How to Recover Lost/Deleted Files from Galaxy S6 to Mac

The hottest devices Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are available for pre-order now. Are you ready to get the Galaxy S6? Let’s check it out. 

Samsung Galaxy S6 Overview:

1.With 5.1” QHD Super AMOLED, Samsung Galaxy S6’s slim, seamless, full metal and glass construction make it the unique and the thinnest smartphones ever created
2.The Galaxy S6/S6 edge offer you all the convenience of wireless charging. It features to fast charge and letting you watch 2 hours of HD video from just 10 minutes charging.
3.Terrific cameras(the 5-megapixel front camera and 16-megapixel rear camera) with 0.7s launch time, OIS, Fast tracing AF, and F1.9 aperture. It is an incredible tool to take photos.
4.The great function of Samsung pay. It provides huge convenience for those who don’t like to take pocket money.
5.Amazing curved screen. It protected by the very latest Gorilla Glass with “real” RGB color. The curved edge gives not only a beautiful appearance, but also a new way to quickly check and respond to calls, messages, and emails.

Well. You may in the line of Galaxy S6 pre-ordering. Anyway, when you are enjoying the great new Galaxy S6, don’t forget to protect your important files stored on it. Problem of data loss encountered anytime anywhere, even the amazing Galaxy S6 is no exception. Are you ready to deal with the trouble that pretty beautiful photos, important text messages, etc. on your S6 accidentally lost? Don’t get too tensed, read on the main topic: How to recover lost/deleted files from galaxy S6 to Mac.

(this guide is specially written for Mac users, if you are the Windows user, check article: Galaxy S6 Data Recovery)

What you will need:

Mac computer.
USB cable.
Opened Samsung Galaxy S6 with over 40% power
Android Data Recovery for Mac program

Step by Step Guide:

1.Free Download and install the free trail version of Android Data Recovery Mac on your Mac. 

After downloaded the installation file, you can simply run it and follow the setup wizard step by step to install it.
You can download from its official product page.
You can as well as download it from Cnet.

2.Run Android Recovery Mac to access and scan Android data. 

Firstly, you need to plug your Galaxy S6 into Mac via USB cable and don’t plug it out during the recovery. 

Secondly, after your start the program, you will reach the following window: you have 3 options (“Multimedia”, ”Database”, and “WhatsApp”) to scan data. Or you can simply select “All” to scan all data on your s6. If you choose”Multimedia”, you can select the specified file formats. In that way, you will save lots of scanning time.

Then, to access scanning data on s6, you should set Galaxy s6 to enable USB debugging.
- For Android 2.3 or earlier: Go to "Settings" -> "Applications" -> "Development", then check "USB debugging".
- For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Go to "Settings" -> "Developer options" -> Check "USB debugging".
- For Android 4.2 or newer: Go to "Settings" -> "About Phone" < Hit "Build number" for several times until getting a note "You are under developer mode", Then go back to "Settings" -> "Developer options" ->Check "USB debugging".

Note: If you have done this before, just skip this step and click “Opened?Next...” to continue.

Last, after you have enabled USB debugging, the program will automatically detect and identify your Galaxy S6, which means Android Data Recovery Mac is able to access data on your phone. Simply tap “Start” button to begin scanning.


3.Selectively preview and restore files on Galaxy S6. 

You may need to wait for a couple of minutes for the scan process, which depends on the file size. After scan finishes, both the lost data and existing data will be displayed in the scanning result on the left. Click the file one by one to preview them. Then, select and mark the data you want to recover in the result list. Simply hit the button “Recover” to get the lost data back.
The photos, contacts, call logs, messages, whatsapp, videos, musics you marked will be retrieved with one-click. Besides, you can save them anywhere on your Mac. 

You may want to read: Recover Deleted Photos from Samsung Galaxy S6/Galaxy S6 edge