HFS+ is improved by Apple Inc. on the basis of the earlier HFS file system. It has replaced HFS gradually and become the main file system of Mac operating systems. Compared with HFS, HFS+ has many advantages, so it is widely concerned by many Mac users since its publishing. And Mac users convert HFS to HFS+ for saving and using data better. But what if HFS+ is lost? Is there any way to recover lost data from HFS+ partition? When encountering data loss, different Mac users may use different methods to recover lost data from HFS+ partition. Among those methods, the most economical and practical and safest one is to recover lost data from HFS+ partition with professional Mac data recovery software. However, as professional Mac data recovery software, MiniTool Mac Data Recovery is excellent because it has powerful functions, high security and simple operation. Besides HFS+, it also supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, etc. More detailed information of MiniTool Mac Data Recovery can be got on the official website http://www.mac-data-recover.com/.

Advantages of HFS+
1. Adopting 32 bit to record number of allocation blocks: In HFS+ partition, there could be 232 allocation blocks at most in one partition. And adopting 16 bit to record number of allocation blocks, HFS only allows 216 allocation blocks at most in one partition. In HFS+ partition and HFS partition which have the same sizes, number of allocation blocks in HFS+ partition is larger than that in HFS partition. Thus, HFS+ partition has smaller allocation blocks and improves space use ratio and increases storable file number.
2. Supporting long file name: HFS+ supports file names with a length of 255 characters and HFS only supports 31 characters. So HFS+ can describe files more accurately.
3. The size of directory tree node increases to 4KB: HFS+ not only has larger directory tree node, but also is able to change storage node size according to size of index node, which reduce wasted space and create a directory structure storing more information for quick index on ever accessed files.
4. Single file size is 263 bit at most: HFS+ supports single file of 263 bit at most and HFS only 231. So HFS+ can satisfy users' demands for large file storage.
5. Faster boot speed: HFS+ identifies a boot fie with location and file size information in partition head. This boot file can be found easily when system boots, thus quickening system boot speed.
Since HFS+ has so many advantages, many users have converted HFS to HFS+ in Mac. Then we'll introduce how to recover lost data from HFS+ partition. Take recovering lost data from damaged partition for example.

Recovering lost data in damaged HFS+ partition with MiniTool Mac Data Recovery
It is easy to recover lost data from damaged HFS+ partition by employing the function module "Damaged Partition Recovery" of MiniTool Mac Data Recovery. Firstly, we need to download this professional Mac data recovery software from the official website. Then install and launch it. The following picture will be shown.



To recover lost data from damaged HFS+ partition, click "Damaged Partition Recovery".



In this interface, all partitions in Mac are listed. Select the HFS+ partition where Mac data recovery is performed and click "Open" to view files in this damaged HFS+ partition.



In this interface, all files in the damaged HFS+ partition are listed. Select the files that will be recovered and click "Save Files".



Click "Browse…" to appoint the storage location and then click "OK". Until now, we have finished recovering lost data from damaged HFS+ partition.

Seen from the above demonstration, recovering lost data from HFS+ partition with MiniTool Mac Data Recovery is every easy. In addition, it is also easy to recover lost data from FAT16 and FAT32 partition with MiniTool Mac Data Recovery. What is more important is that the powerful Mac data recovery software MiniTool Mac Data Recovery is free for individual and home users. Just download it and use it to recover lost data from HFS+ partition.