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Clicking Drive
If your drive is clicking or making any other strange noises this is likely due to some physical problems with the drive. It is strongly recommended that you immediately power down the drive and stop using it. You will likely cause more data loss by using a drive that is clicking or suffering from a hardware issue so the best option is to stop using it and send it to our full-service cleanroom recovery solution: www.TheDataRescueCenter.com
Deleted files
If you've deleted files on your main drive, those files are marked as free space by the system and can be written over as needed. It's important to stop using your computer as soon as possible in this situation. Do not download any software to the drive where the deleted files were (as that download may overwrite those very files you're trying to recover). There are a few options for you in this situation:
- Boot your computer from our Data Rescue Boot DVD
- If you have one, simply follow the instructions on the DVD — Then run a deleted file scan on your drive — You will need a second drive to recover the deleted files to.
- If you do not have a Data Rescue Boot DVD, you may purchase one online. It is important that you download the boot DVD image to a different computer, burn it using that other computer and then take the disc to the computer you're trying to recover deleted files from. Your email receipt for the Boot DVD image download will include instructions on how to burn this boot DVD and use it to boot your Mac.
- You may also purchase Data Rescue in a retail store (Apple store, MicroCenter,etc) or online store (Other World Computing, Amazon, etc). The retail packaged box will include the bootable DVD inside the box.
- Boot your computer via FireWire Target Disc Mode (using another Macintosh)
Target Disk Mode
- Turn off the machine with the corrupted hard drive (machine).
- Connect both machines using a firewire cable.
- Boot the secondary Mac as you do normally.
- Boot the machine with the corrupted hard drive (machine), while holding the "T" key. Hold the "T" key until you see a FireWire icon floating across the screen.
- On your secondary Mac, download and open the Data Rescue 3 demo.
- In Data Rescue 3, select the Target FireWire connected Hard Drive as the drive to scan.
If you do not have access to another Mac, you may contact our sales department to order a bootable DVD to be shipped to you for $7.50 shipping and handling so you may demo the software prior to purchase. You may call our sales line at 1-877-477-6763.
- Boot your computer via secondary bootable drive
If you have a bootable secondary HD that has a Mac operating system on it, you may use it to run Data Rescue 3 & scan your drive. Here's how:
- From a powered off state hold down the "option" key while powering your Mac up.
- Once the option's menu appears select your bootable HD and click the arrow to continue.
- Install Data Rescue 3 to the HD and launch it.
- Now you can scan you HD safely while booting from another drive.
If the deleted files you are trying to recover are NOT on your main drive, then you can simply download the demo for Data Rescue 3 to that main drive, install the application and run it, scanning the other drive where the deleted files occurred.
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Awards & Reviews
Mevvy - May 2013
The best thing is...
"It's a life saver for your external hard drives." - Mevvy - 1000 Best Apps
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TopTen Reviews - May 2013
Best Mac Hard Drive Recovery Software
The Verdict: 10/10
"As our pick for the best Mac hard drive recovery software out there, Data Rescue's effectiveness, usability and functionality far outshine the competition." - TopTen Reviews
MacInformer - Sept 2012
Data Rescue 3 Product Review
"In short, Data Rescue 3 provides different tools for recovery of data. The app has a good design and the customer support is eager to help when you have a problem." - MacInformer
My Mac - August 27, 2012
Whoops - Data Rescue 3 Review
"Data Rescue 3 saved my bacon. It wasn’t the first time and probably won’t be the last. You need to own this program." - Richard Lefko
The Mac Observer - August 13, 2012
How to Wipe a Mac Remotely with iCloud (and get the data back).
"Data Rescue successfully restored and rebuilt over 380,000 files, including our music, photos, and documents." - The Mac Observer
GadgetReview.com - June 2012
Data Rescue 3 Review
"Bottom line... Data Rescue 3 performs like one of those data rescue centers, only in the comfort of your home." - GadgetReview.com
TopTenREVIEWS - April 2012
Data Rescue 3 Review
"The clean user interface gives users a hassle-free experience when recovering their files. Data Rescue is easy to use and employs strong technology that can recover data on many types of hardware, from hard drives to memory cards." - TopTenREVIEWS
About.com - March 2012
"No matter what your reason for using it, Data Rescue 3 may very well be your best shot at retrieving your important files, short of sending your drive out to a drive recovery service." - Tom Nelson

































