What You Need to Know
DiskWarrior 5.2 is NOT fully compatible with macOS 11.0 (Big Sur). However, you can still rebuild compatible directories and recover data on Intel Macs.
DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.4 is not compatible with macOS 11.0 Big Sur.
M1 Chip equipped Mac’s are not supported by DiskWarrior 5.2.
MacOS Extended (Journaled) (HFS+) Time Machine backups can still be used to backup macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) and can still be rebuilt.
What Will Be Coming Soon
DiskWarrior 5.3 will be released to provide compatibility with macOS 11 Big Sur. DiskWarrior 5.3 will be a free downloadable update to previous versions of DiskWarrior 5.
Support for Mac’s equipped with the M1 chip (ARM).
Rebuild of HFS+ Time Machine backups and External Volumes formatted in MacOS Extended (HFS+) format.
DiskWarrior Recovery Maker 1.5 for creating a bootable DiskWarrior USB Flash Drive.
What Will Not Be Possible in DiskWarrior 5.3
Rebuild of the Startup Disk will not be possible due to the APFS filesystem.
Rebuild of Time Machine Volumes in the APFS format.