Home > Questions

What to Do When I Can't See Deleted Files in the Trash?

Hello, when I delete a file I am not asked any longer with the warning message if I am sure I want to delete and most of all the file does not appear in the trash folder. Any fixes?

Best Answered by

iBoysoft author Sherry Song

Sherry Song

Answered on Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Hello, according to your description, here are the fixes:

(1)Recover the missing files with professional tools. You are suggested to recover the deleted files but not in Mac Trash with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac even if they are permanently deleted from Mac Trash.

  1. Free download, install, and open it.
  2. Choose the drive where you stored and delete the files then click Search for Lost Data.
  3. After scanning, preview and find your wanted files then click Recover to save them to another place.

(2)Check Setting in Finder. Open Finder > Settings > Advanced > Tick Show Warning before emptying the Trash and untick Remove items from the Trash after 30 days.

(3)Restart your Mac.

(4)Change file permission.

(5)Reinstall your macOS.

Hope you can reget the warning message and find the deleted files at last.

Also read: Deleted Files Not in Trash Mac, Why & How to Recover?

People Also Ask

Read More Questions

Read More Advice From iBoysoft's Computer Experts

files disappear after updating to macOS Sonoma

[Recover] Mac Files Disappear After Updating To macOS Sonoma

Some user run into an issue that files disappear after updating to macOS Sonoma on Macs, which drives people crazy! This post tells you how to recover disappeared files after the macOS 14 update

Mac Data Recovery Tips

summary- recover-deleted-audio-files-mac

Quatro maneiras eficazes de recuperar arquivos de áudio excluídos no Mac

Quatro métodos eficazes para recuperar arquivos de áudio excluídos no Mac são introduzidos neste post.

recuperacion de datos mac

Dateien wiederherstellen, die von externen Festplatten auf dem Mac verschwunden sind

Dateien wiederherstellen, die von externer Festplatte auf Mac verschwunden sind

4 Methoden, um verschwundene/gelöschte/verlorene Dateien von USB-externen Festplatten und SD-Speicherkarten auf Mac-Computern mit kostenloser Mac-Datenrettungssoftware wiederherzustellen.

Tipps zur Mac-Datenwiederherstellung