how to recovery permanently trash file from iMac
Restore from the Time Machine backup or other backup, if you haven't been backing up and the Trash has been emptied then it's too late, the data you are after is very possibly gone forever. Last ditch effort is to purchase Data Rescue and maybe be able to get it. You can find info on Data Rescue at
Can try terminal
Click on your "Applications" folder to navigate to the Mac OS X Terminal.
Click on the "Utilities" folder.
Double-click on "Terminal" to open the application.
Type in the following Terminal command: "cd .Trash" (without quotation marks).
Hit the "Return" key on your Mac.
Key in the name of the file you would like to recover using the following format "mv xxx ../" (without quotations). Replace the "xxx" part of the format with the full name of the file you deleted and now want to recover.
Hit the "Return" key on your Mac.
Type "Quit" (without quotations) in the Terminal window.
Press the "Command" and "F" keys simultaneously to launch the "Finder" window.
Enter the name of the deleted file in the search bar at the top right part of the window.
Click on the file you found in Finder and drag it onto your desktop or the location you wish to save the file.
Click on the red "X" in the Finder window to close the window.
Keith Doherty3 wrote:
Can try terminal
Click on your "Applications" folder to navigate to the Mac OS X Terminal.
Click on the "Utilities" folder.
Double-click on "Terminal" to open the application.
Type in the following Terminal command: "cd .Trash" (without quotation marks).
Hit the "Return" key on your Mac.
Key in the name of the file you would like to recover using the following format "mv xxx ../" (without quotations). Replace the "xxx" part of the format with the full name of the file you deleted and now want to recover.
Hit the "Return" key on your Mac.
Type "Quit" (without quotations) in the Terminal window.
Press the "Command" and "F" keys simultaneously to launch the "Finder" window.
Enter the name of the deleted file in the search bar at the top right part of the window.
Click on the file you found in Finder and drag it onto your desktop or the location you wish to save the file.
Click on the red "X" in the Finder window to close the window.
To do what? The data is likely gone, it must not of been much value if it wasn't backed up though.
If you have an SSD, it is more than likely gone for ever
due to trash collection, even a data rescue app will likely
not work.
This is a standard unix command if its still held on the hard drive you will be able to recover it .
how to recovery permanently trash file from iMac?
