EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac
Developer Website: htttps://www.easeus.com/mac-data-recovery-software
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
Overall Product Rating: 3.6
A program with a simple wizard interface and a quite good set of file recovery features. Its strong points are: the largest number of interface languages (15), direct access to a SIP-protected disk, a good built-in file previewer, powerful disk imaging capabilities, and very good S.M.A.R.T. state monitoring. However, its most attractive feature is the minimum demo mode restrictions: up to 2 GB can be recovered in its free version. So, if you need to recover a small amount of data, this program is definitely worth looking at.
Unfortunately, its recovery performance is very inconsistent. When it was able to recover files, the results were quite good (the third/fourth scores), but the program apparently cannot work with a disk that has no valid partitions on it, and therefore completely failed file recovery from damaged and deleted partitions. To test this assumption, a partition was created on a disk with a deleted partition, as it had been done in our previous review. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac was able to scan the disk, and it found the deleted partition and its entire file system.
Interface and Features
S.M.A.R.T. : 6.0Compare
Installs a special S.M.A.R.T. agent that constantly monitors S.M.A.R.T. states of the disks. It has also a special S.M.A.R.T. tab.
Disk imaging and copying: 5.0Compare
The program can create images in the native Apple .dmg or in its proprietary format .edi. Images can be attached and scanned. The program cannot process disk images attached by the system, either.
File search, mark for recovery, sorting: 4.5Compare
Search parameters: individual file search/mark for recovery, file mask search/manual mark for recovery. File sorting by file extension, time, size, and path by clicking column names. Files can be shown as a file list, icons, or details.
Support for the SIP system protection : 6.0Compare
A small, special driver can be installed that provides access for the program to all protected files. Disabling SIP is not required.
File recovery using file signatures (raw file recovery): 5.0Compare
Supports raw file recovery with a pre-defined file signature set. File types to search for can be selected.
: 4.5Compare
A very simple wizard interface that provides only some basic control over file recovery process. It may be very easy to use for absolute beginners, but even an ordinary user may need more parameters to specify.
: 6.0Compare
Languages supported: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Arabian, traditional and simplified Chinese, Korean, and Japanese (15 languages). Language management: Languages can be changed on-the-fly.
Recognized all tested localized characters in file and folder names.
: 5.5Compare
ile preview. Unrestricted file recovery for files up to 2 GB total in the free version. No time limit for the demo mode.
: 5.0Compare
The built-in previewer can show graphic, audio, and video files, Adobe Acrobat (pdf), and Microsoft / Open Office documents (including ppt and ppts files).
File recovery performance
Apple Encrypted Volume: 0.0Compare
The program could not automatically recognize the Apple Encrypted Volume.
Apple RAID0: 1.0Compare
The Apple RAID0 was immediately found with the correct size. But no partitions and files could be found on the device, even after a deep scan.
Mac APFS Fusion Drive: 1.0Compare
The Mac APFS Fusion drive was immediately found as a virtual hard drive without any volume. Search for the volumes and files on that virtual hard drive found nothing.
Emptied Trash (HFS+ file system): 3.5Compare
After disk scan: The program found the entire original folder structure in the HFS(HFS+)/Trashes/502 section, but only 15 original files, including all files from the device root folder. All of them were recovered successfully. The rest of the files were found in the HSF(Raw Files) section as as raw file, that is, without their names and original folder structure. Most of them were successfully recovered.
Files that could not be recovered: 39 jpg, 1 mts, 18 mp3, 1 pdf, 1 doc, 1 docx, 2 xlsx, 5 odt, 5ods.
Emptied Trash (APFS file system): 4.5Compare
After disk scan: The program found some remnants of the previous file system in the APFS(APFS) sections. Some files were found in these remnants and some in the Other lost files folder, but all had correct filenames.
The rest of the files were found in the APFS(RAW files) and APFS(Label RAW files) sections as raw files. They were successfully recovered, except for one mkv file that appeared broken after recovery.
