After the release ofHigh Sierra 10.13, most users have upgraded their Mac. As is known to all, the default file system onmacOS Mojave 10.14/High Sierra 10.13 is different from all previous macOS and is named APFS file system. So when unfortunately we lose files on Mac, we are losing files on an APFS drive.
As APFS has not been released for long, many Mac data recovery software have not supported it yet. does DiskWarrior support APFS data recovery?
Does DiskWarrior support APFS data recovery on macOS Mojave/High Sierra?
The tool can repair standard Mac GUID partition tables when started from the DiskWarrior Recovery flash drive. New architecture Updated to use the newest OS X technologies while still supporting older PowerPC and Intel Macs that can no longer run the latest OS X. Oct 24, 2019 Mac mini introduced in mid 2010 or later iMac introduced in late 2009 or later Mac Pro introduced in mid 2010 or later. To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu. If your Mac isn't compatible with macOS Sierra, the installer will let you know. DiskWarrior is so advanced it can even recover your data from a failing drive. Just plug a new drive into your Mac and let DiskWarrior copy your good files from the failing hard drive to the new drive. Some bad blocks, bad sectors and media errors will not stop DiskWarrior. DiskWarrior now ships on a bootable flash drive instead of DVD. If you plan to rebuild the directory of your startup (built-in) disk, you need to start up from another disk capable of starting up in OS X 10.5.8 through 10.13, such as the DiskWarrior Recovery flash drive or your Mac's OS X Recovery (the Recovery HD).
The answer is NO. According Alsoft official declaration, although DiskWarrior 5.0 is compatible with macOS High Sierra 10.13, but Apple File System (APFS) disks are not recognized by DiskWarrior 5.0 and will not appear in the list of disks.
Dec 11, 2017 I have tried the following but failed as well, created a Mac OS High Sierra Recovery Disk, updated my DiskWarrior 5.0 to 5.1 (as DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.1) and wanted to repair rebuild/repair the SSD but to no use as DiskWarrior does not recognize Drives formatted in APFS, their solution is to wait for Disk Warrior Recovery Maker 1.2.
As DiskWarrior doesn't support APFS data recovery at all, we need to look for other Mac data recovery software to recover lost data from APFS drive,iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac is such a Mac data recovery software which can support APFS data recovery.
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iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac is a free & professional Mac data recovery software that canrecover deleted/lost data from APFS partition,
Aside from APFS data recovery, iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac can also recover lost data from HFS drive, HFS+ drive, FAT32 drive, exFAT drive, etc. recover lost data from formatted, unmountable, inaccessible, corrupted hard drive, external hard drive, USB flash drive, SD card and many other storage devices.
Tutorial to recover lost files from APFS drive with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac
Step 1: Download iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac and install it on Mac.
Step 2: Launch iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac.
Step 3: Select the APFS drive at which we have lost files, then click 'Next' to start scanning for lost files.
Step 4: Preview the files in listed scanning results, select files we need, and click 'Recover' to get them back.
Step 5: Go through the recovered files to ensure we have got all lost files back.
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Using DiskWarrior 5.2 while started (booted) from High Sierra, Mojave or Catalina.
What you need to know (Click here for the summary)
1) Apple File System (APFS) disks (typically a macOS 10.14 Mojave or 10.15 Catalina Startup Disk) are recognized but ARE NOT able to be rebuilt by DiskWarrior 5.2. Click here to learn how to identify an APFS disk.
2) Click here to join the Mailing List to be notified of progress regarding Apple File System (APFS) support and updates to DiskWarrior.
3) Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) disks can be rebuilt as before.
4) The Startup Disk of Macs are automatically converted from Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) to Apple File System (APFS) when installing or upgrading to macOS 10.14 Mojave or macOS 10.15 Catalina. Only internal SSD drives are converted to APFS by macOS 10.13 High Sierra.
5) External drives are not automatically converted to Apple File System (APFS). Your Mac OS Extended external drives can be rebuilt as before.
6) DiskWarrior 5.2 is compatible with macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.14 Mojave and macOS 10.15 Catalina when rebuilding Mac OS Extended external drives.
7) DiskWarrior 5.2 now runs within macOS 10.14 Mojave and macOS 10.15 Catalina Recovery.
8) The Preview application in DiskWarrior can now copy files to APFS disks when recovering data from a failing Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) disk.
9) Numerous minor updates were made to accommodate additional security measures in macOS 10.14 Mojave and macOS 10.15 Catalina.
