| Version | Change log |
| Disk Drill 5.3.1313 Oct 16, 2023 |
* New: Full compatibility with macOS Sonoma (version 14) as well as iOS 17.0.1 * New: One of Disk Drill’s extra tools – macOS Installer – detects and supports newly released macOS Sonoma * Fixes: Occasional crash during DeepMov signature scans * Fixes: Occasional crash during DeepR3D signature scans |
| Disk Drill 5.0.1043 Feb 14, 2023 |
* New: Faster scans for lost data thanks to new caching algorithms * New: Recovery from Windows Storage Spaces (also known as Storage Pool) * New: Lots of new file signatures are now found by Deep Scan, including ZPR, ZBR – Pixologic ZBrush 3D/2.5D modeling, texturing and painting; PCBDOC, PCBLIB, SCHLIB, SCHDOC – Altium Designer; GED – GEDCOM Genealogy Data File; XCF – eXperimental Computing Facility, the native image format of the GIMP image-editing; PPM – Flipnote Studio Animation files; ANX – HotDocs Answer Format files; SPP – Substance Painter project; PRJPCB – Altium Designer Project file; XHW – ChamSys MagicQ Icon Snapshots files; ARI – ARRIRAW images; ARX – ARRIRAW images; TAR – Tape Archive files. * New: Symlink support to recover data from iOS backups saved to external storage locations (including network and web-based ones) * New: iOS Backups can now be shown in Finder via right click * Improvements: Fine-tuned Disk Drill interface responsiveness * Improvements: Better recovery from SSD on M1, M2, and T2-based Macs * Improvements: More details on lost partitions displayed while scanning * Improvements: More app-specific files extracted during iOS recovery and placed into Accessible Files category in results * Improvements: Disk Drill’s iOS data recovery module extracts more files with longer names (above 72 characters) * Improvements: Improved scanning feedback for locked iOS 16+ devices * Improvements: Visually improved hints for even easier navigation through the app * Improvements: Greatly improved detection of RAID5 with EXT file system * Improvements: Smoother start of iOS recovery thanks to preliminary disk space and device availability verification * Improvements: Enhanced preview with even more information about found folders * Improvements: More intuitive support for native macOS hotkey combos * Improvements: Better recovery chances prediction for APFS drives * Improvements: A more on-point icons design in dark mode * Improvements: A more responsive iOS scan cancellation * Improvements: Greatly improved scanning of FAT32 systems * Fixes: Random exception error messages when a disk was disconnected while navigating through the list of sources available for recovery * Fixes: Multiple interface touchups throughout the app modules * Fixes: An issue with adding identical folders to Clean Up, Data Shredder, and Find Duplicates modules * Fixes: Now Clean Up and Data Shredder modules give out a warning when attempting to add an item that’s already on the list * Fixes: Erroneous number of recovered files indicated upon recovery completion, if the destination drive was disconnected at some point of the recovery process * Fixes: The S.M.A.R.T. module refreshing its data continuously |
| Disk Drill 4.7.382 Aug 3, 2022 |
* Improved: Multiple internal file signature recognition algorithms within Deep Scan * Improved: Bad sector detection when scanning system drives on M1/T2 Macs * Improved: Duplicate Finder module stability and minor internal enhancement * Improved: Preliminary code preparation for macOS 13 Ventura * Fixed: Several non-critical crashes in CDeepDoc scanner |
| Disk Drill 4.4.356 Jun 16, 2021 |
* New: More flexibility in byte-to-byte backups: select specific disk sectors or indicate the size in MB * New: S.M.A.R.T. monitoring is now easily accessible through the Extras menu * New: New simplified two-step Disk Drill installation * New: MSI files (Windows installer packages) are now supported in Deep Scan * Improved: Better detection of PSD files in Deep Scan * Improved: Clean Up detects and displays items stored in other user accounts on a computer * Improved: More details are now displayed upon recovery completion in case there were errors during the recovery process * Improved: More hints have been added to the icons and menus throughout the app’s interface * Improved: A click on the Home button during scan in Clean Up module now evokes a confirmation dialog, where you can decide whether to cancel the scan or not * Improved: Thumbnail generation progress is back. You can now see that the previews are being generated in a convenient status label * Improved: A much faster Quick Scan for ExFAT systems that contain a large number of deleted files * Improved: Better detection of lost NTFS partitions and their files based on the found MFT entries * Improved: Scan is automatically stopped when a FAT32 disk is disconnected from the computer * Improved: The FAT32 scan is ten times faster now for files with longer names * Improved: Optimized and revised Deep Scan for such file formats as JPG, PDF, and DOC * Improved: Detection of Insta360 One X2 file signatures within Deep Scan * Improved: Better support for compressed NTFS volumes * Improved: Deep Scan now recovers video files (MP4) encoded with H.265 XAVC codec * Improved: Improved detection of false exFAT volumes * Improved: Improved behavior when scan and recovery run simultaneously * Fixed: