The software is compatible with FAT and NTFS, as well as HFS+ and EXT2/3/4 file systems. Disk Drill for Windows also includes the Recovery Vault technology and works on any Windows XP system or newer (Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10). While in beta, Disk Drill for Windows is licensed as a freeware and allows to recover the deleted files from storage devices that can be accessed from Windows PC. In February 2015, CleverFiles launched a Windows version of its data recovery software for macOS. Data backup ĭisk Drill can be also used as a backup utility for creating copies of the disk or partition in DMG images format.

In August 2016, Disk Drill 3 announces support of macOS Sierra. The Mac version of Disk Drill provides recovery from HFS/HFS+ and FAT disks/partitions (only the paid Pro version can actually recover files, the Free version will only allow Previewing files). Thus making it possible to restore deleted files with their original file names and location. Recovery Vault runs as a background service and remembers all metadata and properties of the deleted data. The core of Disk Drill is a Recovery Vault technology which allows to recover data from a medium that was secured by Recovery Vault beforehand. While Disk Drill was originally exclusive to the Mac, a Windows version was released in 2015. It was introduced in 2010, and is primarily designed to recover deleted or lost files from hard disk drives, USB flash drives and SSD drives with the help of Recovery Vault technology. Disk Drill is a data recovery utility for Windows and macOS developed by Cleverfiles.

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