Q: Missing Appleworks File

Years ago (Mac OS 9) we had Norton Utillities for Mac which had Trash Recovery.

So, I was hoping there was something simular for use with Snow Leopard.

I was hoping you or someone out there could give me a better recommendation.

I have tried several that say they are "free".  I spend over an hour have any one of them do a

scan of deleted files - But, after the scan - I select a file and then Recover - I get a window that

says I have to upgrade to get a recovery - the upgrade is costly.

The problem here is that it says free download for recovery software.

Yes, but back then we were purchasing it for all the other funtions it offered at for the price

$40, it was a good buy.   Now, just for recovery software it costs nearly $100 - no other functions.

Thanks for finding theses.

I have tried all there, but, unfortunatley when I get to the actual Recovery phase in each - I have to

purchase - and the cost for any of the three is a bit too steep (just for recovery).

Thanks again.

Actually, we do have a very good backup system.  We use the Ministack and we do a bootable

backup on a regular basis.

This is why we cannot figure out where the Appleworks file went.

Can a corruption cause a file to just "disapear"

So, I'm guessing the same corruption that may have caused our file to be lost on the HD, could also

exist on the External HD and cause the same file (or copy of) to be lost on the EHD?

In the old days (OS 9), you could dump the suspected corrupted file and do a restart and the good parts of the file would be restored.

Is there any method of doing the same with Snow Leopard?

It would seem that there is no real Fail Safe method of guarding against the loose of files due to corruptions.