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Download AMWT Desktop

For Mac and Windows. Scanning and previewing are free: you see every file it can recover, labelled Intact or Partly damaged, before you decide anything.

Version 1.0.0 still installs under its earlier name, Data Recovery Pro, so that's the name you'll see in Applications and the Start menu. The next version is called AMWT Desktop.

Mac

macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple silicon and Intel

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  • Disk image (.dmg), one universal app
  • Signed and notarised by Apple
  • Updates itself when a new version is out

How to install · Mac help

Windows Early access

Windows 10 (22H2) or Windows 11 · 64-bit

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  • Installer (.exe) for Intel and AMD PCs; runs on ARM PCs such as Surface through Windows' x64 emulation
  • Not code-signed yet: Windows shows "Windows protected your PC". Click More info, then Run anyway. Why
  • No HEIC or full RAW previews yet. What's different on Windows

How to install · Windows help

Install it on your computer, not on the card. Anything saved to the card you want to recover from can overwrite the deleted files.

Install on a Mac

  1. Open the download and drag the app to ApplicationsThen open AMWT Desktop from Applications.
  2. Plug in the card or USB driveIt appears in the list with its format and a chance rating. If macOS offers to initialise it, click Ignore.
  3. Enter your Mac's password once per scanmacOS asks before any app can read a card directly. The app's reader opens the card read-only and stops when you quit. Why it asks
  4. Scan, preview and recoverThe first 10 files or 100 MB are free. Files are saved to your Mac, never back to the card.

Install on Windows

  1. Run Data Recovery Pro Setup.exeIf Windows says "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway. The early-access installer is not code-signed yet.
  2. Click Install, then YesWindows asks whether the installer may make changes. It installs for all users in Program Files, with a Start menu shortcut.
  3. Plug in the card or USB driveIf Windows says "You need to format the disk", click Cancel. Never format it: the card still appears in the app. More
  4. Click Yes when you start a scanWindows asks for permission before any app can read a card directly. The reader only reads, and stops when you quit. Why it asks
  5. Scan, preview and recoverThe first 10 files or 100 MB are free. Files go to Pictures\Recovered from <card name> by default, never back to the card.
Choosing a card to scan in AMWT Desktop.

Requirements

MacmacOS 13 Ventura or later, Apple silicon or Intel.
WindowsWindows 10 (22H2) or Windows 11, 64-bit. Intel and AMD PCs, and ARM PCs through Windows' x64 emulation. WebView2 is built into Windows 11; on Windows 10 setup downloads it if it's missing.
Cards and drivesSD, microSD and CF cards and USB drives. Names and folders are kept on FAT16, FAT32 and exFAT; the deep scan works on any format.
Not in version 1Your computer's own internal drive, and Linux.

Check your download

The SHA-256 checksums of the current downloads are in SHA256SUMS.txt. On a Mac: shasum -a 256 Data-Recovery-Pro.dmg. On Windows, in PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\Data-Recovery-Pro-Setup.exe.