Not able to Open MSG File Saved with Outlook – How to Fix?

MSG file can be opened in various email applications including MS Outlook. If you ever received .msg file as the embedded item in an Outlook email and when trying to open all of the sudden Outlook is functioning improperly and you are not able to open the file?

If so, then read further…

Why MSG file cannot be opened in Outlook?

If anyone of the below reasons is true, then an Outlook user will not be able to access MSG file:

  • When Outlook has not configured properly
  • When the preview of MSG files generated by Hex editors is not understandable by users
  • When the file is already open and user is trying to open
  • If users don’t have rights to access the file
  • Trying to open MSG file using Outlook 2002/XP or earlier, that has been created in Unicode format

Let’s consider a scenario…

If you are working on Microsoft Outlook 2002/XP or below versions and you got a message from latest versions of Outlook i.e. Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 & 2016, which store MSG file in UNICODE file format by default, then Outlook would never be able to access the UNICODE MSG File in older version of Outlook. Basically, earlier versions of Outlook used ANSI format for their data mechanism (storage) which is an old file format system having many drawbacks. Due to the same reasons, Outlook 2002 and older version do not support UNICODE MSG file format.

Quick solution – Save MSG file in ANSI format

To resolve the issue of unable to open MSG file in Outlook, you have to contact to the sender and request him/her to send the .msg file again but always remember this time the .msg file should be saved in ANSI format before forwarding.

To create .msg file, you need to just drag and drop an Outlook email to desktop (or any folder/subfolder). But, the main task of changing format remains and to do this, follow the below steps and make default.msg file format from UNICODE format to ANSI.

Let’s have a look at how to change in different versions of Outlook.

Steps in Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007

  • Start “Microsoft Outlook” >> Click on “Tools” >> “Options”
  • Go to “Other” tab >> under General section, click on “Advanced Options” button
  • A new window will appear named as “Advanced Options”, uncheck the option: “Use Unicode Message Format when saving messages”

Steps in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013

  • Start “MS Outlook” >> Click on “File” tab >> go to “Options”
  • An “Outlook Options” window will open, click on “Mail” option (at left pane) >> At right pane, scroll the window >> under ‘Save messages’ section, uncheck “Use Unicode format” option and click “OK” button
  • Whenever you save the .msg file with this method in Microsoft Outlook which is “File” tab >> “Save As”>> you need to change the “Save as type:” by choosing “Outlook Message Format” (.msg) instead of “Outlook Message Format – Unicode (.msg)”

If Microsoft Outlook is not installed on your system and you have an urgency to open .msg file, then in this situation you have two options. One is trying the manual method, while the other is using any third party source. The first method is to configure Microsoft Outlook and then opening .msg file. But, what if MS Outlook does not even work properly or encountered some issues while you open Outlook. So, in such a scenario you can move to any third party source that could open .msg file without Microsoft Outlook.

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Merge Multiple Outlook PST Files into a Single File

There are times when Outlook users wish to merge multiple Outlook PST files into a single file. Managing all the files is not easy. Moreover, not everyone knows how to go about the process of merging PST files. It is not a difficult task as you can easily merge multiple PST files into a single file in Outlook. Read on to know the complete procedure….

There are 2 important steps involved in merging PST files in Outlook. They are –

  • To create a blank new PST file
  • To import all the PST files to the newly created PST file

So let’s start off with the first step i.e. to create a blank new PST file:

  • Open Microsoft Outlook application
  • Click on New Items, from the drop-down menu select More Items and then select Outlook Data File option
  • Next, select the location where the new PST file has to be saved and give a name for it. Click on OK.

That’s it with the first step. The second step is to import PST files into this newly created blank Outlook PST file. Let’s see how to go about it:

  • Open Microsoft Outlook, and navigate to File option
  • Select Open & Export followed by Import / Export option
  • The Import and Export Wizard will now open
  • Choose Import from another program or file option and click on Next button
  • Select the file type from which you have to import. Click on Outlook Data File (.pst) and click Next button
  • Click on Browse option in order to choose the file to be imported
  • Check the Do not import duplicates box and hit on Next button
  • Select the folder to import from. Don’t forget to check the Include subfolders
  • Check the box Import items into the same folder in and click on Finish button

Repeat the same steps for all the Outlook PST files to combine them all into one single PST file. Suppose you need to transfer Outlook data to a new computer, then just export this PST file. There you go; merging PST files is as simple as that.

