How to Recover Data from Formatted APFS Hard Drive on Mac?

Sue Wayne

Dec 21, 2020 • Filed to: Answer Hard Drive Problems • Proven solutions

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If you have installed a new macOS High Sierra on your Mac, your hard drive will be automatically formatted to the APFS format. APFS(Apple File System) has replaced the HFS+ format. It was also known as Mac OS Extended. Optimized particularly for solid-state and flash drives, the APFS file system is much faster, more reliable, and less prone to file crashes than its predecessor.

While its advantages far outweigh other previous systems, it does have its weaknesses. For instance, APFS can only be read and written by macOS High Sierra. And the same as hard drives of other formats, you have a risk of data loss if accidentally format the APFS drive,

In the blog, I am going to introduce you to one powerful data recovery tool and help you restore your formatted hard drive data on Mac.

Professional Recovery Tool for Formatted APFS Hard Drive

If you have a Mac-formatted APFS hard drive which contained some important business and private information. And you want to get back, in the case, I would like to recommend Wondershare Recoverit to you. It is a data recovery app, accepted by over 5million global users. With Recoverit, you recover 1000+ file formats effortlessly. Its strong Filter and Preview function help you to simplify the recovery process and regain data from your formatted APFS hard drive in three simple steps: Select-Scan-Recover.

You can have a quick go-through of the following features of Recoverit.

• Recover lost or deleted files, photos, audio, music, emails from any storage device effectively, safely, and completely.
• Supports data recovery from recycle bin, hard drive, memory card, flash drive, digital camera, and camcorders.
• Supports to recover data for sudden deletion, formatting, lost partition, virus attack, system crash under different situations.

Download and install Recoverit Data Recovery on your Mac, launch it, and follow the next simple steps to recover data from the format APFS hard drive on Mac.

How to Recover Data from Formatted APFS Hard Drive on Mac

• First, select a location where your deleted or lost data. Click the "Start" button to process.

• Next, Recoverit data recovery will start by scanning data from Mac hard drive. It will take a while to finish the process of scanning.

• After the deep scan, you can preview the recovered data and click the "Recover" button to save.

Have you retrieved your files from a formatted hard disk? If yes, I will be glad this post is helpful for you.

Conclusion

The APFS format is the default file system of the macOS High Sierra. It is an upgraded system compared with HFS+. Thus it has a lower data loss rate. But if you have lost data from the format APFS hard drive. Don't think twice to download Wondershare Recoverit and regain your essential information.