Emptied Trash (FAT32 file system): 5.5Compare
The program found all files and folders after a 10-minute scan. All found files were recovered successfully, although some file and folder names had the _ character instead of their first letter. The program also found a lot of garbage files, but the original files were placed separately so that finding them was quite easy.
Emptied Trash (exFAT file system): 4.5Compare
After disk scan: The program found all files from the root folder and two sub-folders with their correct names and content. The rest of the files and one original subfolder were found in the Other Lost Files section. All found files were successfully recovered. The only one exception is the mkv file. It was found in the exFAT(RAW Files) as a raw file, that is, without its name. It was recovered but appeared broken.
Files that could not be recovered: one mkv file.
Overall: All but one file were successfully recovered with their correct names, but most of the original folder structure was lost.
Disk erased (formatted) from FAT32 to FAT32 (memory stick): 4.0Compare
After disk scan: The program found the remnants of the previous file system in the FAT(FAT/FAT32)/Other lost files section. They contained all files, except those from the root folder, all with correct names. All found files were successfully recovered. Files from the root folder could not be found.
Files that could not be recovered: all files from the device root.
Disk erased (formatted) from HFS+ to exFAT (external HDD): 6.0Compare
After disk scan: The previous HFS+ partition was found. All files and folders were found in their original places with correct names and successfully recovered.
Disk erased (formatted) from APFS to APFS (external USB HDD): 5.0Compare
After disk scan: Most of the entire previous folder structure and files were found with correct names in the APFS-New(APFS) section. They were successfully recovered.
The other lost files were found among raw files (the APFS-New(RAW Files) section) and successfully recovered, but without their correct names.
Partially recovered files: 1 mkv file.
Disk erased (formatted) from APFS to HFS+ (external USB HDD): 6.0Compare
After disk scan: The entire previous APFS partition was found. All files and folders were found in their original places with correct names and successfully recovered.
Disk erased (formatted) from HFS+ to HFS+ (external HDD): 3.5Compare
After disk scan: All files were found as raw files (RAW Files), that is, without the original folder structure or names. Most found files were successfully recovered.
Files that could not be recovered: 45 jpg, 1 mts, 37 mp3, 1 pdf, 1 doc, 2 xlsx, 5 odt, 5 ods, 1 zip.
Files that were partially recovered: 1 mkv
Disk erased (formatted) from HFS+ to APFS (external HDD): 3.0Compare
After disk scan: Only raw files (RAW Files) were found, that is, without the original folder structure or names. All of them were successfully recovered.
Files that could not be recovered: 45 jpg, 1 m4v, 1 mts, 36 mp3, 1 pdf, 1 doc, 1 docx, 2 xlsx, 5 odt, 5 ods.
Partially recovered files: 1 mkv, 2 mov.
Disk erased (formatted) from exFAT to exFAT (external USB HDD): 4.5Compare
After disk scan: The program found some remnants of the previous file system in the exFAT-New(ExFat)/Other lost files section. Those remnants contained all files with correct filenames, with the following exceptions: one zip file, one mkv file, and files from the root folder. Files from the root folder were not found among the remnants of the initial file systems. The pdf and jpg files from the root folder were found in the he exFAT-New(RAW files) and exFAT-New(Labels RAW files) sections, that is without their filenames. All found files were successfully recovered.
Files that could not be recovered: 1 mkv, 1 zip.
Disk erased (formatted) from exFAT to HFS+ (external USB HDD): 5.0Compare
After disk scan: Almost all files were found in the HFS(exFAT)/Other lost files section with correct names, with the following exceptions: one zip file, one mkv file, and files from the root folder. Some of the folders contained the sub-folders of the second level (Calc, Writer, and alike) with correct files. Files from the root folder were not found among the remnants of the initial file systems. The avi, pdf and jpg files from the root folder were found in the HFS(Raw files), that is without their filenames. All found files were successfully recovered.
Files that could not be recovered: 1 mkv.
