Mac Data Recovery Guru

Spec sheet

Purpose

Mac Data Recovery Guru scans Mac-friendly drives block by block and previews recoverable files before restoration.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · macdaddy.io

Support

MacDaddy says it aims to respond to support requests within one business day and gives urgent recovery cases priority.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Maker

MacDaddy says developer Benedict Slaney writes and supports its apps himself.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Exports

Users can select individual files or recover a whole folder to a destination drive.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

File preview

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · macdaddy.io

File types

The scanner recognizes file structures for formats including ProRes, CinemaDNG, Office documents, and Lightroom libraries.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Installation

The maker provides a ZIP download and says to uninstall by dragging the app to the Trash; it has no background services or extensions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

License limit

MacDaddy's terms allow unlimited copies for personal or commercial work, subject to restrictions against resale and misrepresenting the software's source.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Live previews

The app shows thumbnails and text recovery while a scan is running, with recovered items in a Finder-style column view.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Memory card recovery

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · macdaddy.io

Operating systems

macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or laterRead 21 Sep 2026 · macdaddy.io

Pricing access

The product page says no signup is needed to scan a drive and preview recoverable files before committing to anything.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Read-only scanning

The product says it opens source media read-only and does not write to the damaged volume.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Recovery scope

The maker says block-level scanning may find files after reformatting or partial overwriting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Recovery sources

APFS drives,HFS+ drives,ExFAT media,FAT32 media,camera cards,USB media,disk images,foldersRead 21 Sep 2026 · macdaddy.io

Requirements

It requires macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later and supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs; the scan engine uses Rosetta on Apple silicon.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Scan targets

Users can scan a volume, a whole device, a disk image, or a single folder.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Support privacy

The support page says submissions are encrypted in transit, handled directly by MacDaddy, and not posted publicly.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Supported media

It scans APFS, HFS+, ExFAT, FAT32, camera cards, and USB media.Read 11 Oct 2026 · macdaddy.io

Plans and prices

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