Macs including M1 & T2 chips, with ability to create recovery USB.

    137 Stellar Data Recovery for Mac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Data recovery tool with 96% success rate, restoring files from accidental deletions, system crashes, formatted disks, and more on Windows. It supports hard drives, SSDs, USBs, mobile devices, and memory cards, and handles all major data loss scenarios efficiently.

    125 Wondershare Recoverit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Recovers deleted, formatted, or corrupted files from hard drives, USB drives, SD cards, memory cards, or RAID arrays on Windows systems, offering deep and quick scan, file preview, selective restore, multiple file system support, and a user-friendly interface.

    142 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. PhoneRescue icon
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    PhoneRescue offers recovery of 31 iOS and Android data types with top success rates. It supports recovery from devices, iTunes, iCloud, handles encrypted backups, and fixes device issues. Effortlessly remove Android lock screens without data loss.

    149 PhoneRescue alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. DMDE icon
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    DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery (DMDE) is a disk editor which can help you to understand NTFS. Its capable to view your hard disk sector wise, on MFT level, to disect mft attributes and to edit bytes on your hard disk.

    99 DMDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Recovers deleted, formatted, or unsaved files from internal and external storage on two operating systems, supports over 1000 file types, repairs unplayable videos and photos, restores data from unbootable devices, and offers backup image recovery.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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