Recovering from a Mac SSD Crash: My Honest Experience with EaseUS

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A few weeks ago, I experienced every Mac user's nightmare my internal SSD crashed out of nowhere. No warning. Just a spinning beach ball, a black screen, and then nothing.

I panicked.

what happened​

I was working on a video project when my MacBook Pro suddenly froze. After a hard reboot, macOS wouldn't load just a blinking folder icon with a question mark. I knew this wasn't good.

Unfortunately, I hadn't backed up in over a month .

My Options Were Limited​

Apple's Disk Utility couldn't repair the drive. Terminal commands didn't help. I wasn't ready to pay hundreds for professional recovery services.


So I started searching for DIY Mac data recovery tools and that's how I found EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Professional for Mac .

Trying EaseUS: Setup & First Impressions​

I downloaded the trial version on a secondary Mac and created a bootable USB recovery drive using EaseUS. Their site has a pretty clear guide on how to do this.


After booting my crashed Mac using the USB, the software recognized my internal SSD even though macOS wouldn't.

That was the first good sign.

The Scan: Time-Consuming but Worth It​

The deep scan took around 2.5 hours for a 512GB SSD. But when it finished, I saw most of my files photos, videos, Final Cut libraries, even temp folders.

EaseUS sorts recovered files by type, which made it easier to locate critical documents.

What I Recovered (And What I Didn't)​

Recovered:

• My full video project folder (60GB+)
• All photos from the past 6 months
• Client invoices and PDFs
• Notes and documents from iCloud (even offline ones!)

Lost:

• A few corrupted video files (probably overwritten)
• Some app settings and caches no big deal

Considering the situation, I recovered about 90–95% of what I cared about. That's a huge win.

Is EaseUS Worth It?​

The Professional version isn't free, but if your data is important (mine was), it's a small price compared to a full data recovery service .


Pros:

• Easy-to-use interface
• Bootable USB creation for non-bootable Macs
• Recovered almost everything I needed
• No technical skills required

Cons:

• Deep scans take time
• Some recovered files had generic names (you need to preview)

Final Verdict​

If your Mac SSD fails and you don't have a backup, EaseUS is one of the few tools I'd genuinely recommend . It saved my files and my sanity.