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Recover data on Mac after Boot Up error
The Mac OS is said to be one of the most stable operating system. But even this stable Mac might sometimes prove to be very troublesome, when it fails to boot up as it would on a regular basis. You as an user might get frustrated to see a blank blue screen that is displayed, instead of the usual startup screen that is supposed to be displayed. This is a classic example of boot up error in Mac which can occur due to various reasons.
This type of error can be caused due to various reasons. One of the primary reasons for data loss of this kind is complete corruption of the operating system. The corruption might be due to a virus attack that has managed to severely affect the operating system. The second most common reason for the Mac failing to boot up is due to a corrupted Master Boot Record. Since the Master Boot Record is essential for booting up of the system, corruption of this boot record renders the data in the hard drive inaccessible. Besides these two major causes, the Mac might also fail to boot up if the Boot Loader is corrupted or the Root file System has been damaged.
In all the above cases, data is rendered inaccessible or there are also chances of data getting deleted permanently from the hard drive. A Mac data recovery software is what is needed to deal with this problem in an efficient manner. Mac Recovery software lets you recover data after boot up error in Mac. This software lets you recover data even in the most severe data loss scenario.
You can follow the simple steps given below, to recover your deleted/lost partitions with ease
Step 1: Launch Mac Recovery software by selecting it from the application folder. The main window pops up as shown in Figure a.
Figure a : Main window
Step 2: The drives and the different volumes connected to the system are displayed as shown in Figure b. Select the drive from which you want to recover the lost volumes, and click the Recover button.
Figure b : Select drive
Step 3: As soon as you click the Recover button, a new window to select the appropriate option, is displayed, as shown in Figure c. There are three options that are present,
- Display default volume(s) - This displays the default volumes present on the system. You can use this option, to recover data from the existing volumes on the system.
- Scan for volume(s) - This option displays the lost, missing or corrupted partitions. You can select this option, to search for lost volumes, and recover the data from these volumes.
- Raw Search on Physical Drive (File Recovery) – This option can be selected, to perform a sector by sector file search for recovery of lost files.
Figure c : Select appropriate option
Step 4: Select the Display default volume(s) option. As soon as you click the Display default volume(s) button, a new window displays the existing volumes on the selected drive, as shown in Figure d. Select the volume from which you want to recover the data, and click the Next button.
Figure d : Select volume
Step 5: On clicking the Next button, a window to select the Scan Method, is displayed, as shown in Figure e. You can select from two options.
- Standard Scan- It is a quick and time saving scanning process, which can be used, if there is no significant corruption in the file system. It can be used, when the logical volume fails to mount.
- Advanced Scan- It is a detailed and time consuming process, which conducts a rigorous search for all the lost data.
Select the Standard Scan option.
Figure e : Select Scan option
Step 6: As soon as you click the Standard Scan option, the software starts scanning the selected drive, for the lost data, and lists all the found files and folders, as shown in Figure f.
Figure f : Found files and folders
Step 7: Once the files have been listed in the tree format, the next step is to save the data onto a safe location. Select the files you want to save, or click on the Root folder to select all the files, and click the Save button.
As soon as you click the Save button, a window to select the destination drive, to save the data, is displayed. Select the destination drive, where you want to save the data, and click the Save button.
As soon as you click the Save button, the selected data is saved onto the selected destination drive. You can now access the recovered files as before.
