Data Rescue
Data Rescue is a data recovery utility for macOS that scans drives (internal, external, USB, SD cards, SSDs) to find, preview and recover accidentally deleted files, lost data, and files from reformatted drives. It supports over 100 file types and includes a FileIQ feature that lets users teach it to recognize custom file formats. The app has been in development since the early 2000s by Prosoft Engineering and is available for both macOS and Windows under a single license. It includes disk cloning, a recovery drive creator, and full US-based technical support with purchase.
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1 suggestionData Rescue 6 has been discontinued — the most recent version 6.0.9 was released in mid-2025, but Prosoft Engineering has flagged the app as end-of-life and is no longer providing active development or support. More critically, the current build is Intel-only and requires Rosetta 2 to run on Apple Silicon Macs; there is no native Universal Binary or native arm64 build. Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), at which point this app will stop launching entirely. If you need data recovery today, the current Intel version will still work, but you should not rely on this app for the long term. For a modern, actively maintained alternative with confirmed native Apple Silicon support, consider EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard or Disk Drill — both offer similar recovery features, are regularly updated, and run natively on M-series Macs. If you have time-sensitive recovery needs, act now while Rosetta is still available; once macOS 28 arrives, you will have no way to run Data Rescue on an Apple Silicon Mac.
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