Disk erased (formatted) from exFAT to APFS (external USB HDD): 3.5Compare
After disk scan: Only 2 files from the previous file system were found. They were successfully recovered. The rest of the files were found in the APFS(RAW Files) and APFS(Label RAW files). Some of them were successfully recovered.
Files that could not be recovered: 45 jpg, 2 avi, 1 mpg, 1 mts, 38 mp3, 1 pdf, 1 doc, 1 docx, 2 xlsx, 5 odt, 5 ods.
Partially recovered files: 1 mkv.
Damaged partition (FAT32): 0.0Compare
The program abruptly interrupted disk scan, throwing a warning that the disk had been disconnected even though it was not.
Deleted partition (HFS+): 0.0Compare
After a disk scan: Nothing was found. After another attempt to scan the disk the program threw a message that the disks had been disconnected after some time, although the disk was present in the system.
Deleted partition (APFS): 0.0Compare
After a disk scan: Nothing was found. After another attempt to scan the disk, the program threw a message that the disks had been disconnected after some time, although the disk was present in the system.
Overall Product Rating: 3.4
A program with a simple wizard interface and a quite good set of file recovery features. It can recover files from a system disk with enabled SIP. A special agent can be installed to constantly monitor S.M.A.R.T. disk attributes. The program has the minimum demo mode restrictions: up to 2 GB can be recovered in its free version. The weak points are the oversimplified user interface and a lack of disk imaging capabilities. If you need to recover a small amount of data, this program is definitely worth looking at.
This year the program showed quite unstable results in file recovery. When it was able to recover files, the results were quite good. But it completely failed 12 tests for unknown reasons. It looks like the program cannot work with disks with no valid partitions on it, which is why it showed extremely poor performance for file recovery from damaged and deleted partitions. To test this assumption, a partition was created on a disk with a deleted partition. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac was able to scan the disk and it found the deleted partition with all of its file system intact.
Interface and Features
Support for the SIP system protection : 6.0Compare
A small special driver can be installed that provides access for the program to all protected files. Disabling SIP is not required.
File recovery using file signatures (raw file recovery): 5.0Compare
Supports raw file recovery with a pre-defined file signature set. File types to search for cannot be selected.
S.M.A.R.T. : 6.0Compare
Installs a special S.M.A.R.T. agent that constantly monitors S.M.A.R.T. states of the disks.
File search, mark for recovery, sorting: 4.5Compare
Search parameters: individual file search/mark for recovery, file mask search/manual mark for recovery. File sorting by file extension, time, size, and path by clicking column names. Files can be shown as a list, icons, or with advanced details.
User interface: 4.5Compare
A very simple wizard interface that provides only some basic control over file recovery process. It may be very easy to use for absolute beginners, but even an ordinary user may need more parameters to specify.
: 6.0Compare
Languages supported: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Arabian, traditional and simplified Chinese, Korean, and Japanese (14 languages). Language management: Languages can be changed on-the-fly.
Recognized all tested localized characters in file and folder names.
: 5.5Compare
File preview. Unrestricted file recovery for files up to 2 GB total in the free version. No time limit for the demo mode.
: 5.0Compare
The built-in previewer can show images, audio, and video files, Adobe Acrobat (pdf), and Microsoft Office documents (including ppt and ppts files).
File recovery performance
Apple RAID0: 1.5Compare
The Apple RAID0 was immediately found with the correct size and file system. But no files could be found on the device.
Apple Encrypted Volume: 1.0Compare
The Apple Encrypted Volume was immediately recognized. But the program rejected a correct password, throwing a message that the password was wrong. Data recovery was impossible.
Mac APFS Fusion Drive: 2.5Compare
The Mac APFS Fusion drive was immediately found. Then a strange message appeared stating that EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac 12.0 could not scan Fusion Drive due to Apple’s Policies. Version 11.18 was suggested to download and install to work with the Fusion Drive. Installed Version 11.18 immediately recognized Mac APFS Fusion drive and started its scan. Only some raw files were found and successfully recovered.