Minor interface enhancements throughout * Fixed: Disk Drill stability when scanning Time Machine backups * Fixed: Resolved compatibility issues with previously unsupported versions of osxfuse * Fixed: A crash while recording a backup image to an unstable disk * Fixed: A crash that occured if a recovery process was canceled during an ongoing scan * Fixed: The “Show in Finder” button for the local Time Machine snapshots * Fixed: A crash on macOS 10.11 and 10.12 that occured when scan was terminated in the Find Duplicates module * Fixed: A crash that occured at the beginning of scan when the scanned disk was suddenly disconnected * Fixed: Disk Drill freezing when scanning NTFS partitions with outdated Recovery Vault or Guaranteed Recovery database * Fixed: A crash on macOS 10.11 if the scan results were displayed as Files and Icons * Fixed: Random crashes in Hex view when loading saved sessions or repeating a scan |
| Disk Drill 4.3.316 Apr 27, 2021 |
* New: Yet another update that improves native scanning and recovery from storage devices encrypted by M1 security chips * New: Totally new highly enhanced NTFS recovery * New: Full-blown scanning and recovery from Time Machine on APFS volumes * New: New storage space indicators when selecting drives in Disk Drill * New: S.M.A.R.T. disk info is now collected and displayed for SSD devices on M1 Macs (when enabled in Preferences) * Improved: Updated system extension deployment instructions + new video tutorial * Improved: More user verifications when canceling Disk Drill’s actions, like ongoing scans or other operations * Improved: Multiple improvements in Disk Drill Extras: search for duplicates, disk clean up, backup creation, and data extraction from Time Machine * Improved: Parent disk and partition listing when booting from external drives * Improved: System information listing and collection of technical parameters for RAID arrays * Improved: Now disks with bad sectors are marked red in Extra Tools * Improved: More consistent messaging on disk updates * Improved: Improved scanning of APFS Fusion Drives * Improved: NTFS Quick Scan * Improved: Better disk selection when saving recovery results * Improved: Improved UI navigation on session auto-saves * Improved: Sufficient improvements in Disk Drill’s internal logs for data recovery and S.M.A.R.T. status reporting * Improved: Disk Drill removal impromevents * Fixed: Disk Drill errors when opening and detaching DMG disk images * Fixed: Issues when drives changed their attributes while being scanned * Fixed: Scan error 3072 while reconnecting encrypted drives * Fixed: System drive scanning error in macOS Catalina on devices with T2 chip * Fixed: Corrected accidental Disk Drill removal via Clean Up and Data Shredder * Fixed: Some Clean Up freezes * Fixed: App activation status verification when processing disks with corrupted MBR sectors * Fixed: Improper display of scan auto-resume dialog on drive disconnect * Fixed: Warning messages when disk goes offline * Fixed: Most extra tools are now blocked in Portable Mode * Fixed: Disk stability verification procedure before Rebuild HFS+ algorithm |
| Disk Drill 4.2.274 Feb 15, 2021 |
* New: Disk Drill now runs natively on M1 Macs * New: Deep Scan extends PDF and AI file formats labeling * Improved: Support of the new osxfuse/macFUSE version 4 * Improved: DOC, TTF, and PUB file formats recovery with Deep Scan * Improved: DNG/RAW image formats preview on older macOS versions, 10.11-10.14 * Improved: Reinstated and enhanced S.M.A.R.T. monitoring for internal drives * Improved: Updating the app no longer requires user credentials * Improved: Enhanced scanning of SIP-protected drives on macOS Big Sur with T2 and M1 * Improved: Deep Scan yields more recoverable files when scanning T2-protected system partitions * Improved: System drives' scanning when running Disk Drill in macOS Recovery * Improved: Scanning devices with ZFS file system * Improved: Scan session auto-saving when switching to drive backup in case of failing media * Improved: Overall UI improvements when resizing the main Disk Drill window * Improved: RTF file format recognition within Deep Scan was missing font detection * Improved: Multiple security improvements in Disk Drill's updater * Improved: Recovery of encrypted system APFS Fusion Drives when booting from external media * Improved: Better Hide Duplicates filter in recovery results * Improved: Duplicator Finder scanning and overall speed * Improved: Clean Up and Data Protection modules compatibility * Improved: Backup creation resuming * Improved: Several Dark Mode improvements in iOS scan results * Improved: Clean Up mode and Duplicate Finder no longer accept folders from physically damaged drives * Improved: Removed unnecessary scroll bars in Disk Drill's main UI when resized into its minimal state * Improved: First-time Disk Drill installation procedure * Improved: System extension (kext) updates * Improved: Stability enchantments when detecting connected devices * Improved: Disk Drill's information overlays * Fixed: A couple of minor visual glitches in the Disk Drill installer * Fixed: System extension (kext) deployment on clean M1 Macs without Rosetta sub-system * Fixed: Recovery from NTFS compressed drives * Fixed: File preview and hex mode are available for long file names and paths (255 bytes or more) * Fixed: Clean Up mode and Duplicate Finder could move files to incorrect destination if the original target device was disconnected * Fixed: Random Deep Scan crashes when detecting TIFF files * Fixed: Creating backups of physically damaged devices and Android partitions * Fixed: Backed up APFS container did not list parent containers in the disk list * Fixed: Occasional stops when mounting APFS containers from DMG disk images * Fixed: Recovery destination could not be selected in macOS 10.13 while in macOS Recovery * Fixed: Previews in Duplicator Finder * Fixed: Accidental scans of SIP-protected drives bypassing Disk Drill's system extension (kext) via right-click menu * Fixed: Exception when hex preview window was not closed on a disconnected drive |