This method is a little time consuming, especially if you need to do it for more than 2 PST files. Also, if you don’t follow the steps carefully while moving PST files, then there are chances of the file getting corrupted. You will require a PST Repair tool to repair corrupted Outlook PST file in this situation. So if you find this method to be difficult then you can use a third party tool to merge PST files. However, if you use unreliable tools, then PST files can get corrupted. So make sure to check for the authenticity of the tool before using.

How SmartScreen Works in Windows 10?

In Windows 10, there is a feature called “SmartScreen” that helps to protect your PC from downloaded malicious software and malware. You can see this feature in Task Manager with the file name “smartscreen.exe”.

Now, let’s learn about this feature in detail…

What is SmartScreen in Windows 10?

In Windows 10, you’ll get to see an improved version of SmartScreen when compared to Windows 8. Whenever you download an application or a file, the SmartScreen filter will take a tab on checking it against the MS database. If it finds the downloaded content to be known and safe, it will allow it to run. If it has been seen before and believed to be harmful, SmartScreen will block it.

If the downloaded stuff is not being seen before and when Windows is not sure whether it is safe or not, then it will prevent the app from starting and warns you that it may be dangerous. However, you can ignore this warning message and proceed.

This feature can also be seen it Microsoft Edge and Store apps to help prevent malicious web content. No matter what application you use to download files, SmartScreen will help protect you. It also helps you if you are using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as your browser.

Precisely, we can say that SmartScreen is another layer of security along with Windows Defender. However, having multiple security layers is important even though you run some other antivirus application or if your browser has its own set of anti-malware features.

How much CPU power and memory will be used by SmartScreen?

The process of SmartScreen runs in the background and uses no system resources or very little resources. Also, Windows may automatically close the process at times when it isn’t being used, so you may not even always see it running in the background.

However, if you have SmartScreen enabled and you download a new application or file, SmartScreen gets started. Windows launch it if it isn’t already running and you’ll see it use a bit of CPU and memory resources as it computes a hash of the file, sends that to Microsoft’s servers, and waits for a response to see if the file is safe. If it is considered as safe, Windows launches the application or file normally.

For antivirus checks, the SmartScreen filter is used, which are performed by the Antimalware Service Executable process if you’re using the default Windows Defender as your antivirus program. Further, the amount of CPU and memory used should be fairly small and the entire process should be very quick, although larger files will take longer to examine than smaller files. This check is only performed the first time you open a downloaded program or file, so it doesn’t just waste resources every time you open an application.

Disabling Windows 10 SmartScreen

Well, it is not possible to fully disable the SmartScreen process. Even if you turn off the SmartScreen feature in Windows, the SmartScreen process still launches when you sign into your PC. As it uses no CPU resources and only a few megabytes of memory, you can forcibly end this process from the Task Manager, but Windows just launches it again automatically when it’s needed.

Of course you can prevent the SmartScreen process from using CPU and memory resources in the background by disabling the SmartScreen feature. But it is not recommended though! SmartScreen is a useful security feature that can help protect your PC from malware. Even if you have other security software installed, SmartScreen can protect you from something your main security program might miss. However, it only uses a tiny amount of system resources.

If you still want to disable the SmartScreen filter, go to Windows Defender Security Center > App & Browser Control, and then set “Check apps and files” to “Off” in Windows 10.

So far, there are no reports of malware imitating the SmartScreen or smartscreen.exe process. This process is a part of Windows 10 and helps protect your PC from malware, although no security solution is perfect. If you still concerned about the malware running on your system, it’s always a good idea to run a scan with your preferred antivirus program just to check that everything is fine.

If your PC is not scanned properly and virus enters into your system, then there are chances that hard drive may go inaccessible and you need to format the drive in order to get back to the normal state. But if you want to recover Windows hard drive without formatting, then should make use of Hi5 Partition Recovery Software that helps in easy restoration of data in simple steps.

How to Update Computer’s BIOS?

PC’s BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) is a chip on the motherboard that contains information to allow it to start up before the OS starts to load. You need to update the BIOS when the motherboard has to properly support a new hardware/processor. Even when bugs have to be fixed, PC’s stability or performance has to be improved, the BIOS has to be updated.