Emptied Trash (exFAT file system): 0.0Compare
The program discovered the partition but it was labeled it as an unknown file system.
After Disk Scan: The program didn’t find anything.
Emptied Trash (FAT32 file system): 5.0Compare
The program discovered the partition but labeled it as an unknown file system.
After Deep Scan: The correct file system was found after a 10-min scan The correct folder structure and all files were found in their correct places. All files were recovered successfully, although some file and folder names had the # character instead of their first letter.
Emptied Trash (HFS+ file system): 5.0Compare
After Disk Scan: The program found all but one file, but only as raw file, that is, without their names and original folder structure. All of them were recovered successfully.
Files that were partially recovered: 1 mkv
Disk erased (formatted) from FAT32 to FAT32 (memory stick): 4.0Compare
After Disk Scan: The program found the remnants of the previous file system in the Other lost files section. They contained all files, except those from the root folder, all with correct names. All found files were successfully recovered. Files from the root folder could not be found.
Files that were not recovered: all files from the device root.
Disk erased (formatted) from APFS to APFS (external USB HDD): 0.0Compare
After Disk Scan: Nothing was found.
Disk erased (formatted) from HFS+ to HFS+ (external HDD): 4.0Compare
After Disk Scan: Most of the lost files were found, but as raw files without the original folder structure or names. All of them were successfully recovered.
Files that could not be recovered: 45 jpg, 1 mts, 38 mp3, 1 pdf, 1 doc, 1 docx, 2 xlsx, 5 odt, 5 ods.
Files that could be recovered only partially: 1 mkv.
Disk erased (formatted) from exFAT to APFS (external USB HDD): 5.0Compare
After Disk Scan: The program found the remnants of the previous file system in the Disk(ExFat)/Other lost files section. Those remnants contained all files with correct filenames, with the following exception: one zip file, one mkv file, and files from the root folder. Files from the root folder were not found among the remnants of the initial file systems. The mkv, pdf and jpg files from the root folder were found in the he Disk (RAW files) section without their file names. All found files were successfully recovered.
Files that were not recovered: 1 mkv.
Disk erased (formatted) from APFS to HFS+ (external USB HDD): 3.0Compare
After Quick Scan: Nothing was found.
After Disk Scan: Only raw files were found. Some of them were successfully recovered.
Files that were partially recovered: 1 mkv
Files that could not be recovered: 45 jpg, 3 mp4, 38 mp3, 1 pdf, 1 doc, 1 docx, 2 xlsx, 5 odt, 5 ods,
Disk erased (formatted) from HFS+ to APFS (external HDD): 0.0Compare
After Disk Scan: Nothing was found.
Disk erased (formatted) from HFS+ to exFAT (external HDD): 6.0Compare
After Disk Scan: The previous HFS+ partition was found. All files and folders were found in their original places with correct names and successfully recovered.
Disk erased (formatted) from exFAT to exFAT (external USB HDD): 4.0Compare
After Disk Scan: The program found the remnants of the previous file system in the Disk(ExFat) section. Those remnants contained all files with correct filenames, with the following exception: one zip file, one mkv file, and files from the root folder. Files from the root folder were not found among the remnants of the initial file systems. The mkv, pdf and jpg files from the root folder were found in the he Disk (RAW files) section without their file names. All found files were successfully recovered.
Files that were not recovered: 1 mkv, 1 zip.
Disk erased (formatted) from exFAT to HFS+ (external USB HDD): 0.0Compare
After Disk Scan: Nothing was found.
Deleted partition (exFAT): 6.0Compare
After a very short disk scan: The program immediately found the previous partition with the entire folder and file structure on their original places with correct names. All files were successfully recovered.
Overall Product Rating: 4.6
A program with a simple wizard interface, quite good set of file recovery features, and good file recovery performance (the best results in file recovery from emptied Trash). It can recover files from a system disk with enabled SIP and supports direct recovery from Apple Time Machine. A special agent can be installed to constantly monitor S.M.A.R.T. disk attributes. The program has the minimum demo mode restrictions: up to 2 GB can be recovered in its free version. The weak points are the oversimplified user interface and no disk imaging capabilities. If you need to recover a small amount of data, this program is definitely worth looking at.
