Please note: Disk Drill does not provide any option to create bootable CD/DVD drives due to them becoming less popular and accessible in modern computers. This ensures the maximum amount of data stays intact during the recovery process, and other background processes or the operating system itself do not overwrite any recoverable pieces of information. Connect it to any Mac, run Disk Drill and use the 'Create Boot Drive' option on the main toolbar.ĭisk Drill let's you run all its data recovery algorithms via a bootable Mac USB drive. Make sure you have an extra storage device, which is at least 2GB in size.

Once you have completed the mammoth task of creating a live USB of USB in Mac OS X, it is time to test your efforts. Starting with Disk Drill 3, anyone can create a bootable Mac OS X drive in a matter of minutes. Step 7: Checking your newly created bootable USB disk. It'll make your Mac boot from USB in just a few clicks. I have burned the image to a DVD and successfully installed El Capitan in the past. Disk Drill is by far the most convenient and up-to-date macOS bootable file rescue solution. I have 'Install OS X El Capitan.iso' file. Set it aside, calm down and download a bootable data recovery app using any other computer. You can turn your computer off, remove the drive in question from the docking station, do whatever may be required to prevent any further utilization of that drive. The initial recommendation given to anyone who lost important data and would like to proceed with the data recovery is always to stop using the drive where the data was stored as soon as possible.

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