However, if anything goes wrong during the BIOS update, as if the computer gets turned off, then it cannot be booted and becomes useless. This is why you need to check if you really have to update your BIOS. Make sure to take a backup of all important data before updating BIOS. Likewise, creating a backup of BIOS itself is good. This will be done automatically, but if it needs to be done manually, then don’t forget to do it.

Follow these steps to update your PC’s BIOS:

  • Identify the model of motherboard

Look in the user manual of the mainboard. Make sure to get the full name. Also, note down the revision number. If it’s a laptop, then you need to look for the make and model of the machine.

  • Find the BIOS version

Bring up the Run window on your Windows system and type msinfo32. In the System Information window, select System Summary. The BIOS version will be displayed under computer’s processor speed. Note down the version number and date.

  • Download latest BIOS file

Go to the motherboard, or the laptop’s manufacturer website, then look for support link. Look for Drivers and Downloads, or something like that. Download the BIOS update for your model. Also, do read any instructions about the exact updating process for the BIOS.

  • Perform the Update

Run the downloaded installer or .exe file for BIOS update software. Sometimes you need to create a bootable USB drive or CD and copy files to it. Look for a ‘Press F10 for boot options’ or some similar option when the computer starts to bring up drives list.

  • Restart computer

Once the update gets completed, update programs will restart automatically. Some updates will request permission, while others will warn before starting an update. Few more will prompt to restart the computer. Power off your system completely, and then restart it.

  • Clear existing BIOS settings

This is not necessarily always. It depends on what features have changed between existing and updated version. To clear BIOS settings, look for “Restore Defaults” or “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option. This might be on the main page of the BIOS utility or on the last page of a tabbed menu. To navigate use the arrow keys, and follow the on-screen instructions. After completion, save the settings and exit the BIOS utility.

Finally, you have to configure BIOS. If you know the settings required, change them now. If not, then it is not required to do so. Most computers will work just fine using the default BIOS settings. So now you know how to update PC. Make sure to follow the steps carefully else if anything goes wrong then your PC cannot be used again. Unfortunately, if something goes wrong and your hard drive stops working, then don’t worry. You can use Data Recovery software to restore data from dead hard disk drive. Even files from corrupted, formatted, crashed, repartitioned hard drive can be recovered.

How to Erase Corrupted Files Completely?

In general, a healthy file gets corrupted, due to several reasons may be like,

  • Faulty system
  • Presence of virus on system/storage media where files are saved
  • Flaws in the software used to modify or create the file
  • Improperly closing system such as force shut down or due to power outages
  • Ejecting the hard drives and portable storage media in a wrong way
  • Bad programming if it resulting in a hard restart

And, when a file gets corrupted, it can be used no longer. It just occupies memory on the device for serving no purpose.

When the user tries to open these corrupted files they fail to show up or screens errors. A corrupted file on your computer can even make the hard drive to crash or lead to the loss of data stored on the disk.

Some sort of corrupted files can be recovered, wherein few cases you can neither delete nor recover those corrupted files.

How to Recover Corrupted Files?

Some of the corrupt files can be repaired on your own using possible options available in your system.

For instance, you can repair corrupt Word, PowerPoint etc. Office files using inbuilt Open and Repair option available in the respective application. And, in some cases, you need to take external assistance to fix corrupted files.

In case, you no longer need a corrupted file and it is affecting other functionalities or files of your system along with consuming space then get rid of corrupted files permanently.

Caution: Ensure before you delete any file permanently. If you need it in future, then you will regret what you did now. So, instead of struggling to recover permanently deleted a file when you need it most, better take precaution like keeping at least one copy of it in some safe place.

How to Delete Corrupted Files Completely?

Step 1: Delete Corrupted Files and Erase the Folder

Move all healthy files to a new folder from the folder that has corrupted files. After you have moved the other files, manually delete the corrupted files and folder that has immovable (broken) files.

Step 2: Close Windows Explorer

If the folder fails to get deleted, close the Windows Explorer. To close Windows Explorer,

  • Press CTRL, ALT and Delete keys at a time
  • Task Manager window will open
  • Search Windows Explorer and right-click on it
  • Select EndTask option

Step 3: Restart the Computer

After closing Windows Explorer, restart the computer and verify deletion of corrupted files.

