I accidentally deleted some files and emptied the Trash on my MacBook Pro (macOS High Sierra 10.13.6). I learned that only data recovery software can enable me to recover the files. Is there a way to recover the files without purchasing software? If I must purchase software, is there a recommended tool? Thanks a lot!
Have you ever backed up the Mac before the deletion such as using Time Machine, iCloud, or other methods? If you have, luckily, you can easily restore the items emptied from the Mac Trash with your backup.
In case there is no backup, you should consider the third-party data recovery software for Mac, as long as the data hasn’t been overwritten, you can recover them back.
You can recover files without purchasing software if you have available backups. Third-party data recovery software is the last resort you can try to recover deleted files on Mac by yourself. You may need to bring it to a local repair shop if it fails.
Suppose you want to try third-party data recovery software. In that case, you can free download and install iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac, you can try to scan the Mac hard drive with it and preview the scanned results to see whether the deleted files are found, then, recover the desired items.
It is possible to restore files from empty Mac trash if you regret emptying it. Even though you cannot undo Mac’s trash empty, you can easily recover deleted trash files using backups.
If you didn’t make a backup before the deletion, you can still retrieve the deleted files using third-party software as long as they haven’t been overwritten. So you should stop writing new data on your Mac and just perform a data recovery ASAP! I have encountered the same problem before, and successfully recovered them back with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac!