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Install cisdem-data-recovery with Homebrew Cask
Recover lost data. Version 20.6.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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overview
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Recover lost data
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Project history and usage
Cisdem Data Recovery is a proprietary macOS utility for scanning storage devices and restoring deleted, formatted, inaccessible, or otherwise lost files. It also provides workflows for RAW recovery, unbootable Macs, and selected damaged-file repair.
Project history
Cisdem records Data Recovery for Mac 2.0.0 in March 2015. Subsequent releases expanded the product beyond deleted-file recovery to formatted and unmountable media, raw scans, Apple-silicon recovery procedures, boot-drive creation, and repair of damaged media.
Adoption history
Cisdem distributes Data Recovery directly for macOS and it is also packaged as a Homebrew cask. The official company history identifies it as part of Cisdem's early Mac application portfolio.
How it is used
Users select a disk or storage device, run quick and deep scans, filter or preview discovered files, and recover selected data to a different destination. Cisdem advises avoiding writes to the affected source and saving recovered files elsewhere to reduce overwrite risk.
Why package nerds care
The Homebrew cask gives command-line-oriented Mac administrators a repeatable installation path for a proprietary recovery utility. Unlike open-source recovery tools, its practical interest lies in packaging a signed graphical workflow for scans, previews, RAW recovery, damaged-media repair, and recovery-mode use.
Timeline
- 2015: Cisdem lists Data Recovery for Mac 2.0.0 among its early Mac products.
- Later development: Support expanded to Apple-silicon recovery workflows, RAW recovery, macOS boot media, and damaged-media repair.
- 2026: The supplied Homebrew Cask record distributes version 20.6.0.
Related projects
- Cisdem Data Recovery is part of Cisdem's macOS utility portfolio.
- Disk Utility is used in the official troubleshooting workflow to check whether macOS recognizes and mounts a target drive.
Sources
- https://www.cisdem.com/about.html
- https://www.cisdem.com/data-recovery-mac.html
- https://www.cisdem.com/resource/cisdem-data-recovery-user-guide.html
- source_facts.package-manager.brew-cask
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cisdem-data-recovery. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
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| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version20.6.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.cisdem.com/data-recovery-mac.html
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.cisdem.com/data-recovery-mac.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:cisdem-data-recovery |
|---|---|
| Version | 20.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/cisdem-data-recovery |
| Homepage | https://www.cisdem.com/data-recovery-mac.html |
| Upstream docs | https://www.cisdem.com/data-recovery-mac.html |
| Source archive | https://download.cisdem.com/cisdem-datarecovery.dmg |
| SHA-256 | no_check |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | cisdem-data-recovery |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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