Recovering Data from Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11
Summary:
Have you accidentally deleted important files from OS X El Capitan 10.11? Perhaps, the USB drive that you trusted got erased accidentally while using Disk Utility?
Data loss on OS X El Capitan can occur in several ways. Don’t fret, as this blog helps you do data recovery on El Capitan with the help of Stellar Data Recovery Professional tool. Download it for free.
The 12th major OS X release from Apple, OS X El Capitan hit the markets on September 30th, 2015. In addition to the usual excitement that comes with an OS X launch, El Capitan has managed to grab quite a few eyeballs and create a nice buzz owing to under-the-hood performance improvements, updated apps, improved search, and more. While most Macs that can run OS X Mavericks or Yosemite can run El Capitan, some of its features won’t work on old machines.
But if you need that information, well, you should look elsewhere because this article is not focused on that. What we’re about to discuss here is a much more serious topic – how to recover data from Mac hard drive running El Capitan.
Data loss on Mac OS X El Capitan!
Data loss on the latest OS X version that’s equipped with state-of-the-art technology! Really? Well, sadly, yes! That’s because no matter how powerful the built-in security measures of a new OS are, data threats seem to find novel ways to hit you in the face when you least expect them too. So knowing how to retrieve data is vital.
But first, brief know-how of the scenarios wherein you could end up with data loss:
Scenario 1: While upgrading to OS X El Capitan, make sure you first backup your Mac. In the excitement of the new OS, if you skip the backup, you could trip head-on into a situation where you cannot see your files anymore. This happens with software upgrades many times due to inconsistencies or bugs that are still being investigated. So be absolutely sure to back up!
Scenario 2: Did you know you could unintentionally erase your entire hard drive? Yes, you can. Accidental deletion and hard drive formatting really happen. So each time you’re about to empty the trash or format a volume, triple-check what you’re really doing.
Scenario 3: Consider the power and data transfer interruptions deeply. If you don’t have a UPS to protect your Mac from an unexpected power surge, this is time to buy one! Sudden power surges and unexpected system terminations could cause some parts of the hard drive to damage permanently leading to data inaccessibility. Also, avoid any intervention when a read/write operation is underway on the Mac as it could cause data corruption.
Scenario 4: Unintentional downloading of suspicious applications is something that a Mac protects you from. However, some malware/viruses are specifically targeted for Macs so if your Mac says something is dangerous, listen to it!
Recovering data from Mac OS X El Capitan
If you do find yourself on the wrong side of data loss, take assurance in the fact that you’re not defeated just yet. Best Mac data recovery software like Stellar Data Recovery Professional can battle any level of data damage, corruption or loss to reclaim your precious files in almost no time. Be it documents, photos, music or videos, this software makes use of advanced techniques to scan your entire hard drive for recoverable files and lets you recover them with ease. It can work equally well on various OS X devices such as iMac, MacBook Pro, Air, Mac Mini, Mac Pro and can recover data lost from any APFS, HFS, HFS+, FAT, ExFAT and NTFS format based system. With advanced features like RAW recovery, Time Machine Backup drive recovery, Encrypted drive recovery and more, this software certainly is your best savior against data loss.
Here’s how you can use Mac Data Recovery program to recover data from OS X El Capitan:
Step 1: Download, install and launch the software.
Select the What Files you Want to Recover from the main interface and proceed further.
Step 2: Select the OS X El Capitan start-up drive to perform data recovery. Here, you have the option to switch to Deep Scan.
Scanning of the OS X El Capitan storage media begins…
Step 3: After scanning completes, all recoverable data is listed in the left-hand panel of the software window. You may preview individual items from this list.
Step 4: Register the Mac data recovery software. Then, select files to be recovered and click on “Recover” button to save the files at the desired location.
Conclusion
That’s it; see how simple recovering data from El Capitan is? So upgrade without fear. But make sure you backup before you do so. After all, precaution is better than cure!
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I was partitioning 1 TB of external hard drive into 2 partitions. But Disk Utility frozed to death and the process stopped. After, this my Mac shut down and when I restarted I found 250 Gb of partition was gone. How can I recover back my files from the external drive?
Hi Claude,
You have lost files on the partition due to an interruption that caused partitioning to stop in between. You need to get Stellar Mac Data Recovery Free Edition utility that will recover up to 1 GB of files for free. However, if your data is more than 1 GB in size then I will recommend you go for Pro version of the software. Here is how you can get 1 GB free edition – Free Recover Deleted Files from Mac Hard Drive
How many files I can recover using Stellar Data Recovery for Mac?
Once you buy the Stellar Data Recovery for Mac, you can easily recover data of any size from 1 KB to data in Terabytes. There is no such limit of data recovery.
Urgently need the Stellar Mac Data Recovery activation code so that I am able to recover the formatted USB hard drive.
Hi smith, please go to the registration page and you will receive the activation code of Stellar Mac data recovery though an email.
Hi, My mac won’t boot, it freezes on boot. Is it possible to recover files from recovery mode using Stellar? Thanks so much. I am running El Capitan.
Hi Philip,
For unbootable Macs, you need to get Stellar Mac Data Recovery software with Recovery CD. It will help you boot up the Mac and recover files from the hard drive.
Regards
Vishal
Will your recovery software allow me to recover Time Capsule?
Yes Dorothy, it supports Apple Time Capsule
Hi Vishal,
My clone copy of previous version of OS X was formatted few days back. I stopped using the hard drive and disconnected from my Mac. I am running Stellar and it is taking long time to scan the drive. I only want to recover PSD & HTML files from the hard drive. Can I make the software recover only these files. Thanks.
Hi Adam,
Yes sure you can tweak software settings to scan only documents and skip all other files including media & applications. This will help you cut down the scan time. To do so go to Software Preferences and uncheck all other file formats except Document Formats. Hope this helps.
For unknown reason I’ve lost email in my Mail inbox. Other mailboxes seem to be fine. Will your software recover deleted/lost emails. I’m running OS X 10.11.3 and Mail 9.2 (3112)
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mike
Thanks for making an inquiry.
Yes the software recovers deleted emails from Mac hard drive including Entourage emails, Entourage mail (ver 4), Apple Mail and Apple Mail (Sent and Draft). Please download the trial version of the Stellar Mac data recovery and start Deleted Recovery on your Macintosh HD. Once the scan is over you can preview all the recovered email files. Trial version allows preview of recovered files and to save the files registration of the software is mandatory. Let us know further.
Thanks!!!
Your software saved my bacon. Thanks.
Kudos
hi,
i accidentally removed files on my Mac (El Capitan 10.X) with “rm -rf”. I don’t mind to pay for the software but I want to make sure I can recover these files. Can you please let me know?
Hi Stanley,
There is only one way to make sure that software recovers your deleted rm-rf files and that is to run free scan of the software on your Mac OS X. Please visit this page to download the software and start a free scan. The software will provide you multiple options to recover files – Data recovery, Deleted File Recovery, RAW recovery are some of the striking features that will assist you. In you have any queries regarding the data recovery then let me know.
Rehards
Vishal
Looking for inexpensive or free Mac data recovery software for OS X El Capitan 10.10.2?
Hi Jesse,
Could you please elaborate your data recovery query so that I can provide you the best solution? To recover data from El Capitan you can download Stellar Mac data recovery software which offers plenty of Mac data recovery features. With this software you get options – Deleted File Recovery, Formatted Hard Drive Recovery, RAW Recovery, Time Machine and Encrypted Drive Recovery. This software is available in Free Download that lets you evaluate all recoverable files. This is surely your best choice for data recovery on El Capitan.
Thanks.