Interface and Features
S.M.A.R.T. : 6.0Compare
Installs a special S.M.A.R.T. agent that constantly monitors S.M.A.R.T. states of the disks.
File recovery using file signatures (raw file recovery): 5.0Compare
Supports raw file recovery with a pre-defined file signature set. File types to search for cannot be selected.
File search, mark for recovery, sorting: 4.5Compare
Search parameters: individual file search/mark for recovery, file mask search/manual mark for recovery. File sorting by file extension, time, size, and path by clicking column names. Files can be shown as a file list, icons, or details.
Support for the SIP system protection : 6.0Compare
A small special driver can be installed that provides access for the program to all protected files. Disabling SIP is not required.
User interface: 4.5Compare
A very simple wizard interface that provides only some basic control over file recovery process. It may be very easy to use for absolute beginners, but even an ordinary user may need more parameters to specify.
: 6.0Compare
Languages supported: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, traditional and simplified Chinese, Korean, and Japanese (10 languages). Language management: Languages can be changed on-the-fly.
Recognized all tested localized characters in file and folder names.
: 5.5Compare
File preview. Unrestricted file recovery for files up to 2 GB total in the free version. No time limit for the demo mode.
: 5.0Compare
The built-in previewer can show graphic, audio, and video files, Adobe Acrobat (pdf), and Microsoft Office documents (including ppt and ppts files).
File recovery performance
Apple Time Machine Backup Volume: 6.0Compare
The program could recover files from an Apple Time Machine backup volume.
Apple Core Storage Volume: 0.0Compare
The program could not automatically reconstruct the Apple Core Storage Volume.
Emptied Trash (FAT32 file system): 5.5Compare
After Disk Scan: Although the overall scan continued for app. 10 min, the program immediately found the correct folder structure and all files in their correct places. They can be previewed and their recovery could start immediately. All files were recovered successfully, although some file and folder names had the # character instead of their first letter.
Emptied Trash (exFAT file system): 4.5Compare
After Disk Scan: The program found two folders (Test_Photos and Test_Videos) from the root folder with sub-folders. They contained correct files with correct file names. Also some sub-folders of the second level (Calc, Writer, and alike) with correct files were found in another section. The program also found all files from the disk root with correct file names. The rest of the files (including the zip file) were found among raw files, that is without their correct file names. All found files were successfully recovered.
Emptied Trash (APFS file system): 5.0Compare
After Disk Scan: The program found all files and folders from the device root folder with correct names and folder structure. The only exception is that the Video folder contained only one subfolder and no files. The files from the device root folder appeared zero sized. The rest of found files were successfully recovered.
The video files were found in the Raw Files section, that is, without their correct names. All of them were recovered successfully.
Overall, all files, except one mkv file, successfully recovered, video files without their correct names. The entire folder structure was partially recovered. The mkv file was also recovered partially.
Files that were partially recovered: 1 mkv
Emptied Trash (HFS+ file system): 5.0Compare
After Disk Scan: The program found all but one files, but only as raw file, that is, without their names and original folder structure. All of them were recovered successfully.
Files that were partially recovered: 1 mkv.
Disk erased (formatted) from FAT32 to FAT32: 4.5Compare
After Disk Scan: The program found several DIRXX folders. These folders contained all files with correct file names, with the following exception: one zip file and files from the root folder. Some of the DIRXX folders contained the sub-folders of the second level (Calc, Writer, and alike) with correct files. Files from the root folder were not found among the remnants of the initial file systems. Pdf and jpg files from the root folder were found in Disk(RAW Files), that is without their file names. All found files were successfully recovered.
Files that were not recovered: the avi file from the root folder and the zip file.
