I accidently trashed 20GB of files from my hard drive. Is there any way to undelete files from Mac OS X trash?

Accidental deletion of files is the most commonly faced data loss problem. Other causes of data loss are virus attacks, software malfunction, sabotage etc. Recovering deleted files from Mac is very difficult, but not impossible. When you delete a file or empty trash, the file is not actually erased, but the hard drive’s directory entry for the file is removed. The space that the file had actually occupied is now “free space” that is “available” and can now be overwritten at any time.

The probability of recovering the files decrease considerably if you use the computer after the file is deleted. Thus, stop using your Mac machine and use Remo Recover (Mac) - Pro software.

Tips for successful recovery

• Do not use the drive or volume further after the deletion of files
• Do not copy, download or install any Mac Recovery software on the same volume or drive
• Run the Remo Recover (Mac) - Pro software, choose an appropriate option for scanning the volume or drive which contains the deleted data.

Recovering your lost data using Remo Recover (Mac) - Pro software is extremely easy. Recovery procedure can be broadly categorized in three steps:

1. Locate the partition/ volume from which data needs to be recovered.
2. Scan the located volume.
3. Save the recovered data to a safe location.

Follow the steps below to recover deleted files from Mac OS X

Step 1: Run the application and select the logical volume from the application main window and click on Recover button as shown in figure (a).

Figure (a)

For Journaled volumes, In addition to deleted file recovery, you can also find files based on raw signature search. Better recovery results are obtained when deleted file recovery is combined with raw signature search.

1. Select the file type(s) you wish to recover from the below mentioned drive(s) list.
2. Specify maximum (approximate) size of deleted/ missing files to be recovered and click on Next button as shown in figure (b).

Figure (b)

Deleted file recovery for volumes which are not journaled will be based on raw signature search only.

1. Select the file type(s) you wish to recover from the below mentioned drive(s) list.
2. Specify maximum (approximate) size of deleted/ missing files to be recovered and click on Next button as shown in figure (c).

Figure (c)

Step 2: After specifying the maximum file size, Software provides an advance control to “Define Scan Area” as shown in figure (d), which facilitates to limit the region for file type scanning in selected volume. If you are certain about the specific region in the volume, which could contain lost/ deleted files, you can set the scan area accordingly. It is recommended to leave the “Start Position” & “End Position” sliders at 0 % and 100 % respectively for better recovery results.

Figure (d)

Click on Next button to initiate the scanning process. Application displays all the recovered data in a tree format as shown in figure (e) after completion of scanning.

Figure (e)

Step 3: After completion of scanning, you need to save the recovered data to a safe location. If you wish to save the entire data tree, check “Root” folder and click on save button. Selective data can be saved by using search and Mark All option. Search for data you are looking for in the tree and click on mark all button after search is complete as shown in figure (f).

Figure (f)

After selecting the data in the tree for saving, to initiate the saving process, you need to specify a safe location as shown in figure (g).

Figure (g)

As soon as you click on save button, a window to specify destination location is opened. Specify a safe destination location to save all your data selected in the recovered data tree.

Note: Never save the data to the same location from which data is recovered. Saving the data to the same location would result in permanent data loss.

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