Undelete Files on a Mac - Ask the Computer Expert

Question:

I have some files accidentally tossed into the trash on my Mac, and, believe it or not, but I managed to also empty. Has anyone experience in this area when it comes to music? Is it possible to get the entire file back and not just fragments? Is there a program that is better than everyone else? I'm in the information gathering stage now and will not deceptive to another by making early on.

Answer:

If you made a mistakelike this in general, you should stop what you're doing, and turn your computer off to the right. When the computer writes information to disk (which they do when you are visiting Web sites are like the pages in the cache of your web browser saved) old data is a danger to be overwritten.

What should you do next is to try a piece of software, restore deleted files or the restore, and that the file system designed for use can be found - for example, ntfsFAT or if you are running Windows XP / Vista or HFS Plus, if you Mac OS X. The software should be on a bootable floppy disk, so you again from the plate and not the hard drive - otherwise your data in danger!

Since all these criteria are met your chances of restoring all your files are good to very good.

If you do not have a recovery program on CD are available now (and really, who is?) Your best bet is to install a recovery programpurchased online. There are many different programs available, but you must ensure that the program manages your exact computer setup ONCLUDING file system and operating system. Just be careful so you do not overwrite the data you are trying to recover, and good luck!