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Hi guys, Is it possible to retrieve files from SSD on rMBP Late 2012? I have sold the computer itself but I have the SSD stick. SSD was formatted and OS installed so all my photos from travels around the world are gone. I have tried using recovery software when I still had the computer but without any success. Should I buy an enclosure/adapter for this drive and try again? Is there any other solution? I am willing to pay if I just could get my lost files back. Thank you.
Get an OWC Envoy SATA to USB enclosure. Make sure it is for your model as there are three different ones for the different sticks.
There is a case to hold your SSD made by OWC so you can at least gain physical access to the blade drive. Recovering files from SSD’s is harder than HDD’s so its possible the recovery tool you tried just wasn’t up to the task. I would talk with the company you bought the app from to see if there is a newer version and if it offers SSD recovery. You may need to look at other apps. Sadly, the ones you pay for are more likely to have the ability than the free versions. I would recommend this one: Data Rescue 5 for Mac
