Just wondering if there are good alternatives to software recovery programs/applications such as Puran File Recovery and Recuva for Mac.
Both appear to be Windows only.
Have you tried PhotoRec? It has worked well for me in the past and it’s based off of TestDisk which is popular with Linux.
Any issues? Does it retain folder/directory structure?
I did not run into any issues, but it has been a bit since I’ve used it. It will try to retain what it can, but it depends on what needs to be recovered and if it can be. I wish I could give you a better answer but that’s the most information I have on it for you.