How to Recover Deleted Folder on Mac

 

August 28, 2013 3:39 pm / Posted by Jack Fisher to Data Recovery Tips
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When we are using our Mac, we may delete some folders by accident, sometimes we can retrieve them from the Trash, but if we empty the Trash once you delete the folder, our folder is gone from the Trash. In this condition, we may need some help to recover the deleted folders, for example:

"I just deleted some folders on Mac, and empty the Trash after the deletion. But when I searched some PDF files in the drive, I could not find them anymore, and then I realized that I had deleted the folders with important PDF files. I am worried and looking for some app that can get my deleted folders back?"
---Jack

I guess this problem is far from rare to Mac users. We cannot avoid accidental deletion, and a folder may be deleted by other improper operations from Mac, external drive like USB flash drive, and other storage devices. However, the files you deleted are not gone forever if you do not add new files to the drive. They can be retrieved by some apps like iOrgsoft Data Recovery for Mac or Data Recovery for windows.

Step by step to recover deleted folders on Mac

iOrgsoft Data Recovery for Mac can help you recover deleted folders easily and safely. It can get almost all files back including video, audio, office documents, photos, etc. on your Mac as well as other external storage devices.

Select a data recovery mode

Install and run the deleted folder recovery software, you will enter to the primary window show as below, select the first mode "Lost Data Recovery", which will help you quickly find your lost folders. If your folders are gone from external storage devices, connect them to your Mac before launching iOrgsoft Data Recovery Mac application.

Choose a drive to scan the lost folder

Choose the drive where you lost folders, and then click "Scan" to search the deleted folders. All disks will be detected by this app, if the target disc is not included in the list, restart the software.

Preview and recover scanned folders and files on Mac

After a short while, the Data Recovery Mac will find the lost folders and files. When the scan is over, go to the folders on the left panel of the window to find the files you are looking for, you can preview them right window to confirm whether the file is exactly what you are searching for. After that, click "Recovery" on the top to restore the deleted folders.