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How to Recover Any File Extension Deleted from Mac?

 Modified on: May 7, 2020 |    15891 views

This knowledgebase presents a software-based method to recover any file extension deleted from Mac storage drive. View the tutorial video to gain quick insight of a D-I-Y software.

Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac supports around 200 inbuilt file extensions, and brings an advanced ‘Add File Type’ feature to include unlisted/custom file extensions in the scope of the recovery engine. By using the Deep Scan feature of the software, one can direct the recovery engine to perform rigorous scanning of the selected drive employing file signatures that each file extensions correspond.

The software supports the following file formats category encompassing over 200 extensions:

1) Photo, Audio, & Video formats: In this multimedia file format segregation, the software’s recovery engine supports 110 extensions. The most familiar extensions include:

  • Photo: png, jpeg, gif, bmp, dng, raw
  • Audio: mp3, aac, wav
  • Video: mp4, avi, mov, mkv

2) Document formats: This file format group supports all MS Office extensions together with other 21 extensions. Some of the well-known extensions are:

  • Office: docx, doc, xlsx, xls, pptx, ppt
  • Document: pdf, html, psd, indd

3) Archive formats: For archive format category, the software supports 12 file extensions including the most common zip, rar, and 7z.

4) Application formats: This file format type supports 20 file extensions. Few important extensions include html, plist, mail, and emlx.

5) Text and other formats: This miscellaneous file format segregation supports 16 file extensions including rtf, jsp, aspx, and php. 

The far-reaching files extensions are sufficient for almost all data recovery needs, but if your required file type that does not match the inbuilt list, you can verify the same and add the file type as mentioned next. Watch the video for a quick demo to add new file types in Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac.

Now, you can scan the storage drive for the specific file type. In this manner, via Stellar Data Recovery Professional software, you can recover any file extension deleted from Mac running on macOS Catalina 10.15 or lower versions. The utility is compatible with APFS and other file systems such as HFS+, HFS, FAT (FAT16, FAT32), exFAT, and NTFS. Free download the tool to assess. Register to save the file and get an additional Drive Monitor module.

 

6 User Comments

After scanning my external hard, the raw data folder can be recovered to a location, but I can not open all the file with extensions as ARJ, FLC, QDF and RPM, est. What should I do to open all those files? Does this mean the hard drive has been recoveries?

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Cherry Zeng Ma

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Stellar Data Recovery

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Stellar Data Recovery.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

We would like to inform you that we have sent an email to you for the issue which you are facing.

Please reply to this email for further assistance.


Warm Regards,


Stellar Data Recovery

I have found the same issue as the person who commented above ... after scanning my ext HD, I cannot open the files with extensions FLC, PGM and DVM. In your response to the above user of Stellar, you wrote that you sent some information to their email to address this issue. Would you mind helping me with this as well?
Thank you!!!


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Heather

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Rajeev

Dear Heather,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

We suggest you to perform a Deep Scan and check whether preview of those files are available inside the application or not.

Please let us know the order number for the purchase.

For any further query, you may use the below link to connect with our expert:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery

Hi,

Im testing this software to recover files from my formatted drive, but I just get FLC files and are no able to open. I want to know if this really work before buying it.

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Edgar

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Kartik

Hi,

We would recommend you to perform "Selective Recovery" in software to get accurate results.

Please follow below process:

1- Launch the Stellar software

2- Click on "Setting" button.

3- Click on "Support file types" button.

4- A list of all the supported file formats is shown. Select the file types you want to recover.

5- After that select required file format on home page of software and start the scanning on hard drive.

Please submit ticket to our experts using below link to get further assistance:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,

Stellar Data Recovery

 

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Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac software is a DIY tool to recover critical documents, emails, photos and videos from any storage media based on macOS Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, and older versions.

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