There's no Recuva for Mac — here's the fix
Recuva, made by Piriform (CCleaner), is Windows-only. If you're on a Mac and searched for “Recuva for Mac,” you won't find an official one. Cinder Recovery fills that gap: it's built for macOS and Windows, recovers deleted and formatted files with their original filenames, and lets you preview everything it finds before you pay a cent.
Cinder vs. Recuva at a glance
| Recuva | Cinder Recovery | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on macOS | No — Windows only | Yes — Mac & Windows |
| Runs on Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Preview files before paying | Limited | Yes — full preview, free |
| Restores original filenames | Sometimes | Yes |
| Deep raw-sector recovery | Yes | Yes |
| FAT32 / NTFS / exFAT aware | Yes | Yes |
| Fake-capacity drive tester | No | Yes — free |
| Price | Free / Pro | Free to scan · $69.95yr or $199 lifetime to recover |
Comparison reflects publicly documented features at the time of writing; Recuva is a trademark of its respective owner and we're not affiliated with it.
Why people switch
- It actually runs on your Mac — same idea as Recuva, no Windows required.
- See before you pay — preview every recoverable file, with its real name, for free.
- Original filenames intact — not
FILE0001.JPGsoup. - Bonus tool — a free fake-capacity USB & SD card tester.
How it works
Download free, scan the drive, and preview what's recoverable — deleted files, emptied Trash, formatted drives. When you're ready to save files back, a license unlocks recovery ($69.95/year or $199 lifetime). Honest by design: we tell you up front what recovery can and can't reach.