Seagate File Recovery | Recover Data from Seagate Drive

Home > HowTos > File Recovery Tips on Mac Updated by Robert on Sep 18, 2024 | Approved by Jennifer Allen

"how do I recover files from my Seagate external hard drive on mac? It seems all the files just gone without any symptoms. I need to know how to Seagate external hard drive recovery. Please help!"

Seagate is one of the most famous brands for hard drive or external disk. Its big storage is used for users to save multiple important documents, videos, photos, and other types of files. However, it still happens that all data just have gone or you deleted files accidentally and want to do Seagate file recovery on Mac or Windows PC. Actually, you can. Let me explain Seagate hard drive data recovery in detail.

First and for the most, you need to know that all data saved on the Seagate hard drive is still there. If you delete some files from it, these files are still there as well, but invisible. The theory is: the storage is fixed, and if you delete some files, they’re still there and invisible, waiting to be replaced by new data. In this case, if new data is not created after you losing files from the Seagate hard drive, then there is a chance for you to recover them. In summary, before you learn how to do Seagate hard drive recovery, stop using this drive right away.

How to Seagate Data Recovery for Windows or Mac

As I have mentioned all the lost or deleted files in Seagate disk or external hard drive are invisible. To Seagate file recovery for Mac or Windows, you need the help of iBeesoft Data Recovery, a professional Seagate hard drive data recovery software tool specially designed to get files back from built-in hard drive, external hard drive, USB flash drive, SD card and more. Here are some of its main features:

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Actually, no matter for what reason you want to Seagate file recovery for Mac or Seagate recovery in Windows. if you can connect the Seagate HD with your computer and can detect it as an external hard drive, you can follow the guide below to learn the details for how to Seagate hard drive data recovery in Mac and Windows.

Steps to Get Your Lost Files Using Seagate Hard Drive Recovery Software

Click the download button to get the Seagate file recovery for Windows or Mac software. It’s fully compatible with all the OS. It’s a safe tool, feel free to download it and perform hard disk rescue.

  1. Choose File Types to Scan
  2. Connect your Seagate hard drive with your PC, making sure it appears like a USB drive on your computer. Next, launch the Seagate data recovery software and select the file types you’re going to restore from the Seagate device. After then, click "Start".

  3. Choose Seagate Drive to Scan
  4. In the next step, you can see all the partitions, external hard drives are listed. From the list, choose Seagate hard drive from which you want to recover data from, and click "Scan". It takes a while for the software to scan for the files you need from this hard drive. Be patient. The default scan mode is Quick Scan.

  5. Seagate File Recovery on Mac
  6. After the Quick Scan, you can see all the complete files the Seagate disk recovery software has found for you. Filter out the needed files from the left side with file types and file extension. Preview the files and choose the need to save them to other drives.

By default, the used scan mode is Quick Scan. If you still can’t find the deleted or lost files from Seagate hard drive. I suggest you try the Deep Scan. The Seagate file recovery Mac or Windows program will scan files even with incomplete file properties for you. Longer means more files found. Try your luck.