10) To rebuild Time Machine disks in macOS 10.14 Mojave and macOS 10.15 Catalina, DiskWarrior must be given “Full Disk Access” from within System Preferences. Otherwise, they can be be rebuilt from macOS Recovery or the DiskWarrior Recovery flash drive.
The following applies only when running an installed copy of DiskWarrior from within macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.14 Mojave and macOS 10.15 Catalina; not when booted from the DiskWarrior flash drive or macOS Recovery.
11) Due to the ever enhancing security of macOS you might need to first 'Allow' the system extension portion of DiskWarrior to be loaded on your Mac. The first time you launch DiskWarrior 5.2, the system extension might be blocked. You will only need to allow the system extension once.
Follow the instructions in the System Extension Blocked message to allow the DiskWarrior system extension software to be loaded. Microsoft visio viewer for os x. Open the Security & Privacy System Preference and click the lock and then click the Allow button.
Quit DiskWarrior, reboot your Mac and launch DiskWarrior again.
Click here for a step-by-step video guide on installing DiskWarrior 5.2 in these newer version of macOS.
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What's in the works
The next major release of DiskWarrior will include the ability to rebuild APFS disks. Apple released a portion of the APFS format documentation in September of 2018 . Our developers are now waiting for the remaining portion of documentation to update DiskWarrior in order to safely rebuild Apple File System (APFS) disks.
Using DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.4.
What you need to know
1) DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.4 is compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave and macOS 10.15 Catalina. You will need DiskWarrior 5.2 to run DiskWarrior from a recovery flash drive created while running macOS 10.14 Mojave or macOS 10.15 Catalina. Creating a 10.14 or 10.15 recovery flash drive will not allow DiskWarrior to rebuild APFS (Apple File System) disks.
2) An extra step is needed to create a DiskWarrior startup recovery flash drive on an iMac Pro, late 2019 Mac Pro, a mid-2018/2019 MacBook Pro, late-2018 / mid-2019 MacBook Air or a late-2018 Mac mini. These 4 Macs are equipped with Secure Boot via Apple’s T2 Security Chip. By default, Secure Boot does not allow starting up from an external disk such as a DiskWarrior recovery flash drive. Also by default, Secure Boot prevents the creation of a macOS startup disk except for those created using Apple's Installer.
To create and use a DiskWarrior Recovery disk for Macs with Secure Boot, it will be necessary to change the default Secure Boot and External Boot settings using the Startup Security Utility. The Secure Boot setting will need to be changed to Medium Security or No Security. Alsoft recommends Medium Security. Additionally, the External Boot setting will need to be changed to Allow booting from external media.
Please follow the instructions found on Apple's web site using the following link to make the needed changes.
Notice: Creation of, or start up from, a DiskWarrior recovery flash drive will fail if the above steps are not taken.
Didn't read all of the above? At least read this summary:
1) DiskWarrior 5.2 is compatible with High Sierra, Mojave and Catalina when rebuilding external Mac OS Extended disks.
2) Your external drives (including Time Machine Volumes) can be rebuilt as before.
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3) The Startup Disk of Macs are converted to APFS (Apple File System) when installing or upgrading to macOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS 10.15 Catalina or macOS 10.13 High Sierra (High Sierra only converts internal Solid State Drives (SSD/Flash). https://skieygoogle.weebly.com/blog/nvidia-driver-for-mac-high-sierra.
4) APFS (Apple File System) disks ARE NOT able to be rebuilt. Click here to learn how to identify an APFS disk.
5) In Mojave and Catalina, Time Machine disks cannot be rebuilt with DiskWarrior unless DiskWarrior is given “Full Disk Access” from within the Security pane of System Preferences. Otherwise Time Machine disks must now be rebuilt from macOS Recovery or the DiskWarrior Recovery Flash drive.
6) The next major release of DiskWarrior will include the ability to rebuild APFS disks.
7) Click here to join the Mailing List to be notified of progress regarding Apple File System (APFS) support and updates to DiskWarrior.
Updating to DiskWarrior 5.2 and DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.4.
1) A free updater is available for owners of DiskWarrior 5.0 and 5.1.
2) The updater will replace the DW partition on the DiskWarrior flash drive. The updated flash drive will contain DiskWarrior 5.2 and DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.4.
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3) The updater will also update any installed copy of DiskWarrior 5.0 or 5.1 that is located in the Applications folder.
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4) The updater will also update DiskWarrior 5.0 or 5.1 that is located on any attached DiskWarrior recovery flash drives that were created with earlier versions of DiskWarrior Recovery Maker.
5) Click here to download the combo DiskWarrior 5.2 and DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.4 updater.