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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.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Dec 21, 2022 5:03 AM

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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.

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Dec 21, 2022 7:32 AM in response to Carmen820

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.

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