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10 November 2023  Ashley S. Miller  Specialist of Customer Service Dept.
 

Summary
Learn about Time Capsule, a wireless hard disk for Mac devices. Discover its storage capabilities and how to recover data from it with Renee Undeleter and other data recovery software.



Table of contents

table iconI. What is Time Capsule?
table iconII. What are the easy-to-use Mac hard drive data recovery software?
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I. What is Time Capsule?

AirPort Time Capsule (also known as Time Capsule or Time Return Capsule) is a network storage device (NAS) produced by Apple, which can perform data backup wirelessly, and is designed to cooperate with the Time Machine backup function. The hardware structure of Time Capsule includes a hard disk, an Ethernet interface and a USB interface, which can be used as a router and a network storage device at the same time, and can also be connected to an external hard disk or a printer through the USB interface. However, the product was discontinued in 2018.
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As mentioned above, one of the main functions of Time Capsule is the ability to automatically back up the system and files wirelessly, without the need to connect an external hard drive. In general, if you want to restore data from Time Capsule, you only need to restore from Time Capsule through the “Time Machine” of Mac computer, click here to check out the official instructions for restoring from a Time Machine backup. But if the Time Capsule fails, it may not recover smoothly. Since the Time Capsule can only be accessed through the network, many data recovery software cannot detect the Time Capsule hard drive. You can try to remove the hard drive from the Time Capsule, connect the Time Capsule hard drive to the computer through a USB or FireWire (FireWire) external hard drive box, and then use data recovery software to scan and recover.
Kind tips Removing the hard drive by non-professionals may cause damage to the hard drive, so it is recommended to seek help from Apple’s official after-sales service first, and then consider removing the hard drive for recovery if the problem persists.

II. What are the easy-to-use Mac hard drive data recovery software?

1. Renee Undeleter

Renee Undeleter is a software specially used to restore various data files. When you accidentally delete important files, empty the recycle bin, or format the disk/storage, you can use this tool to retrieve the lost data. The software covers four functional modules, including file recovery, format recovery, partition recovery and image creation. Therefore, it can help you solve all possible data loss problems that may occur during system use in an all-round way, which is very convenient.
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Supported devices SD card, SDHC, SDXC, USB flash drive, hard disk and computer.

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Multiple scan modes Fast partition/whole partition/whole disk scan;

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advantage:
  • Applies to both Windows and Mac systems.
  • It has three different data recovery functions to meet various data recovery needs.
  • The scanning speed is fast and the data recovery quality is high.
  • It is suitable for many situations, such as formatting a disk, emptying the recycle bin, suddenly disappearing a partition, turning a drive into RAW, etc.
  • The free version scans and previews lost files to see if they are damaged.
  • Support scanning multiple devices, such as SD card, U disk, mobile hard disk, local disk, etc.
  • The Fast Partition Scan function supports scanning only a specific type of file, such as scanning only pictures, audio, and video to save time.

shortcoming: The free version supports recovery of 50MB.

It is very simple to restore hard disk data with Renee Undeleter. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Remove the hard disk from the Time Capsule, connect the Time Capsule hard disk to the computer via a USB or FireWire (FireWire) external hard disk enclosure, download and install Renee Undeleter, and run Renee Undeleter. In the main interface, select the data recovery method you need, namely Fast Partition Scan, Whole Partition Scan and Whole Disk Scan. Choose (Whole Partition Scan) here.
Note: Do not install on the disk that needs to restore data, so as not to cause data overwriting.
select whole partition scan in renee undeleter on mac
Data recovery function introduction:
Fast Partition Scan: Quickly retrieve files lost due to accidental deletion or emptying the recycle bin.
Whole Partition Scan: Quickly recover files lost due to inaccessible or formatted partitions.
Whole Disk Scan: Partition information can be analyzed and obtained, and the entire partition can be fully scanned.
Image Creation: A mirror can be created for a partition to back up the current partition state.
Step 2: Next select the hard drive partition where you want to recover data. After the selection is complete, click (Next).
click to select a target drive in whole partition scan in renee undeleter on mac
Step 3: Then wait for the scan, the scan time will depend on the size of the hard disk partition. During the scanning process, you can double-click to preview the file. If you have found the file you need to recover, you can check it and click the (Recover) button. At this time, the scan will be terminated to start recovering the file. You can also wait for the scan to end, select the files to be recovered from the scan results, and then click the (Recover) button, please save the recovered files in other partitions, not in the original hard disk, to avoid data overwriting.
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2. Ontrack EasyRecovery for Mac

Ontrack EasyRecovery is a hard drive data recovery tool for Mac devices that supports recovery of hundreds of different types of files. In addition, it contains two data recovery modes, Quick Scan and Deep Scan, which can effectively recover data from internal hard drives, external hard drives, and other devices.
Ontrack EasyRecovery Home for Mac software interface
advantage:
  • Supports data recovery from encrypted hard drives.
  • Supports previewing files, and can restore the original file name of the file completely.

shortcoming:

  • The free version can recover 1GB of data, but the size of a single file must be less than 25MB.
  • The paid version is very expensive.

3. Mac Free Any Data Recovery

Mac Free Any Data Recovery is a free hard drive data recovery tool, this software supports you to recover lost data from damaged hard drive. The file types it supports to recover include: photos, videos, music, emails, PDF documents, Office documents, RAR/ZIP files, game files, system data and more. Its two modes of quick scan and deep scan can meet your various needs.
Mac Free Any Data Recovery software interface
advantage: The operation interface is simple, convenient and easy to operate.

shortcoming: The free version only supports recovery of 20 files.