How to Recover Office for Mac Files? Office for Mac files — PowerPoint presentations, Excel worksheets or Word are often important documents which you can’t afford to lose. What you should do, first: Look into your Trash folder on Mac and ‘put back’ from there.
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Installing a new version of the Mac OS is generally a fairly pain-free process; this trend continues with macOS Catalina. Even so, it’s a good idea to review our Rocket Yard guides for a as well as an. You should also take basic steps to ensure you can recover from any install issues you may come across.The most important of these is to before you start the installation process so that you can recover from any installation issues that may arise.If you’ve run into an issue and you didn’t first perform a backup, then with any luck, one of our tips will get you back on track. If it does get your Mac going again, remember to back up your Mac before you go any further.If you need a storage solution to handle your backups,.With backups out of the way, let’s take a look at some of the common and not-so-common macOS Catalina installation issues you may run into: macOS Catalina Won’t InstallThis is the most basic of Catalina installation errors; it simply won’t install. It may be that the installation won’t start, it seems to freeze during the installation, or it never seems to complete.The two primary causes are; attempting to install on a Mac that Catalina doesn’t support, or trying to install Catalina on a Mac with limited storage space.Supported Macs: Most Macs from 2012 or later support macOS Catalina.
The lone exception is the 2010-2012 Mac Pro, whose graphics cards don’t meet Catalina requirements. You can find a full list of supported Macs in the Rocket Yard guide:.Storage Space: You’ll need about 6.5 GB of space just to download the macOS Catalina installer. After that, the amount of space needed is dependent on the type of installation you’re performing: a clean install or an upgrade install. You can see how much free space is available on the target drive by highlighting the drive and pressing Command-IA clean install uses up around 20 GB of storage space. In addition, you need to allow for space for your user data, applications, and future updates. As if that weren’t enough, you should keep at least 10 to15 percent of the startup drive free to ensure adequate performance.
I normally suggest a good deal more free space than that, but here we’re just talking about a minimum to ensure you can install and use macOS Catalina.If you’re performing an upgrade install, you need to make sure the startup drive has enough free space for the installer download (6.5 GB), as well as room for the files the installer will copy to the startup drive during installation. It’s difficult to estimate the size of the free space you’ll need since it’s dependent on the version of the Mac OS you’re running before the upgrade. But if you have 25 GB of free space available, you should be able to successfully perform an install of Catalina.If you’re tight on free space, consider removing unneeded files using one of these methods:.For some of us, even after we clean out unneeded files we’re still short on free space and need to consider upgrading our Mac’s internal drive or adding an external storage system. OWC has you covered if you need to go this route:.Unable to Write Information to DiskThis message (or a variant) will sometimes show up just after you start the installation process, and is most often caused by a corrupt installer file. The simple solution is to delete the macOS Catalina installer and download a new copy.
Disk Utility’s First Aid should be run to ensure the startup drive and the target drive do not have any issues that could impact installing macOS Catalina.A new installer will usually take care of the issue, but there’s another problem that could lead to the same message: a damaged target drive for the installation. If you haven’t already done so, you may want to run Disk Utility’s First Aid tool to check and repair the target drive. You should also run First Aid on the startup drive if it isn’t the target for the installation. You can find instructions on using First Aid in:.Could Not Create a Preboot Volume for APFSThe “could not create preboot volume” along with other APFS (Apple File System) errors associated with converting an HFS+ drive to APFS are rarely encountered, an indication of the maturing of the APFS file system.macOS Catalina requires the use of APFS instead of HFS+. If you’re upgrading from an earlier version of the Mac OS and you were using HFS+, the installer will convert your target drive from HFS+ to APFS. This, in itself, is not an issue. However, in rare occurrences, you may see an error message.If you encounter this issue, the cure is easy enough: you just need to.
If the target drive was your startup drive, you’ll need to to access Disk Utility. You may also need to restore your Mac’s data using a recent backup before restarting the installation process.
MacOS Could Not Be Installed on Your ComputerThis may seem like the same issue we started this article with: having a Mac that is supported by Catalina. The difference is that you already verified that your Mac is compatible (see the link to supported Macs above), but you still see the error message. If the Catalina installer is refusing to run, use the Date & Time preference pane to check that the date and time are set correctly.If that’s the case, open up the Date & Time preference pane and check its settings. Make sure you have both the correct time and the current date properly configured.
The best way to ensure that this isn’t a Date & Time issue is to use the option to “Set date and time automatically.” You’ll find this option in the Date & Time tab of the Date & Time preference pane. Installation Freezes or Failure to CompleteThese are actually two issues; the first is the installer freezing during the first phase of the installation process, and the second is when the failure to complete happens after your Mac has rebooted and attempts to load Catalina for the very first time.In both cases, the first thing to try is to restart your Mac. This fixes the issue for most users experiencing this problem.Unfortunately, it’s possible that if the installer hangs up at the worst possible spot, your Mac may not be able to restart because of startup drive issues.