Disk erased (formatted) from APFS to APFS: 5.0Compare
After Disk Scan: Almost the entire previous folder structure and files were found with correct names, with the 2 following exceptions: files from the device root folder had zero size and could not be recovered, and one subfolder with pdf files was not found. All found files and folders were successfully recovered.
These files from the device root folder and the pdf subfolder were found among raw files (Lost Files) and successfully recovered, but without their correct names.
Partially recovered files: 1 avi file from the device root folder.
Disk erased (formatted) from APFS to HFS+: 3.0Compare
After Disk Scan: Only raw files were found. Some of them were successfully recovered.
Files that could not be recovered: 94 jpg, 13 png, 1 mkv, 1 m4v, 3 mp4, 24 mp3, 2 doc, 1 docx, 1 odt, 5 ods.
Disk erased (formatted) from HFS+ to HFS+: 4.0Compare
After Deep Scan: Only raw files (RAW files) were found, that is, without the original folder structure and names. Most of them were successfully recovered.
Files that were not recovered: Files from the root folder, 1 m4v, 4 mts, 1 mpeg, 5 ods files, 5 odt, and the zip file.
Partially recovered files: 5 avi and 1 mkv file.
Disk erased (formatted) from HFS+ to APFS: 4.5Compare
After Disk Scan: Only raw files (RAW files) were found, that is, without the original folder structure and names. Most of them were successfully recovered.
Files that were not recovered: 1 avi, 1 mts, 5 odt, 5 ods.
Disk erased (formatted) from exFAT to exFAT: 4.0Compare
After Disk Scan: The program found all files in the Other Lost Files section (without subfolders) with correct file names. The only exception is files from the device root folder. Pdf and jpg files from the root folder were found in the RAW files, that is, without their names. All found files were successfully recovered.
Files that were not recovered: the avi file from the root folder and the zip file.
Disk erased (formatted) from exFAT to HFS+: 4.0Compare
After Disk Scan: Only raw files (RAW files) were found, that is, without the original folder structure and names. Most of them were successfully recovered.
Partially recovered files: 1 mkv, 5 avi.
Files that were not recovered: 1 avi, 1 mts, 5 pdf, 5 doc, 5 docx, 5 xls, 5 xlsx, 5 odt, 5ods, 1 zip.
Disk erased (formatted) from exFAT to APFS: 3.5Compare
After Disk Scan: Only raw files (RAW files) were found, that is, without the original folder structure and names. Most of them were successfully recovered.
Partially recovered files: 1 mkv.
Files that were not recovered: 45 jpg, 1 avi, 1 mts, 38 mp3, 5 pdf, 5 doc, 5 docx, 5 xls, 5 xlsx, 5 odt, 5 ods, 1 zip.
Damaged partition (APFS): 6.0Compare
After a disk scan: The program found the previous partition with the entire folder and file structure on their original places with correct names. All files were successfully recovered.
Damaged partition (FAT32): 5.0Compare
After a disk scan: The program found several DIRX folders containing all files from the device root and all subfolders with corresponding files, all with correct names. All files were successfully recovered.
Damaged partition (HFS+): 6.0Compare
After a disk scan: The program found the previous partition with the entire folder and file structure on their original places with correct names. All files were successfully recovered.
Damaged partition (exFAT): 6.0Compare
After a disk scan: The program found the previous partition with the entire folder and file structure on their original places with correct names. All files were successfully recovered.
Deleted partition (APFS): 6.0Compare
After a disk scan: The program found the previous partition with the entire folder and file structure on their original places with correct names. All files were successfully recovered.
Deleted partition (HFS+): 5.5Compare
After a disk scan: The program found the previous partition with the entire folder and file structure on their original places with correct names. All files were successfully recovered.
Deleted partition (exFAT): 6.0Compare
After a disk scan: The program found the previous partition with the entire folder and file structure on their original places with correct names. All files were successfully recovered.
Deleted partition (FAT32): 6.0Compare
After a disk scan: The program found the previous FAT32 partition with the entire folder and file structure on their original places with correct names. All files and folders were successfully recovered.
