How to Recover Lost Data on macOS High Sierra 10.13 and latest macOS

Home > HowTos > File Recovery Tips on Mac Updated by Robert on Dec 15, 2024 | Approved by Daryl Baxter

macOS High Sierra (macOS 10.13) is the popular and pretty reliable file system. However, data loss is still can’t be avoided in this system. The macOS 10.13 High Sierra version was released for public in September 2017. It is the first macOS system which uses new apple file system (APFS). So, data recovery on macOS 10.13 High Sierra is a bit different from data recovery from other OS X or macOS operating systems. In this article, you will learn how to recover data on macOS High Sierra (macOS 10.13) or latest macOS.

Tips: Due to macOS High Sierra (macOS 10.13) and or latest macOS requirement, Mac users are not allowed access to the built-in system drive from any apps. if you want to recover data from system disk on macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) and latest macOS, please "disable System Integrity Protection" as follows before running iBeesoft Data Recovery. If you recover lost data from the external device, you do not need to disable it. Please don't worry, disabling it won't damage your system and any security settings. Once you have recovered your lost data, you can still enable it.

Guide for How to disable "disable System Integrity Protection"


After completed reboot your Mac. You can follow the steps below to recover you lost data on Mac. After completed recover data on under Mac OS X 10.13 (High Sierra), if you want to go back, please type in "csrutil enable" in step 3.

macOS High Sierra (macOS 10.13) Data Recovery Software

First of all, you should find data recovery software which is compatible with macOS High Sierra and has the ability to solve various data loss issues under macOS High Sierra 10.13. iBeesoft Data Recovery for Mac is such a data recovery application you will need. It offers secure solution to help Mac users to recover deleted or lost photos, music, word, excel, powerpoint and more on macOS High Sierra (macOS 10.13). There may be plenty of reasons behind data loss on macOS 10.13 High Sierra. Fortunately, iBeesoft Data Recovery for Mac can help you solve most of the data loss issues.

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If you are looking for a fast and reliable method to recover lost data on macOS 10.13 High Sierra, iBeesoft Data Recovery for Mac is the reliable option.

Easy Steps to Recover Data on macOS 10.13 High Sierra or latest macOS

Step 1: Start macOS 10.13 High Sierra data recovery.

Click on "Start" button to start macOS 10.13 High Sierra data recovery. If you want to filter file types, you can selected the wanted file types at this step or this software will help you recover all types of lost files on macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

Step 2: Scan hard drive to find lost files.

Select the hard drive where your data is lost. Then click "Scan" button to search the hard drive to find lost files.

Step 3: Preview and save files after scanning.

Once the scanning is finished, it is pretty simple to preview and recover the files you’ve lost. Just select the targeted files and click on "Recover" button to save them to your Mac.

macOS 10.13 High Sierra data recovery software – iBeesoft Data Recovery for Mac offers two scanning modes. If you have not found all lost files when the quick is complete, just try deep scan mode. The deep scan mode will take longer time to deeply scan the hard drive and will find much more lost files. In a word, iBeesoft Data Recovery for Mac is the easy and reliable solution to help you completely recover lost files on macOS High Sierra (macOS 10.13).