How to Do MP4 Data Recovery on Mac

Are all media files gone permanently after emptying MP4 player?

Have you ever accidently emptied your MP4 player? Some users who do not know about the actual file removal process think that emptying the MP4 player means removing the files permanently. This misconception causes them to give up the chance to do proceed MP4 data rescue on Mac. Actually the deleted files are not gone permanently. We can recover files from MP4 player as long as the files are not overwritten by new deleted files.

About the MP4 player

OK, before we find ways to recover MP4 data, let's get to know the MP4 player. The name MP4 player is a marketing term for portable media players that comply with certain standards and formats. The name itself is a misnomer, since most MP4 players are incompatible with the MPEG-4 Part 14 or the MP4 container format. Instead, the term symbolizes their status as successors of MP3 players.

What happened after emptying MP4 player?

When we emptied MP4 player, what we actually deleted is not the file itself. The operating system simply loses the access of the file, as the pointers between files and file system index are deleted. The space occupied by deleted files is marked as "available to reuse", so the deleted files remain physically intact on the drive until they are overwritten by other files. The files will be only deleted when they are overwritten by new files. In order to prevent overwriting we need to stop using the MP4 player immediately if we want to recover deleted files from it. So are there any chances to recover deleted files from MP4 player? Let's just keep reading, and then you will find the answer.

Chances of MP4 player Recovery

Because the operating system doesn't immediately reuse the space from deleted files, it's a plain and simple job for us to undo recovery on MP4 player. But the probability of recovering MP4 player successfully decreases substantially the longer we use the MP4 player after press "DELETED" button and did we put new data in it. The greatest chance of MP4 player recovery is to stop using it once we wrongly emptied it. Thus, there will be a higher chance to recover deleted files after emptying the MP4 player.

How to Achieve MP4 Data Recovery?

To achieve MP4 data recovery, we need the help from MP4 data recovery software. Here we strongly suggest uFlysoft MP4 Data Recovery, a professional and easy-to-use data recovery for Mac users when they want to recover their MP4 player data.

Now let's see what it can do for us. (This article writes for Mac user, Windows PC users can recover MP4 data on Windows PC by downloading Windows version.)

1. Feature Setting

The MP4 data recovery software you choose must give you enough features to make it possible for you to do what you want with the lost files you're trying to recover. Andu Flysoft MP4 Data Recovery for Mac is just such kind of recovery software which is fit for you. It offers you most features which are effective to recover your lost files

2. Ease of Use

When you're trying to get your data back from your MP4 player, the thing you would worry about is you have to learn a new program from top to bottom. Is it Troublesome? Sometimes yes, but if you are using uFlysoft MP4 Data Recovery for Mac, all the thing you need is just a few clicks.

3. Recovery Effectiveness

Any program from this category that fails in recovering your data is useless, but this recovery tool has the hi-tech skill to recover your lost files with ease!

With all these great features, all you need is to follow the guide and do some clicks job, then your lost data will all come back to your just in a few minutes by using uFlysoft software easily.