How to Recover HFS, HFS+ Partition Data on Mac
How to recover HFS/HFS+ partition and data on Mac?
Is there any way to recover HFS partitions on Mac OS X? Can data recovery software access the files on corrupted, deleted or missing HFS partition? How can I do HFS partition recovery to get back my lost files?
As a Mac user, you may need a solution to rescue your precious files when facing data loss on HFS/HFS+ partitions. In this case, you can read this page to learn the easy way for HFS partition recovery in Mac OS X.
Causes of HFS/HFS+ partition loss
Mac computers consist of local partitions or logical drives, and like any other operating system, its most popular file system are HFS (Hierarchical File System) and HFS+ (Hierarchical File System). HFS and HFS+ are two files systems that are used on Mac partition. That means the most important data and documents are saved in HFS or HFS+ partition.
But sometimes it happens that your HFS partition becomes invisible and you fails to access your files. Here are some common factors that may cause invisibility of HFS partition and data loss issue:
- HFS partition deletion
- HFS or HFS+ partition corruption
- Improper manipulating
- Virus attacks
- Hard drive formatting
- Mac operating system reinstallation, etc.
In these situations, you can use Mac data recovery software to restore your lost files on HFS partition. This software recommended here can also be applied to recover lost APFS partitions data on macOS Mohave, High Sierra, and Sierra.
HFS/HFS+ partition recovery: recover HFS partition files on Mac OS X
Below are the detailed steps for HFS, HFS+ partition data recovery:
Step 1. Launch Deep Data Recovery for Mac. Select file types and click "Next" to start.
Step 2. Select the disk location (it can be an internal HDD/SSD or a removable storage device) where you lost data and files. Click the "Scan" button.
Step 3. Deep Data Recovery for Mac will immediately scan your selected disk volume and display the scanning results on the left pane.
Step 4. In the scan results, select the file(s) and click the "Recover" button to have them back.
- Notice:
- Save the HFS or HFS+ partition data to another secure location on Mac hard drive or external storage devices in case of further data loss.
The Bottom Line
After learning the guide about how to recover HFS partition on Mac OS X, I believe you can get back your lost files from invisible HFS partition easily.
And at the same time, if you failed to access your files after HFS partition formatting, you can read how to recover formatted partition on Mac OS X to find a solution.
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