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If you have an earlier version of DiskWarrior, learn about the new features of DiskWarrior 5 and how to upgrade by clicking here. Please visit the DiskWarrior Compatibility with macOS 11 Big Sur page for more information.

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Updates for full compatibility are coming soon. DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.4 is not compatible at all. See our Big Sur Compatibility Page.ĭiskWarrior 5.2 is NOT fully compatible with macOS 11.0 Big Sur. M1 (ARM) equipped Macs are NOT currently supported.

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Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) Time Machine disks can be rebuilt under Big Sur.Ħ) The next major release of DiskWarrior will include the ability to rebuild APFS disks.ħ) Click here to join the Mailing List to be notified of progress regarding Apple File System (APFS) support and updates to DiskWarrior.Note: The “Startup Disk” of macOS Big Sur (11.0), macOS Catalina (10.15), macOS Mojave (10.14), and macOS 10.13 High Sierra with SSDs (Solid State Drives) cannot be rebuilt with DiskWarrior as they are automatically pre-loaded with Apple File System (APFS). Otherwise Time Machine disks must now be rebuilt from macOS Recovery or the DiskWarrior Recovery Flash drive. Starting with macOS 11.0 Big Sur, Time Machine disks can be formatted as APFS and cannot be rebuilt. Click here to learn how to identify an APFS disk.ĥ) In macOS 10.14 Mojave and later, Time Machine disks cannot be rebuilt with DiskWarrior unless DiskWarrior is given “Full Disk Access” from within the Security pane of System Preferences. Additionally, the External Boot setting will need to be changed to Allow booting from external media.ġ) DiskWarrior 5.3 is compatible with macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later when rebuilding external Mac OS Extended disks.Ģ) Your external drives (including Time Machine Volumes) can be rebuilt as before.ģ) The Startup Disk of Macs are converted to APFS (Apple File System) when installing or upgrading to macOS 10.14 Mojave or later.Ĥ) APFS (Apple File System) disks ARE NOT able to be rebuilt. The Secure Boot setting will need to be changed to Medium Security or No Security. To create and use a DiskWarrior Recovery disk for Macs with Secure Boot, it will be necessary to change the default Secure Boot and External Boot settings using the Startup Security Utility. Also by default, Secure Boot prevents the creation of a macOS startup disk except for those created using Apple's Installer. By default, Secure Boot does not allow starting up from an external disk such as a DiskWarrior recovery flash drive. Creating a 10.14 or 10.15 recovery flash drive will not allow DiskWarrior to rebuild APFS (Apple File System) disks.Ģ) An extra step is needed to create a DiskWarrior startup recovery flash drive on the latest Mac that are equipped with Secure Boot via Apple’s T2 Security Chip. You will need DiskWarrior 5.3 to run DiskWarrior from a recovery flash drive created while running macOS 10.14 Mojave or macOS 10.15 Catalina. What you need to knowġ) DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.4 is compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave and macOS 10.15 Catalina. Your Mac OS Extended external drives can be rebuilt as before.ħ) DiskWarrior 5.3 is compatible with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion through macOS 13 Ventura when rebuilding Mac OS Extended external drives.Ĩ) DiskWarrior 5.3 now runs within macOS 10.14 Mojave through macOS 13 Ventura Recovery on Intel Macs.ĩ) The Preview application in DiskWarrior can now copy files to APFS disks when recovering data from a failing Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) disk.ġ0) Numerous minor updates were made to accommodate additional security measures in the latest macOS.ġ1) To rebuild Time Machine disks in macOS 10.14 Mojave and later, DiskWarrior must be given “Full Disk Access” from within System Preferences.

Only internal SSD drives are converted to APFS by macOS.Ħ) External drives are not automatically converted to Apple File System (APFS).

Click here to learn how to identify an APFS disk.Ģ) Apple Silicon (M1 & M2) Macs are now supported when rebuilding external Mac OS Extended Disks.ģ) Click here to join the Mailing List to be notified of progress regarding Apple File System (APFS) support and other updates to DiskWarrior.Ĥ) Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) disks can be rebuilt as before, when rebuilding from an Intel or Apple Silicon Mac.ĥ) The Startup Disk of Macs are automatically converted from Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) to Apple File System (APFS) when installing or upgrading to macOS 10.14 Mojave or later. What you need to know ( Click here for the summary)ġ) Apple File System (APFS) disks (typically a macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later Startup Disk) are recognized but ARE NOT able to be rebuilt by DiskWarrior 5.3. Using DiskWarrior 5.3 while started (booted) from macOS High Sierra (10.13) or later.

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