How to recover deleted files in Mac OS X?

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Is it possible to recover my deleted files in Mac OS X (after I emptied the trash also)? In Windows I can recover the deleted files using file recovery software. What options are available in Mac OS X?


Solution 1:

There's a nice guide here-- that walks you through the steps of recovering "deleted" files in OS X (using freeware).

Keep in mind that until you recover the files in question, you want to minimize writes to the disk as they can potentially overwrite the deleted files.

Solution 2:

The software in the squidoo page that @tj111 recommended needs money to pay for the last recovery step. See this blog article for truly free Mac data recovery programs.

  • Time Machine
  • TestDisk
  • PhotoRec
  • Exif Untrasher

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