If this happens to you, you’ll need to use the Mac’s Recovery utility to repair the startup drive using Disk Utility, and/or reinstall the Mac OS or use your backups to recover from.You can find instructions for using the Recovery utility in the Rocket Yard guide:.Activation Lock Prevents Access to Your MacOne of the features of newer Macs is the incorporation of T2 Security Chips, which provide a number of useful features, one of which is the ability to erase and deactivate your Mac if it is stolen. The Find My app (here shown on an iOS device) can be used to fix an unexpected activation lock on your Mac.During beta testing, a few people reported that Catalina was failing to complete the installation because it believed the Mac had the activation lock set as if it had been reported stolen. Although I expect this issue to be resolved before macOS Catalina is fully released, if you do come across the issue, here’s how to fix it.You can correct this issue by using another Mac or iOS device and launching the Find My Mac app, or opening a browser and going to the iCloud.com website.
Log in to your iCloud account, if needed, then remove the Mac in question from being associated with your Apple ID.This should allow you to restart the Mac and complete the Catalina installation. Unable to Install Catalina on an External DriveThis issue can occur because of the T2 Security Chip found in recent vintage Macs. The T2 chip protects your Mac by default from being booted from an external device. Use the Startup Disk preference pane to ensure your Mac is starting from the correct disk.This behavior can explain one problem I’ve seen reported: a Mac that seems to complete a clean install but when the Mac finally reboots, it’s back to the original version of the OS, with no changes. In actuality, the clean install was performed, the Mac is just booting from the wrong startup device.The fix is to open the Startup Disk preference pane and set the startup disk correctly for your Mac.Reset NVRAM and SMC: The NVRAM and SMC hold information used by your Mac during startup. If either becomes corrupt, it can cause unusual effects on your Mac. Although resetting the NVRAM and SMC are considered a last-ditch effort to correct a problem, you should still try it because it does work from time to time.You can find instructions in the guide:.Did You Have Any Catalina Install Issues?This is our preliminary list of Catalina installation issues you may come across.
But as more people perform the upgrade to Catalina, it won’t be surprising to see a few more issues become common.With that in mind, did you have any issues installing macOS Catalina, and if so, did you discover a fix for the problem?Leave a comment below and let us all know. Hello Tom,I tried to repair the macOS Catalina start up disk using disk utility. But when first time the first aid option failed then again run the first aid. Disk utility showed the overlapped extent allocation error. But I could not replace the damaged file. I did not have the backup, and I was to regain my system. I found some software for disk recovery like Stellar Data Recovery for Mac, DiskDrill Data Recovery and Pandora.
I downloaded free version of stellar and disk drill. Luck by chance I recovered in first attempt by stellar. Am glad to hear the app you downloaded was able to recover your information.I want to point out that the error your drive was producing will likely return in time. You should make sure you have a good backup system in place so you don’t have to relay on data recovery applications. Even the best data recovery system is not a guarantee of being able to successfully recover your data.You may also want to consider replacing the drive having issues before the errors happen again.You can find drive replacement options here:Tom. Get notified of new posts!Email AddressSubscribe. Recent Posts.Macs last a long time.
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MacOS is known for its strong security; it provides you with the option to encrypt and decrypt your storage drive’s data to protect your files and folders from prying eyes and hackers. However, what if you delete important files or the storage drive becomes corrupt.
You would want to recover the data, but conventional do not provide recovery from an encrypted storage drive. In this blog, we will share methods to encrypt, decrypt, and recover files from an encrypted/corrupt storage drive.
Methods to Encrypt Storage Drive on MacTo encrypt a storage drive, you can use any one of the following methods that befit your requirement: Method 1: Using Finder. Connect your external drive or use the internal drive to encrypt. Launch Finder and find all the listed drives on the left pane of the window. Right-click on a storage drive and select the Encrypt ‘ DriveName’ option.
Set a password and the hint as requested by macOSAfter Mac finishes the process, the storage drive is encrypted. You can unlock the drive by keying in its password. Method 2: Using FileVault. Go to Apple menu System Preferences Security & Privacy FileVault tab. Click the Lock icon and enter admin credentials. Click the “ Turn On FileVault” button.
Provide a password to encrypt the diskMac encrypts your disk in the background. You can check the encryption progress from the FileVault section. After encryption when you restart your Mac, the system needs the password to finish starting up. Method 3: Using Disk Utility. Launch the Disk Utility from Finder Applications Utilities. (Otherwise, press Command + Spacebar to bring Spotlight.
When Spotlight appears, type ‘ Disk Utility’ and click on the Disk Utility search result to launch the application). Select the volume or external storage drive that you want to protect via password and click on the Erase tab ( Note: Erasing a drive will remove all its content so backup before performing this step). In the Format section, use the drop-down menu to select Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) or APFS (Encrypted) format.
In the Name section, provide your storage drive with a name and click Erase. (Before macOS erases your entire storage drive, it displays a dialogue box asking for a password). Enter the password that is easy to remember yet difficult to crack for others.
Do not forget to provide Password HintDisk Utility now completes the erase process of your storage drive. When it finishes, the drive mounts on the computer, and you can use it to transfer files. In addition, the system has encrypted your drive; therefore, you need to enter the drive’s password every time you try to access it.
If you forget the password, the drive turns inaccessible. Methods to Decrypt Password Protected Storage Drive on MacSimilar to encrypting a storage drive, macOS also makes the process of decryption easy. To decrypt a storage drive, use any one of the following methods suitable for your case. Method 1: Using Finder. Connect the encrypted external drive to your Mac or use the internal encoded volume. Open Finder and on the left pane find all the listed drives. Right-click on the storage drive and select the Decrypt ‘ DriveName’ optionAfter Mac decrypts the drive, you no longer need to type a password to access it.
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Method 2: Using FileVault. Go to Apple menu System Preferences Security & Privacy FileVault tab. Click on the Lock icon and enter admin credentials.
Click the “ Turn Off FileVault” buttonMac decrypts your disk in the background. You can check the decryption progress from the FileVault section. Method 3: Using Disk Utility. Open Disk Utility. Select your encrypted storage drive. To unlock the drive, go to File Unlock ‘DriveName’.
Enter the password when prompted. To decrypt, go to File ‘Turn Off Encryption’Method 4: Using Command LineIt is vital to decrypt data in the right way using the command line as the incorrect operation can result in data loss.For APFS Drive. Launch Terminal from Finder Application Utilities. Type the code “diskutil apfs list” and hit Return (The Terminal produces a list of all APFS volumes and containers. Note down the APFS volume id information). To unlock volume, type “diskutil apfs unlock volume /dev/apfsvolumeid -passphrase typethekey” then hit Return. To decrypt volume, type “diskutil apfs decryptVolume /dev/apfsvolumeid” and hit Return (provide the authentication details if asked).
To monitor decryption progress, type “diskutil apfs list” and hit ReturnFor Other Drive. Launch Terminal from Finder Application Utilities. Type the code “diskutil cs list” and hit Return(The Terminal produces core storage list in a hierarchy.
Copy the alphanumeric code i.e. Logical volume UUID, which is next to Logical Volume Group.).
Type “diskutil cs delete logicalvolumeuuid” and hit Return. Offer valid till 31 March 2020 Recover Files from an Encrypted/Corrupt Mac Storage DriveYou know data recovery from an encrypted storage drive was an uphill task. However, Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac made deleted file recovery easier from a password-protected volume(s). Besides, support for a Time Machine & Sparsebundle disk image recovery makes Stellar one of the.Follow the steps listed below to recover deleted or lost data from an encrypted Mac startup disk or any other external drive. The software saves the recovered files to your provided destination, which needs to be different from the recovery storage drive/volume.
Open the destination drive to verify the recovered data. You can also use the software to recover data in case the encrypted storage drive is corrupt, just select the corrupt drive from the Storage Location screen and perform Deep Scan; this finds data by skipping or reading bad sectors without halting. Moreover, the software provides the option to Create Image of the entire disk for easy and trouble-free recovery from corrupt disk.AMAZING OFFERGET 3 ACTIVATION LICENSES OF STELLAR DATA RECOVERY SOFTWARE FOR MACUse Coupon: SPDMC20NCheckout: ConclusionAlthough the macOS has made the process of encryption and decryption easy and convenient, one should be careful and follow the steps provided in the blog as a small mistake can lead to data loss. However, if you have met such a data loss disaster, do not worry, does not only recover from encrypted storage drive but also when your drive becomes corrupt during the decryption process.This versatile software is APFS compatible and can handle any type of logical data loss situation be it encryption, corruption, inaccessibility, erasure, or emptying of Trash. To check its interface, scan-capability, and other powerful features download the software for Free and once satisfied Register the software to get unlimited data recovery capability – the assets for preventing data loss disaster. Hi I am trying to recover deleted files from my macbook having Mojave 10.14.4 on it – the drive is APFS encrypted using FileVault but it is unlocked.
When I start the software and choose the system drive it asks for the AFPS password. When I type in my login password it says “decrypting Volume” for a few seconds then nothing happens. If I wanna scan it asks for the password again.Do I have to decrypt the drive using FileVault before recovering.
I thought the software can unlock the drive itself.Martin.
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