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Stellar® Data Recovery Free v12

Free Mac Data Recovery Software

Accidentally deleted files on your Mac? Recover up to 1GB of data for free!

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Stellar Data Recovery Software

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Free File Recovery Software for Mac – 100% Secure & Easy!

Recovers All Major File Types and Formats

Restore your lost or deleted files such as photos, videos, music, emails, documents, or entire folders. A reliable software that supports recovery from all major file types and the latest macOS versions.

File Types and Formats

Support for All Mac Storage Devices

A powerful tool trusted by millions to recover deleted data from all Mac devices, and compatible storage media, including HDDs, SSDs, external drives, USBs, and SD cards.

All Mac Storage Devices

Why Stellar Free Mac Data Recovery

Recover up to 1GB FOR FREE!
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Restore from Formatted Volumes

Formatted Volume Recovery

Support for Apple M1, M2, M3, M4, & T2 Chips

Apple M1, M2, M3, M4, and T2 Chips
No-hassle DIY Software for Every User
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Customers Testimonials

Stellar saved my critical project files when my drive crashed. Highly recommended!
Jack Albert Director Video Production
Milwaukee, USA
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Incredible software! Recovered all my lost photos in minutes.
Sarah Thompson Photographer
New York, USA
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A lifesaver for my business data. Stellar is worth every penny!
Michael Chen IT Consultant
San Francisco, USA
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Safe Recovery from Encrypted Hard Drives

Safe Recovery from Encrypted Hard Drives

Securely recover your deleted files from encrypted hard drives without any hassle. The efficient tool supports recovery from APFS, APFS Encrypted, HFS+, NTFS, and ex-FAT, FAT (FAT16/FAT32) file systems.
Complete Solution for Data Loss Scenarios

Complete Solution for All Data Loss Scenarios

The accurate DIY tool helps recover lost or deleted files across different data loss scenarios including drive failure, accidental deletion, malware attack and volume failure.
Pause and Resume Scan Feature

Pause & Resume an Ongoing Scan

You can pause a scan and resume it later from the same point. Preview the scanned files before recovery and restore them at a desired location.
macOS Sequoia Compatibility

macOS Sequoia Ready!

The widely trusted data recovery software for Mac supports the latest macOS Sequoia 15, Sonoma 14, and earlier versions such as Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina (10.15), Mojave (10.14), High Sierra (10.13), Sierra (10.12), and El Capitan (10.11).

3 Simple Steps to Get Back your Valuable Data:

Select File Type
Scan Storage Drive
Preview and Recover Files

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Stellar Data Recovery for Mac

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Data Recovery

Data Recovery Limit

Up to 1GB

Recover Deleted Photos, Videos and Other Critical Files

Recovers from Any Storage Media - LaCie® USB-C HDD, SSD, Portable/External HDD, etc.

Recovers Deleted Files from Encrypted Hard Drive

Recovers Backup Files from Time Machine

Option to Pause & Resume an Ongoing Scan

Recovers Lost & Deleted Data from MacBook®, iMac®, Mac mini®, Mac Pro etc.

Recovers Fragmented MOV & MP4 Video Files

Recovers from Non-Booting macOS

Recovers Data from Lost Volumes

Disk Imaging for Safe & Faster Recovery

Monitors Hard Drive Health (SMART) & HDD Cloning

Repairs Corrupt or Distorted Photo & Videos

Virtual Machine Recovery (VMDK, VDI, VHD & VHDX File Types)

Support for Linux File Systems (EXT2, EXT3, EXT4)

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Technical Specifications

About Product
Version:

12.4.0.0

License:

Single User

Edition:

Free, Standard, Professional, Premium, Technician

Language:

English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese

Release Date:

April, 2025

System Requirements
Processor:

Intel compatible (x64-based processor)

Memory:

4 GB minimum (8 GB recommended)

Hard Disk:

250 MB free space

OS (64 Bit only):

macOS Sequoia 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10.15, 10.14, 10.13, & 10.12

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Quick answers to your questions

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.
You can upgrade the free edition of the tool to Standard or Professional editions to recover more than 1 GB data. These paid editions of the software can recover unlimited files of any size.
Yes, the free edition can recover data from macOS Sequoia, Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Catalina, Mojave and older OS X versions.Learn more red arrow
Yes, it is 100% safe and secure to use this software. The software has read-only access to your system and has no privileges to modify any data.
Free 24x5 Technical support is available with all Paid editions of Stellar Data Recovery software.

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