![]() ![]() Byte-to-byte disk backups were quicker, as was mounting scan results as a disk image on the desktop, a handy feature that no longer requires the creaky old FUSE to be installed. ![]() (There’s no support for recovery from iCloud backups, but this feature is in the works.) More speed, supportĪlthough Disk Drill 3 won’t win awards for the iOS recovery speed, in almost every other regard, the software is faster than previous versions, and works harder at discovering files for recovery-up to 30 percent more, according to the developer. Although the actual recovery happens quickly, I’d recommend importing an existing iTunes backup to expedite the process. Instead, it’s tucked away in the user’s Library, temporarily consuming valuable space on your system drive. The resulting backup doesn’t appear alongside others created in iTunes. Judging from status updates, a lot of unnecessary time was spent scanning my entire iCloud Photo Library a better solution would be an option to skip this content entirely, since it’s already backed up in the cloud. My 128GB iPhone 6s Plus was about 80 percent full and took several hours to scan before recovery could take place. In the absence of an iTunes backup, Disk Drill 3 first creates one, a time-consuming process for those of us with larger capacity devices. There is some sleight of hand involved, however. Recovering from an iOS device is largely the same as any other volume-select the desired data and click Recover to copy it to your Mac. (Android devices are also supported when rooted or in USB mass storage mode.) It works the same: plug in the iOS device, click Recover, then select Camera Roll photos, videos, contacts, calendar, Voice Memo recordings, Notes, bookmarks, Messages chats, or call history data to resurrect. There’s also full support for macOS Sierra 10.12 (it works with OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 or later), including the ability to create a bootable USB recovery drive in a few clicks.ĭisk Drill 3 adds the ability to recover data from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, which is handy when an iOS update fails without a current backup available or an older device stops working because of water or other physical damage. Like previous versions, Disk Drill 3 offers data recovery as a free download, which includes a handful of tools for monitoring disk health, identifying and removing unwanted files, performing data backups, and more. There is no info on the pricing yet, but CleverFiles will supply free lifetime licenses to every users who actively provide feedback and bugs during the beta testing period.New in Disk Drill 3 is the ability to recover data from iOS devices, but it’s a time-consuming process without an existing iTunes backup. Conclusion #īeing a free and easy to use data protection and recovery software, Disk Drill is definitely worth you checking out. Remember, do not choose the same destination in the disk, it will overwrite the data. If you choose the Recover option, it will prompt you to choose a Save destination. Once the scan is finished, you can either click on the Preview button to view the file or the Recover button to restore the file. In general, if you can preview the file, the chance of restoring it is high. It all depends on how recent it was deleted and whether it has been overwritten. Like any other data recovery software, there is no guarantee that your data can be recovered. Pick the disk that you want to recover data from, perform a scan scan and recover the required data. Likewise, the Recovery feature is also easy to use. Click on the Advanced button to reveal the configuration options. More configuration options are available to specifically select/exclude the folders that you want to protect. When something’s deleted, the recovery vault remembers all the original properties of the deleted items and makes it possible to easily recover this data later on. ![]() What this protection feature does is to continuously monitor the device for data change. Select the drive (or partition) that you want to protect and at the bottom, click the shield icon to protect it. ![]() If you plug in a new USB drive (or external drive), it will show up in the list as well. When you click on the “Prevent data loss”, you can see all the available drives that you can protect. There are only two options: Protect and Recover. Once it is done, you will have a choice to view the tutorial slides or go direct to the main screen. Once installed, it will prompt you to install driver for Disk Drill. The current version is still in beta testing and is available for free download. ![]()
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