I accidentally started to replace one photo library with a different one on a USB drive. I stopped the process of replacing/updating the file but it had done some overwriting. When it did stop, the original file disappeared off my USB stick. Is it still there somewhere? Time machine is not activated (I know).
Thanks.
Jen
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.7
The terms "barely" and "overwritten" cannot both apply to a filesystem object. That photo library was probably initialized (e.g. wiped) before any overwriting commenced, and there are truly fading hopes that any third-party tool can retrieve what you once knew as the original library.
They are more stable, is that it? This error was all me but going forward I’d like to have a better system. Thinking of still using Photos but not as one big library. Somewhere I read that I can store the photos as individual files/folders. And I guess an SSD would also be good for turning Time Machine back on. 😬
Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it!
Just trying the free part where it searches the stick. Hope it finds it all. Happily pay the money if it does! Thanks.
Please let us know my friend!:)
Oh, i should mention, USB sticks are one of the worst forms of media for backups.
Yep and yet the program worked. Still have a lot of work ahead of me in organizing it all but glad it’s back.
What would you recommend instead?
Great to hear it worked my friend! :)
A real external SSD or HDD...
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/external-storage#drive-configuration:single-bay-1-drive
Yes, I find the drives I linked to to be very reliable.
Recover barely overwritten file on USB?
