The incompatibility of Windows recovery tools on Mac systems

No matter what you have read or what you have heard Windows data recovery programs are not viable for use to recover Mac data. For years now people selling Windows data recovery programs have been trying to suggest that their PC based application can locate and recover lost, damaged or deleted files on Mac desktop and laptop computers. This is an example of stretching a tiny bit of truth to fit a circumstance.

Obviously Mac computers are able to transfer and open universal file types such as JPEGs. But this limited ability does not enable them to run an application based on Windows dll files. And conversely a Windows based data recovery program cannot successfully located and read Mac OS files designated by the type/creator code. If you truly desire to find deleted or corrupted files on your Mac computer you’ll need Mac recovery software designed expressly for the purpose of navigating the directory system of a Mac OS based computer.