replaced and overwrit(ed?) the wrong file

[Ravich]

I ended up with 2 of the same file and accidentally replaced the wrong one with the other.

The original isnt in the trash... any way of retrieving it?

 

[Tomorrow]

Time Machine!

(you DO have a backup, don't you?)

 

[Ravich]

Not on this laptop. Is there any other way?

 

[GGJstudios]

Not on this laptop. Is there any other way?

Nope. If you overwrite a file, there's no way to recover the original without a backup.

 

[waynep]

Start backup your files. There are lots of different ways. I use Time Machine to a USB drive. I also use crashplan.

 

[Tomorrow]

I know hindsight is 20/20, but even the cheapest Mac is $600 or so. A USB drive can be had for about $50, and no additional software is required. Cost-wise, that's a drop in a very big bucket. Plug it in, set it, and forget it.