How to Handle Corrupted Files?

  • When a file is corrupted, it doesn’t allow you to modify (in most of the cases). At those times, you need to delete corrupted data using harsh sum or checksum. You can also try error correcting codes to fix the corrupted file.
  • If you feel the corrupted files are important, then don’t remove them immediately. First, try fixing the issue and see you can recover anything from the corrupted files.
  • Backup rest of the data saved on your device to avoid expansion of corruption.

Deleting Emails Did Not Reduce PST File Size?

When deleting a large number of Outlook items, especially emails from PST file, many users expect immediate changes to happen on PST file size. Unfortunately, deleting emails in an Outlook PST doesn’t mean that space will be freed up right away. It is not that how the concept of “deleting” works with Outlook!

“I archived and deleted a bunch of email messages in Outlook, in order to reduce the size of the PST file containing them. However, after doing so, the PST’s size is still the same. Outlook PST file size not reducing even after deleting emails. Can you explain what is happening?”

Well, there are two possibilities:

  • Even after deleting Outlook items, you have to empty “Deleted Items” folder
  • And a little patience is required after deleting

Now let’s understand these possibilities one by one.

Like Windows, your PST has an equivalent to the Recycle Bin called the “Deleted Items” folder. By default, when you delete an email message (or just about anything that Outlook stores in your PST), it’s not deleted at all, but simply moved to the Deleted Items folder.

Well, the idea of Deleted Items is to save you from disaster; a way to recover from “oops” moment when you didn’t mean to delete the item because things aren’t really deleted.

And of course, when things aren’t really deleted, there will be no free space!

The best part is you can make Outlook empty the Deleted Items folder when you exit Outlook, or you can simply empty it yourself. In the folder list, right click on the Deleted Items folder and click on “Empty Deleted Items” folder. This will permanently delete the items from your PST file.

But your PST won’t get shrunk. At least, not right away.

When Outlook actually deletes an email, the space taken up by that email is “freed”. Precisely, we can say that space within the PST is marked as unused, and made available for other email messages that might arrive thereafter. So your PST won’t get smaller right away, but it’s also quite likely that it won’t get bigger as new mail arrives either. The space freed within the PST by emptying the Deleted Items will simply get reused.

Further, Outlook is designed like a database and the space used by deleted items is not recovered until you shrink the database. Outlook may overwrite the now-unused space as new items are added to the PST, but the PST file needs to be compacted to recover space on the hard disk.

If you leave Outlook running, after some amount of idle time, it will start to perform something called ‘compaction’. Compaction is very similar to defragmenting your hard disk. During compaction, it moves all of the email messages and other “real” information in the PST to the front of the PST and moves all the unused or free space within the PST to the back. When compaction is done, Outlook can then actually make the PST file smaller by removing that portion of the PST that isn’t actually being used by anything.

Outlook won’t compact the PST file as soon as you move or delete Outlook items. It waits until there is 20% ‘white space’ (space used by the now-deleted items) and the computer is idle to begin compacting. When Outlook begins compacting, it may take several days to recover all of the space as it will stop when the computer is busy and restart when it’s idle.

Now that is where the patience comes into the picture! When you empty your Deleted Items folder, and just leave Outlook alone for a while, sometimes a long while, it will dutifully compact and shrink your PST.

However, if you don’t have patience, then you can manually perform Compaction process. To do this,

  • In folder view, right click on Personal Folders
  • Click on Properties for “Personal Folders”
  • Click on the Advanced button
  • Hit the Compact Now You’ll then see this small dialog for a while

Well, the time to free up space will depend on the size of your Outlook PST file. You may have to wait quite a while for large files.

Once it is completed, your PST will be freed up and will be small.

How to Split AVI Files in VLC?

Often, you have lengthy videos captured by your webcam, smartphone which you don’t really need. You might probably need only a portion of the video. You would want to upload the video to your blog, on YouTube, or on the social network. However, because the AVI video file is lengthy, you refrain from uploading. But hey, why don’t you just split the video? How can this be done? – You ask. With VLC media player. This free and open source media player comes with basic editing tools which can split video file.

