Recover emptied trash

[Idkwhattowrite12]

So I deleted 2 important files by mistake and then emptied the trash.. Is there any way to recover them for free? I tried 3 different data recovery softwares and they found the files but wanted me to pay 80-90 dollars to recover them and I’m not willing to pay that much just for 2 files. Has anyone been in that situation and what did you do?

 

[entropi]

If I couldn't find them on my back ups I pay the price to recover them.

 

[tyc0746]

I’ll provide the obligatory snarky remark before anyone else does...”Just recover them from your backup”.

The more useful part of my response would be to check out the free version of EaseUS Data Recovery tool (limited to 2gb of recovery).

 

[Fishrrman]

OP:

You need to tell us:
- which Mac you're using
- what kind of drive is inside (is it a platter-based hard drive or an SSD?)
- what version of the OS
- were you using any encryption on the drive?

I'm going to -guess- that if it's an SSD with encryption (or a Mac with a t2 chip), you're not getting those files back, regardless of the data recovery software that you try. I could be wrong.

 

[entropi]

I'm going to -guess- that if it's an SSD with encryption (or a Mac with a t2 chip), you're not getting those files back, regardless of the data recovery software that you try. I could be wrong.

I think you are right.

 

[bogdanw]

Is there any way to recover them for free?

Try Ontrack EasyRecovery Free "Recover up to 1 GB of data free" https://www.ontrack.com/products/data-recovery-software/