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Mac Data Recovery Utilities

Question

A Mac user's operating system became corrupted, and files were deleted after malware was downloaded.

The user needs to access the data that was previously stored on the MAC.

Which of the following built-in utilities should be used?

Answers

Explanations

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The correct answer is A. Time Machine.

Time Machine is a built-in backup utility for Mac operating systems that automatically creates backups of all the files on a Mac. It also enables users to restore their Mac to a previous state, including the recovery of lost or deleted files.

In this scenario, the user's operating system became corrupted, and files were deleted after malware was downloaded. Since Time Machine creates backups of all the files on the Mac, the user can use it to restore their Mac to a previous state before the malware was downloaded, and recover the lost or deleted files.

Option B, Snapshot, is not a built-in utility in Mac operating systems. It's a feature of virtualization software that takes a snapshot of the virtual machine's state, enabling users to revert to that state if something goes wrong.

Option C, System Restore, is a feature in Windows operating systems that enables users to revert their computer to a previous state. It is not a built-in utility in Mac operating systems.

Option D, Boot Camp, is a built-in utility in Mac operating systems that enables users to install Windows on a separate partition on their Mac. It does not help recover lost or deleted files from a corrupted Mac operating system.