| Disk Drill 4.1.206 Dec 7, 2020 |
* New: Deep Scan (traditionally) learns new file formats: “Ichitaro” the Japanese text processor (JTD, JTDC, JTT, JTTC), Microsoft Publisher files (PUB), WordPerfect (WPD) * New: Byte-to-byte backups can now be paused and resumed * New: Disk Drill now recommends scanning Android’s memory card when possible, instead of jumping through the hoops of full-fledged Android recovery * New: New squircle Big-Sur-style app icon * New: Improved hints throughout the app’s interface, including improved starting zero-state screens * Improved: Encrypted and CoreStorage HFS+ partitions are now displayed separately in the disk list * Improved: APFS scanning and recovery algorithms * Improved: Proper detection of macOS Big Sur installer on disk * Improved: More informative and accurate bad blocks notifications when scanning corrupted drives * Improved: Better detection of APFS partitions after formatting * Improved: Additional information displayed while loading large session files * Improved: Several minor improvements in disk backups * Improved: Better detection of a drive’s online status in Clean Up and Backup modules * Improved: File search improvements in the UI * Improved: Updated descriptions in data protection settings * Improved: Quick Scan of FAT32 partitions * Improved: Recovery log can now be sorted by several dimensions * Improved: Some enhancements related to user privacy throughput the UI * Improved: Data Shredder and free space Erasure method selection * Improved: No more auto-collapsing of recently deleted files (Found files) in scan results * Improved: Disk Drill provides more details when detaching byte-to-byte backups fails * Improved: Disk Drill now properly prompts for admin credentials when launched under a restricted user * Improved: System extension (kext) is now installed only when SIP-protected device is initialized for scanning * Improved: Fewer System Extension permission requests on macOS Big Sur * Improved: Scan results navigation * Improved: Better icons to identify some partitions after scan completion * Improved: “Recover All” now properly selects all files for recovery if scanning is still in progress * Improved: S.M.A.R.T. icons and indicators behavior * Fixed: Some random freezes in scan results * Fixed: Mount/Unmount options now disabled for encrypted partitions * Fixed: Font color could erroneously change in data protection module * Fixed: HFS+ Catalog Rebuild fixes for disconnected drives * Fixed: “All Recovery Methods” type of scan no longer available for locked devices * Fixed: Source device with macOS installer could be selected as destination * Fixed: Network connected devices were duplicated in some modules * Fixed: Built-in preview window resizing * Fixed: Various UI micro-glitches * Fixed: Scanning could be resumed from the backup module * Fixed: Random crash while saving backups to desktop * Fixed: Scanning methods selection for external APFS Time Machine backups * Fixed: Memory leaks while scanning Android devices * Fixed: Forensic data export when scanning in progress * Fixed: File list was not properly updated when switching filtered objects on and off * Fixed: Incorrect “Scan complete” confirmation when canceling Clean Up process * Fixed: Incorrect informers shown when scanning iOS 14 |
| Disk Drill 4.0.130 Oct 30, 2020 |
* Improved: detection of APFS drives with bad sectors * Improved: EXIF metadata processing for DeepTIFF signature * Improved: recovery and detection stability for deep-scanning of TIFF, JPG and X3F image formats * Improved: several Data Shredder issues on macOS 10.11 * Improved: scan session saving and managing * Improved: support of corrupted OS X Fuse installation * Improved: multiple internal Byte-to-Byte Backup stabilizations and fixes * Improved: managing HFS+ disks disconnecting right after rebuild before displaying its results * Improved: HFS+ scanner could hang while reading deleted files' attributes * Improved: internal Duplicate Finder algorithms * Improved: iOS 14.1 support |
| Disk Drill 4.0.123 Oct 6, 2020 | * Ready for macOS 11 Big Sur and iOS 14; * Updated recovery algorithms for FAT32, NTFS, HFS+, and APFS file systems; * RAW photo and video formats recovery; * Apple's Time Machine as part of the scan; Data Shredder and Free Disk Space Erasure as separate free extras *and many more. |
| Disk Drill 3.8.977 Sep 21, 2020 |
* Last-minute preparations for macOS 11 Big Sur * Improved: iOS data recovery scans * Fixed: occasional crash related to hotkeys and empty selection in scan results * Etc |
