restore replaced folder?

[patriotaki]

hi,

i accidentally replaced a folder instead of merging it, now all the data has been "deleted"?
is there any way i can restore?

i was using forklift as file manager,

time machine is not working because it was an external drive

 

[ivnj]

Time machine was meant for external drives. That was the whole point.

 

[patriotaki]

Time machine was meant for external drives. That was the whole point.

not helpful at all right now

 

[Fishrrman]

Unplug the external drive with the replaced folder.
STOP USING IT, right now.

You will need "data recovery" software such as DataRescue or Disk Drill.

Either MIGHT be able to recover the replaced files.

However, if by "replacing" the folder you OVER-WROTE the older files, you're not getting them back.

You didn't tell us whether the drive was a platter-based hard drive or an SSD.
With a platter-based drive, you have the -chance- that you -might- get something back.
On an SSD, those chances, well, they aren't very good.

 

[patriotaki]

Unplug the external drive with the replaced folder.
STOP USING IT, right now.

You will need "data recovery" software such as DataRescue or Disk Drill.

Either MIGHT be able to recover the replaced files.

However, if by "replacing" the folder you OVER-WROTE the older files, you're not getting them back.

You didn't tell us whether the drive was a platter-based hard drive or an SSD.
With a platter-based drive, you have the -chance- that you -might- get something back.
On an SSD, those chances, well, they aren't very good.

it was an nvme drive, the drive is plugged in on my mac mini and i have disk drill running right now, it says it needs 2 more hours to complete however in the "Found files" section i dont see any changes only the "reconstructed" sections are getting bigger and bigger :/

 

[unrigestered]

However, if by "replacing" the folder you OVER-WROTE the older files, you're not getting them back.

this is quite likely the case. also, if you've also used / have written other stuff to that disk for a while, chances of recovery have gotten even slimmer.

but you could try this from the terminal and see if this works:

1. After opening Terminal through your Utilities on Mac, type the following command: cd .Trash, then hit Return.
2. You’ll now type ls -al ~/.Trash to view the contents of your Trash folder.
3. Now type mv filename ../ and hit Return again. You must use the full file name in the command line for this technique to work.

You should see the deleted file in Finder. If it doesn’t show up in the prompt window, use the search bar with its name to locate it.



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How to Recover Deleted Files Using Mac Terminal [Solved]

Did you accidentally delete a file? If you know how to recover deleted files with Mac Terminal, that info isn’t gone! This guide will show what to do.

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