Follow these steps to split AVI video file with VLC media player –

Step 1: Open the AVI video file which you have to split in VLC media player

Step 2: Now forward the video to the starting point from where you want to split it. Pause the video at this point.

Step 3: Go to View menu, select Advanced Controls option. You can find the new set of controls appearing near the Play button.

Step 4: Next, go to Tools – Preferences – Input / Codecs

Step 5: Here, look for Record directory or filename. See to it that a directory name is present in the box. You can choose any directory. This is where the split video will be stored.

Step 6: Play the video and click on the Record button. Let it play till the end portion which you want to extract. Click Record button again when you want to stop recording till the extracted part.

Step 7: Go to File Explorer, then to the directory where your recorded video was set to be stored. Here you can find the extracted part of the AVI video saved as a separate file.

That’s it! You have split AVI video file easily with VLC media player. You just have to upload it where you wished to. Isn’t is simple? You just need to repeat this process for every clip that you want to split from the original video.

You might edit AVI videos for various reasons. However, sometimes, if you don’t use the right tools, then there are chances of the AVI file getting corrupted. Under such a situation, you need to use AVI Repair tool to fix the corruption. When AVI file fails to play sound, the audio video is not in sync, AVI file refuses to play, and so on, you can fix the file with the help of AVI Repair software.

How to Play AVI File in PowerPoint?

Embedded AVI file doesn’t play in PowerPoint file due to many reasons. Most of the time, you fail to play AVI file inserted in PowerPoint file due to-

  • Compatibility Issue
  • Absence of codecs
  • AVI video corruption

Hence, here I have listed out some possible methods to solve PowerPoint doesn’t play AVI file issue. Before, trying these methods, just check whether you have specified correct source path of AVI file. Sometimes, source path will get modify if you move your AVI file from one location to another. Hence, it is better to keep both video and PowerPoint presentation in the same folder. If the path is correct, then try the methods mentioned below-

Method #1: Solving AVI File Compatibility Issue

If you get Optimize Media Compatibility message on the screen upon opening AVI info, then it indicates that your AVI file has the compatibility issue. To resolve compatibility issue, do as follows-

  • Confirm the action by clicking on Optimize Media Compatibility button
  • When it displays playback issues, click on View Links
  • Then pick Break Links for each link to embed AVI files in your PowerPoint

Method #2: Installation of Required Codecs on your Windows

If your Windows doesn’t have required codec to play AVI file, then you will get into the situation where your AVI file fails to play. Hence, download all the required codecs on your system.

Method #3: Fixing Corrupted AVI File

AVI file doesn’t play in PowerPoint if you have inserted corrupted AVI file. To make it playable again, you need to fix damaged AVI file using AVI Video Repair software. I will recommend you to use Hi5 Software AVI File Repair Software as it doesn’t modify your source AVI file while repairing it.

If you have failed to play AVI file, even after following the above techniques, then change the extension from AVI to MPG or try to reduce the hardware acceleration of the video file.

How to Make Booting Faster in Windows 10?

Why Does Windows 10 Take So Long to Boot – How to Make It Boot Faster?

Windows systems take more time to boot eventually due to the installation of more desktop programs, which may add themselves to the startup. And, those programs automatically start each time during system boot up.

But, Windows 10 has an OS integrated Startup Manager and is simple to understand. It even shows programs that are responsible for the slowed down startup. This Startup Manager helps in resolving Windows 10 fast startup problems.

How to Access Windows 10 Startup Manager?

Windows 10 Startup Manager is located in Task Manager. To access it,

  • Right-click on the taskbar and open Task Manager
  • Or Press Ctrl + Shift + Escape buttons to reach Task Manager
  • Or Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and select Task Manager
  • In Task Manager you will see a list of open programs, so click on More details to access full interface
  • Switch to Startup tab

Disable Startup Programs on Windows 10:

In Startup Manager the name of programs along with its icon will be listed at the left side and the application’s publisher name to the right side.

Also, the Startup impact of each program will be shown, whether its low, medium, or high. If it is Not measured means, Windows not yet had a chance to notice the program’s behavior as it is recently added. If so, then reboot the computer to get the program’s impact.

Find out the program which plays the main role in slowing down system boot up (obviously its impact will be HIGH) and disable it. To disable any program, right click on it and select Disable option.

Note: Open file location shows exact .exe file of the program on your computer, which is booting at startup.

