The data you delete on a computer, whether it is a Windows based PC or a Mac machine, is never deleted until the memory freed after deletion is reused. Those who have suffered the loss of their essential data and are not aware of how to recover it need to read this article.“I formatted a volume on my Mac yesterday and now am regretting, as I forgot to move some essential files. I am a beginner with Mac and not aware of is it possible to recover deleted files?”
The above mentioned scenario is one of the most commonly encountered issues wherein a user unintentionally loses some important files saved in a volume that was recently formatted.
When you delete a file, it goes to Trash and remains there until you ‘Empty the Trash’ or manually ‘Restore’ the file. After you choose any of the above mentioned options, the file is no longer available in the Trash. It is noticed that people delete files by pressing Shift+Del instead of Del only, which works in the similar way as emptying the Trash. However, Mac data recovery software are available on the Internet, which are able to recover lost or deleted data from formatted volumes.
Recover Deleted File
Every saved file on the hard drive has its unique entry in the operating system index. When you delete a file, operating system automatically deletes its index entry; however, the file actually remains intact at its original location on the hard drive even after permanent deletion (Shift+Del). A deleted file is recoverable under certain criterion i.e. the memory space freed after deleting the file should not be overwritten. On the contrary, data backup is a great way to avoid data loss.
Time Machine Backup
The best and free option to backup data for Mac users is Time Machine, which is an incremental data backup utility. Time machine takes the backup of all recent made changes to the files on the hard drive automatically. Therefore, if you are using Time Machine, allow it to back up everything before you shut down the Mac. You can also restore the complete system using either Mac OS X install disc or Recovery HD. You can even look through the files in this backup by clicking Time Machine icon in the menu bar and choosing “Enter Time Machine”. However, just like all other internal Utilities in Mac, you cannot be reliant on an auto-backup tool because you certainly do not want to compromise with the data.
Data Recovery Software
Backing up data with Time Machine is not always foolproof as it can fail anytime. Therefore, if you did not backup the data, you may anytime meet some unethical situation causing data loss. Luckily, it is possible to recover the data from formatted Mac volumes using advanced Mac data recovery software that deeply scans the hard drive sectors and extract the data that seems to be inaccessible.
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