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"Hi, is it possible to prevent data recovery on Mac? I will sell my Mac, but when I deleted files on the Mac, the data recovery software can completely found and recovered all the deleted files. So, I want to a solution to prevent the deleted file recovery on my Mac. Is there any solution or software can help me prevent the deleted/lost files on my Mac from being recovered by data recovery software?" – Terasa

Yes, in some special situations, the Mac users need to permanently erase private files on their Macs to prevent any potential data recovery of deleted file, lost files. Even the disk utility can’t permanently erase data on Mac. With free Mac data recovery software, the data which is erased by Mac disk utility can be recovered easily and completely. So, to prevent data recovery on Mac HDD/SSD, you need special data erasure tool.

Super Eraser: best tool to help prevent data recovery on Mac

DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac is a powerful data erasure tool which can help you prevent data recovery on Mac. It offers certified data erasure method to permanently erase data, wipe hard drive, wipe deleted data from Mac hard drive, USB flash drive, memory card, digital camera, etc. It offers three modes to help you permanently erase data and prevent data recovery on Mac.

Mode 1: Permanently erase files/folders on Mac to avoid data recovery.

If you want to permanently delete some files/folders on Mac, this mode – "Erase Files/Folders" is perfect for you. You just need to add the files/folders to the erasure list, and list them by click on "Erase Now" button. These files/folders will be permanently erased, can’t be recovered by any data recovery method.

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Mode 2: Wipe entire hard drive on Mac to prevent data recovery on Mac.

"Wipe Hard Drive" can help you permanently wipe an entire hard drive or external device (like USB flash drive, memory card, digital camera, etc) to permanently erase all data information on the hard drive or device. It means once the hard drive is erased by this mode, all data on this hard drive will be permanently destroyed – no data recovery chance.

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Mode 3: Prevent deleted file recovery/data recovery on Mac.

"Wipe Free Space" will help you wipe the free disk space of the hard drive to permanently erase the already deleted/formatted or lost data on this hard drive. It will not affect the existing data on your hard drive.

  • Prevent deleted file recovery on Mac.
  • Prevent formatted recovery on Mac.
  • Prevent lost data from being recovered by data recovery software on Mac.

prevent data recovery on Mac

DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac can help you securely prevent data recovery on your Mac. From permanently deleting a file to prevent deleted file recovery on Mac, this tool can flexibly avoid data recovery. It also can help you permanently erase data from USB flash drive, memory card, digital camera under Mac OS. In a word, if you want to prevent your data on Mac from being recovering by data recovery software, DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac is your best choice.

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Written & Updated by Shirly Chen

Shirly Chen has been writing data recovery, data erasure articles for DoYourData over 4 years. She has been working as a professional website content writer & editor for quite a long time. She also writes articles about disk clone, Mac optimization, disk backup, etc.

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