DiskWarrior

Plans and prices

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On the record

Bootable recovery

Yesalsoft.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Directory optimization

It optimizes the replacement directory for directory performance.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Drive monitoring

DiskWarrior can use a drive’s S.M.A.R.T. technology to warn of possible hardware malfunction.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Hardware support

The product supports Intel and Apple Silicon Macs and directly connected configurations including Fusion Drives, RAID volumes, FileVaults, and Time Machine volumes.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Included items

A new purchase includes immediate download, a DiskWarrior USB flash drive, and printed startup instructions.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

License limit

The software may be installed or run on only one computer at a time; another simultaneous computer requires another purchased copy.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

macOS limits

The macOS startup disk cannot be rebuilt when it is an APFS-formatted SSD; supported external disks can be rebuilt on macOS Tahoe 26 when formatted with a supported file system.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Maker history

Alsoft says it was founded in 1984 by two former Apple employees and currently produces DiskWarrior.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Not supported

APFS and Windows-formatted drives are not supported, and DiskWarrior cannot recover deleted, reformatted, or overwritten data.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Operating systems

macOS / OS X,including OS X Mountain Lion through macOS Tahoe for supported external Mac OS Extended disksalsoft.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Preview

Its patented preview feature lets users inspect the expected repaired disk before changes are written.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

File preview

Yesalsoft.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Purpose

DiskWarrior rebuilds damaged Mac disk directories using data recovered from the original directory to restore access to files and folders.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

RAID recovery

Yesalsoft.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Repair safety

DiskWarrior verifies rebuilt directories and uses a fail-safe replacement method intended to protect against interruptions such as power loss.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Recovery sources

Mac OS Extended volumes; internal and external volumes; Fusion Drives; Flash/SSD drives; Time Machine volumes; RAID volumes; disk images; FileVault volumesalsoft.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Paid from

59.95alsoft.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Support

Alsoft says technical support is free and its technicians may remotely recover data from a Mac-formatted disk when automatic recovery fails.alsoft.com · read 11 Oct 2026

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