Accidental deletion of files is the most common data loss scenarios faced by many users. There are other circumstances where people may lose files due to many situations that are mentioned below. Once the file is deleted from the hard drive, it may not be visible to the user, but the fact is that the deleted files are still present in the hard drive. Only the index of the file gets deleted. The original file stays in the drive until and unless it is not overwritten. Once the file is overwritten, it is beyond recovery and may be deleted permanently. Once the file is deleted, you might think how to undelete files from Mac system. It can be possible using Mac recovery software, which helps to recover the files if they are not overwritten by new files. The main causes of deletion of files are:
- Using “Command+Delete” Key: When you delete the file using “Command+Delete” key, the file bypasses the Trash and gets deleted.
- Empty Mac Trash: When you accidentally clear the Trash, the file may be completely lost from your computer.
- Virus or Trojan infection: Some important files may get deleted during antivirus scan as it may mark the file as virus and delete the file.
- Unexpected system shutdown: Sometimes your computer may get shutdown due to power fluctuation which tends to deletion of file.
The most apparent reason for the loss of file is the OS upgrade. If you tend to ignore this case, it is absolutely wrong assumption. Most of the file may be lost due to OS up-gradation. When you try to upgrade the OS it is the time when the major things go terribly wrong and the files might be lost. So usually people will check for the best software to recover files from Mac. But, it is better to take a precaution and backup your files by cloning the hard drive.
There are numerous Mac file recovery software available in the market, but all are not suitable for Mac system. Before using any kind of recovery software for Mac system, you must make sure that it is really going to help in recovering the deleted or lost data and it does not create any further complications. One of the well-known recovery software is Remo Recover (Mac) – Basic Edition, which restores your lost or deleted data completely. You should check whether the software supports HFS, HFS+ File Systems of Macintosh OS. After selecting the software that you want to use to restore the lost files, you should first run the demo version and scan the disk for the lost document or files. Once the software completes scanning the affected hard drive, you will get lists of various recovered files. You should also have an option to preview the results and find the lost or deleted files. If you are satisfied by the demo results you can download the full version of the selected recovery software.