Stellar Data Recovery 
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Free Mac Data Recovery
Hassle-free data recovery from Mac storage drive
- Recovers deleted documents, photos, videos without any charge
- Recovers up to 1 GB of data on Mac - No activation required
- Now compatible with macOS Big Sur
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Overall, Stellar Data Recovery is a great file retrieval tool with powerful advanced options for business. In its simplest form, it enables anyone to retrieve lost data from a computer or external storage device.
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Best Free Mac File
Recovery Software
Try this free data recovery software for Mac, recommended by leading technology media as one of the top-rated tools for recovering lost or deleted files from mac.
- Recovers deleted files from Mac or external hard drives
- Recovers data from unmounted drives & corrupted media
- Easiest tool to restore data from Mac, no expertise required
Recover All File Formats from Mac Systems for Free
The tool can get back all leading file types & formats associated with Mac.
- Recovers hundreds of file formats from Mac
- Restores Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Mail files, etc.
- Gets back deleted Word, PowerPoint, Excel files & more
Restore Data from All Mac Devices & Drives
Use the free Mac file recovery tool to retrieve data from various storage drives.
- Recovers from the devices running on macOS Big Sur till OS X El Capitan
- Recovers from Fusion drive, Time Machine device & more
- Retrieves from SSD, portable HDD, jump drives, etc.
More Awesome Features
Recover Files from Emptied Trash
The Mac trash recovery tool offers a free, DIY solution to restore the deleted files from Trash. The software can restore your files even if you had emptied the Trash. It can get back the files that were deleted using the Command-Shift-Delete or Command-Option-Shift-Delete options.
Recover Data from Mac USB Drive
The free data recovery tool for Mac can recover deleted data from USB-C portable SSD, flash media, external hard drive, SD card, etc. The software can recover lost data from any USB drive having APFS, HFS, HFS+, ex-FAT or NTFS file system and works equally well with high-capacity storage drives.
Recover Data from Formatted Partition
The software can scan formatted partitions on Mac Startup disk and removable storage media to determine the location of the lost data. It uses powerful deep scan technology to search the data using file signature, thereby maximizing the recovery of data from formatted partitions.
Preview the Files before Saving Them
The software displays a detailed Preview of all other recoverable data after scanning the storage media. It allows you to clearly see all the data that can be recovered from the Mac device or attached storage media before you decide to choose and save the files.
Do Even More with Paid Software
Recover Data from Crashed Mac
Professional, Premium and other advanced variants of this free Mac recovery software can also restore data from a crashed Mac system. These paid variants have the ability to create a bootable USB recovery media to boot the crashed Mac, access the storage drive and recover the data effortlessly. Learn more 
Retrieve Data from Lost Partition
Paid variants of the software can scan and locate lost or deleted partitions of Mac storage drives, thereby allowing recovery of data from such partitions. These advanced variants of the Mac data recovery tool can recover data from lost partitions of Startup disk, USB-C hard drive, portable drive, flash storage, etc.
Recover Data from Time Machine
Professional, Premium and Technician editions of the software can scan Time Machine backup and restore data. So, if you had deleted the data or lost it due to drive corruption or formatting, you can recover it by scanning the Time Machine backup. A benefit of using the software is that you can recover specific files.
Recover from Drive Having Bad Sectors
Professional & upper variants of the free Mac recovery tool offer disk imaging, allowing recovery of data through the disk image. This feature is helpful for recovering data from hard drives having bad sectors, as recovery from the disk image is faster and it avoids hard drive failure risks while performing data recovery.
Repair Corrupt Photos
Premium and Technician editions of the software can repair corrupt photos taken with DSLR, digital camera, drone, Android phone etc. These paid variants can easily repair distorted, grainy, blurry, pixelated, & greyed-out images, and restore the images to their original state.
Repair Corrupt Videos
Premium and Technician editions of the tool can also fix corrupt video files shot with all types of cameras such as DSLR, action camera, drone, CCTV camera, etc. These software can resolve choppiness, blurriness, and stuttering, etc. and work seamlessly with brands such as Canon®, Sony®, Go Pro®, etc.
Software Walkthrough
Quick Comparison
| Free | Standard | Professional | Premium | Technician | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recover Data | Upto 1GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Free Trial | Free Download | Free Download | Free Download | Free Download | Free Download |
| Price | 0 | $49.99 | $79.99 | $99.99 | $149 |
| Installations | Single System | Single System | Single System | Single System | 3 Systems |
| OS Required | macOS | macOS | macOS | macOS | macOS |
| Recovers deleted files | |||||
| Supports APFS, HFS+, FAT32, NTFS and ExFAT. | |||||
| Recovers data from lost volume | |||||
| Recovers from CD/DVD | |||||
| Create Recovery drive | |||||
| Create image/Load image | |||||
| Monitors Hard Drive Health (SMART) & HDD Cloning | |||||
| Repairs Corrupt or Distorted Videos | |||||
| Repairs Corrupt or Distorted Photos | |||||
| Repairs Multiple Videos or Photos simultaneously | |||||
| Price | 0 | $49.99 | $79.99 | $99.99 | $149 |
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Awards & Reviews
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Pocketnow
For Mac users, the best solution is Stellar Data Recovery for Mac.
XDA - Developers
We are pleasantly surprised with the effectiveness, usability, and security of Stellar Data Recovery.
Techradar
Our Stellar Data Recovery review: A fast, highly customizable file recovery tool.
MacWorld
Stellar Data Recovery Software can save photos, songs and other files on your Mac.
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Technical Specifications
About Product
Version
11.0.0.0
Release Date
August, 2021
License
Single User
Edition
Free, Standard, Professional, Premium, Technician
Language Supported
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese
System Requirements
Processor
Intel-compatible (x86, x64)
Operating System
macOS Big Sur 11, Catalina 10.15, Mojave 10.14, 10.13, 10.12 & 10.11
Memory
4 GB minimum (8 GB recommended)
Hard Disk
250 MB free space
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FAQ
Without the need for software activation, you can save a total of 1 GB of data. The maximum size of individual files recovered with the tool could be up to 100 MB. If your recoverable file is larger than the 100 MB file size, we recommend exploring our paid plans.
Following are the new updates in version 11 of Stellar's Mac data recovery software.
- Software now supports data recovery on APFS Encrypted Drive.
- The support for APFS File Vault (Encrypted) Recovery is added.
- The software supports APFS Fusion Drive (Inbuilt in iMac, Non-encrypted).
- The support for scanning, preview, and recovery for Large Sectors 4K/2K Drive of APFS, HFS+, FAT32, NTFS, and EXFAT is provided.
- Similarly, the software now supports Large Sector 4K/2K Drive for Can't find Volume and Create Image feature.
- Lastly, the software is now available in the Japanese language.
You can upgrade the free edition of the tool to Professional or Premium editions to recover more than 1 GB data. These paid editions of the software can recover unlimited files of any size.
Software "version upgrade" option is available only with Paid variants of Stellar Mac data recovery tool. So, in case if you're using the free edition and want to upgrade, you would need to first activate the free edition by purchasing the license key of Standard edition. Once you have the Standard edition, you can upgrade it to the Professional or other higher variants.
Yes, the free edition can recover data from macOS Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave and older OS X versions.Learn more
Yes, it is absolutely safe to use this software.
Free 24x5 Technical support is available with all Paid editions of Stellar Data Recovery software.
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