4.5.2. Recovering Data from Existing Image

With Stellar Data Recovery you can perform the recovery operation on a previously created disk image using the Load Image option.

To recover data using any disk image:

1. Run Stellar Data Recovery software.

2. From the Home screen, click  icon and then select Load Image option.

3. All the disk images are listed on the Load Image screen with their respective sizes. Select the image from which you wish recover data. In case your disk image is not listed in the screen, click Add button. Alternatively, to remove any image select that image and click Remove. To remove all the images, click Reset.

4. After selecting the correct image, click Scan to start the recovery process.

Note: If you are scanning a system drive having Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, or Big Sur for the first time using Stellar Data Recovery, you need to allow macOS to load an extension signed by “Stellar Data Recovery”. To know the procedure refer to Recover Data from System Disk with High Sierr and Above.

5. A screen showing the scanning process is displayed. If you wish to stop the scan at any point, click Stop button.

6. Once the scanning process is complete, details of the files and folder found are displayed in a dialog box as shown below:

7. Click OK. For information on how to preview and recover the scanned data, see Previewing Scan Results and Saving the Recovered Files.

Note: If you wish to save the scanned information and resume the recovery process at a later stage, see Saving the Scan Information.

Note: You can select only one volume at a time for recovery.