EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, version 17.2.0 at the time of our review, is a Mac port of the Windows recovery software.
There is a free version with a 2GB data recovery limit as well as a paid version, which offers additional features such as one-on-one remote assistance, is available as a free trial, and requires Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) or later to run. The paid version is available for $89.95/month for a single Mac license, $119.95/year for a single Mac license, or $169.95 for a lifetime upgrade plan with a single Mac license. Monthly and annual license payments renew automatically, so check that out.
The software supports over 1,000 file types and offers specific modules for SD cards, cloud recovery, and storage. It supports APFS, HFS+, HFS, XFAT, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS, making it useful for working with drives on Windows and Linux machines.
The basic features of data recovery, reconstruction and organization are its strong points. A user-friendly interface guides users in choosing the volume to recover and designating the target drive or folder for restoration. The program organizes the recovered and restored data logically into categories such as All Types, Images, Documents, Audio, Videos, Emails, Archives and Others.
The SD Card feature is useful, and the iCloud module makes it easy to sign in to iCloud (requiring two-factor authentication). The Video Repair module is nice for exporting cleaner copies of old videos. However, there are a few issues that need attention, including the Unbootable Mac module, which requires the user to shut down their Mac, boot into recovery mode, and then boot from an external server managed by EaseUS. While this is a good idea in theory, the tool got into a continuous loop of being unable to mount the internal and external drives on my M2 Mac. I let this process run overnight, and when I woke up in the morning, the drives were still unmounted and the tool couldn’t be used.
The cloud tool failed to connect to Dropbox for recovery, and the app required an administrator password every time the user launched it. Additionally, the software presented a customer satisfaction survey every time the user exited the program, which was infuriating.
In conclusion, Data Recovery Wizard for Mac excels in its basic functions and presents an attractive way to recover data from Mac, Windows, and Linux volumes with a nice range of supported platforms and file formats. However, the high price, the failures of the unbootable Mac module, the constant need for an administrator password, and the repeated customer satisfaction survey window leave it wanting.
