Carmen820 wrote:
ok so I have a WD USB connect storage device and I came back from vacation to find it wiped clean and renamed "untitled". I am a photographer so the data is all images.
I need the best recovery software to run and see if I can recover the images.
The best is not consumer grade, but profession recovery service—not inexpensive...
Data Recovery Programs
Try the "consumer grade" DataRescue6 https://www.prosofteng.com/mac-data-recovery/
https://www.cleverfiles.com
Data Recovery – Disk Drill
https://www.prosofteng.com
Data Recovery – Data Rescue
https://iboysoft.com
Data Recovery
Professional data recovery service such as:
Ontrack Data a Professional Data Recovery Service: https://www.ontrack.com/
Drive Savers https://drivesaversdatarecovery.com/
vendors provide free estimates and both are recommended by Apple.
Always work from a copy, you do not want to risk further damage the original files or drive.
If you value your user data, a robust backup plan will side step any catastrophic failure...
3-2-1 Backup Strategy: three copies of your data, two different methods, and one offsite.
More than one device, more than one backup methodology.