Deleted files are difficult to recover because of the way OS X is designed using BSD unix. On Windows systems, the FAT stores the location of files, even deleted ones, so its much easier to recover those. On Mac, the only way to get deleted files back is to use a signature and try and re-create the files but if the files are scattered all over the drive and not in order, the files won't be recovered.
Unfortunately, no data recovery program can be 100% effective because of how Apple designs the operating system and the BSD unix subsystem.
You can actually create new signatures yourself from the software and improve your chances of a successful recovery. But if you have a really fragmented hard drive, your chances of recovering deleted data is not likely.
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Deleted files are difficult to recover because of the way OS X is designed using BSD unix. On Windows systems, the FAT stores the location of files, even deleted ones, so its much easier to recover those. On Mac, the only way to get deleted files back is to use a signature and try and re-create the files but if the files are scattered all over the drive and not in order, the files won't be recovered.Unfortunately, no data recovery program can be 100% effective because of how Apple designs the operating system and the BSD unix subsystem.
You can actually create new signatures yourself from the software and improve your chances of a successful recovery. But if you have a really fragmented hard drive, your chances of recovering deleted data is not likely.
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Tuesday, April 10 2007 @ 11:48 AM PDT