Data Rescue 4
Data Rescue 4 is a data recovery application developed by Prosoft Engineering that helps Mac users recover lost, deleted, or corrupted files from hard drives, SSDs, and other storage devices. The software can recover data from damaged drives, accidentally deleted files, formatted volumes, and crashed systems. It's commonly used by both individual users who have experienced data loss and IT professionals who need to recover critical business data. Data Rescue 4 features deep scan capabilities, file preview functionality, and can create bootable recovery drives to recover data even when a Mac won't start up.
Suggested Replacements
1 suggestionData Rescue 4 appears to be discontinued, as Prosoft Engineering has moved on to Data Rescue 6, which is the current version available. Based on the Homebrew data, Data Rescue 6 (version 6.0.9) is available and should provide native Apple Silicon compatibility. You should upgrade to Data Rescue 6, which offers the same core data recovery functionality as version 4 but with modern macOS support and likely improved performance on Apple Silicon Macs. Check with Prosoft Engineering about upgrade pricing if you're an existing Data Rescue 4 customer.
Native version · Reported by in the community.
Sighting data is community-sourced — version availability and pricing should be verified with the developer.
Suggested Replacements
No suggestions yet