I Run a design software called Sillhoutte Studios on my MacBook pro. I had an issue that I had to contact support. That had me delete a file through finder, then go to Trash & delete the file there as well. In the process I lost all of my designs & I have no back-up system in place.
IS there a way to go back & undo the prompt to delete the file (that had my designs)?
OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
If you have been backing up your Mac then you can restore.
If not there is file recovery software but it is very chancy are to exactly what it can recover especially if you have continued to use your Mac.
General File Recovery
If you stop using the drive it's possible to recover deleted files that have not been overwritten by using recovery software such as MAC Data Recovery, Data Rescue II, File Salvage or TechTool Pro. Each of the preceding come on bootable CDs to enable usage without risk of writing more data to the hard drive. Two free alternatives are Disk Drill and TestDisk. Look for them and demos at MacUpdate or CNET Downloads. Recovery software usually provide trial versions that enable you to determine if the software would help before actually paying for it. Beyond this or if the drive has completely failed, then you would need to send the drive to a recovery service which is very expensive.
The longer the hard drive remains in use and data are written to it, the greater the risk your deleted files will be overwritten.
Also visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on Data Recovery.
I'm puzzled as to how you could delete your data when simple removing one file unless you made some sort of mistake in the process. I'm sorry for all you lost. Please be sure that you implement an appropriate backup strategy for the future. That strategy should include making at least two backups. Please visit Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on Backup and Restore.
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