"accidently" got rid of a files I now find that I need. Is there any way to retrieve a file from the trash once the trash has been emptied????
May seem obvious, but do you have time machine running?
time machine?
sorry not that fluent on what it is?
thanks
john
Probably not then. It's automated back up software that comes with every mac.
HaHa as a non mac man I came across this thread by accident. I thought boobahack was being sarcastic.:D
John to make your problem solving faster it is always best to let people know what Mac set up you are using.
Normally once in thrash and you have cleared it it is gone.
Try this open Finder and go to find, then ask to find the file. You may just have it sitting somewhere in you hard drive. This is a long shot. I have found files that way.
2008 imac 24inch 4gbram 500hd
i will try that .
cheers
john
ApplexSoft can find deleted files - but it'll cost you $99 - there is a free trial to see if the files are recoverable first.
You should stop using the Mac immediately, as you are overwriting files on your hard drive even as you read this. You should consider software which runs on another Mac to interrogate your problem Mac (can often be done over Firewire by putting your Mac into Target mode)
I use DataRescue.
Sorry Duncan, but you have lost me here. He is looking for a file?. Could you enlighten me on what you mean. Thank You.
By simply having the computer powered up it will eventually begin to overwrite parts of the hard drive where the data trying to be recovered once was.
Boot the problem computer into Target mode and search for the lost files using another Mac over firewire. Or rip the drive out and put in something else like a Mac Pro or external enclosure.
If you use the problem mac to do anything, I mean anything, it will potentially start to destroy the files you are trying to recover.
If you had been using a non-boot partition or external drive for this data then it's a lot simpler. But recovering data from a boot drive while using that boot drive is a real risk.
There are a lot of factors involved, such as how full the drive is, and what kind of activity you do, but at some point the data will begin to corrupt.