The real task here is to decide what to disable. Since some programs normally start when computer boots; so that they can sync data. If you disable them, they cannot sync data and it affects their working mechanism. And, other programs will be less obvious, particularly like system utilities and driver-related programs. And you can disable them.

So, do a quick-study, understand what you are disabling and then proceed. You can do this by right-clicking a program and opt Search online. Then, Windows shows a web page with the name of the program, its .exe file, info regarding what exactly the program is and what it is doing.

Other Ways to Make Windows 10 Boot Faster:

There are several additional ways to make Windows 10 computer boot faster. Like,

  • Upgrading from mechanical hard drives to Solid State Drives (SSD) dramatically improves the boot speed along with data accessing speed.
  • Using UEFI firmware, tweaking a few BIOS settings like changing the boot order (for instance if BIOS checks computer’s DVD drive or network locations first instead of hard drive each time it boots then change its boot order so that it boots from hard drive first)
  • Disabling system services if there are heavy services from installed third-party applications.

If your Windows 10 computer is undesirably slow (if it is taking really more time to boot) even after removing unnecessary startup programs and troubleshooting, then do a Factory Reset. But, don’t forget to backup entire data before factory resetting your system. Else you have to make use of a reliable recovery tool to get back personal files after Factory Reset. If Factory Reset doesn’t help, try reinstalling Windows 10 again from the scratch.

How to Fix SMART Errors on Mac Hard Drive?

What if a hard drive could tell you it was going to fail before it actually did? Is that possible? When attempting to install OS X on your computer, sometimes the installer may claim that the hard drive has SMART errors and will not allow you to install to the selected drive. So, the SMART errors for Mac hard drives might mean the drive is about to fail!

A note on SMART Errors

Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (in short, SMART) is a feature within the hard disks that is meant to keep a tab on the health status of the drives, along with recommending a system with a method to detect an impending failure or other drive issues on which an immediate action should be taken.

Working of SMART on Mac

The attributes of SMART will be able to take care of so many metrics, like disk surface error rates, data throughput, hard drive spin times, write head stability, as well as rpm variations. The SMART monitors these metrics when the drive is operational and determine how often the metrics hit a warning threshold. When the drive receives a warning threshold repeatedly, then it is throw a warning to the system saying that SMART is detecting an error.

Generally, the SMART errors are the cause for an alarm and the usual suggestion under such instances is to replace the hard drive. But, it is not always necessary! Sometimes, SMART errors are not so harmful and the program will just detect the error and warns you. For example, a bundle of bad blocks is enough for causing SMART error, rise in drive’s temperature due to poor ventilation or other environmental conditions, etc. which are relatively less harmful.

Not only this, the SMART mechanism may also remind you about the false alarm or just a temporary situation.

When it comes to fixing the SMART errors, you can often do that by just formatting the hard drive, or changing the location of the system that will increase air flow, or just ignoring it. However, before deciding what fix you are going to try, it is important to consider how the drive is going to be utilized. If you rely on the drive as a main boot device or for one that will store important information, then you might wish to play it safe and replace the drive, but if not then you can investigate the SMART status a bit more to see if you can recognize the exact problem.

For doing so, first be sure to play it safe and back up the contents of the drive, and then get a robust and dedicated SMART tool such as SMART Utility that will tell you the exact error the drive is reporting and whether it is a critical error or one that is less important. You can also try basic drive-conditioning routines like repartitioning and formatting (writing to zeros to force the drive to substitute bad blocks) to see if this clears the SMART warning.

If you manage to clear the SMART error, then you might be able to get the OS X installer to recognize the drive as a valid installation destination and continue the install. However, do keep in mind that the error may still persist and only be temporarily averted, so even after testing the drive you might still consider replacing it with a new one and only using it as a spare storage space or as a diagnostics drive.

When you encounter SMART errors, it is indicating that the system is claiming the drive cannot be repaired and suggest you back it up as soon as possible and replace the disk. If you don’t have backup and you tend to lose important data, the you can use data recovery software called Hi5 Partition Recovery for Mac. This tool will help restoring lost data from Mac hard drives. You can recover data from Western digital hard drive, Iomega,  Buffalo, Seagate, Transcend, Toshiba, and all other popular branded hard drives.