Intel Mac :: Recover Overwritten Files?
Feb 10, 2012my husband accidentally replaced an existing folder (all my photos)with the external hard drive back up. is there any way that i can get the original folder?
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OS X :: Any Way To Recover Overwritten TIFF File?
Aug 4, 2010I accidentally overwrote a TIFF file, downsizing the original to 900x600. Through back-up all copies on the two back-up drives are equally overwritten. I have not set up time machine, so going back the timeline is not an option. Is it possible to restore the overwritten file without the help of a professional recovery service?
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Aug 27, 2010I have two disks I have been working with one on my MacBook Pro (HFS+) and one connected to a Linux machine (FAT - this is an external hard drive). Recently I started exploring backing up my files with rsync over an ssh from my Mac to the external hard drive connected to the Linux machine. I did this once successfully and ported all of my Mac files to the external. However, I did something incorrectly the second time and I believe I may have done rsync in the wrong direction and it has overwritten some files on my Mac (configuration files for iCal that had events stored, an iPhone program I've been working on). The full rsync command I used was the following:
Code:
rsync -avz -e ssh linux@linuxuser:/media/external/Users /Users
However, I was under the impression rsync wouldn't touch files that are timestamped at a newer date so even if it was copying from the linux external to the mac hard drive why would it overwrite newer files??
I have recently downloaded scalpel to try to see if I could find these files but every time I run
Code:
./scalpel /dev/disk0s2 -o recovery/
I get the error
Code:
ERROR: You have attempted to use a non-empty output directory. In order
to maintain forensic soundness, this is not allowed.
Aborting.
recovery/ is a directory I created solely for the purpose to scalpel and is empty.
If there is anyone out there who has any ideas that might lead me down the path to recovering some of these overwritten files I would be eternally grateful (especially the iPhone program which I've been working on for 3 months).
ITunes For Mac :: Overwritten ITL Files And Screwed Up Library After Attempted Duplication
Jun 22, 2014I have 30GB of music on my external drives at home and 60GB of music on my laptop. I wanted to make an itunes library with the music from my laptop for when I travel without external HDD. I exported my itunes library and saved the .xml in a personal folder.(I didn't know that I needed the .itl file too before this crap happened. Why did Apple programmers need to make it so complicated and why doesn't it also export the current .itl file along with the .xml when you "export library"!?)
I then quit itunes and opened the exported .xml file using itunes. l went and deleted my the songs in my itunes library containing music from both drives and imported all the music from my user itunes library.
I did that so I would have all the songs and only the songs from my laptop. However, iTunes must have written a new .itl when I exited from my itunes from my new library. Now when I open the my original .xml itunes library with itunes all of the playlists are blank and the ratings/import dates are missing too! Is there any way I can recover this data? I went to user/itunes/PreviousiTunesLibraries and I was able to recover a .itl from a year ago but much has changed in my itunes library since then.
Is there somewhere(even in the cache) where previous .itl would be stored even for a short time?(I haven't rebooted since this happened) Are .itl files backed up somewhere else besides /previous itunes libraries?
Intel Mac :: Recover Files On USB Drive?
Apr 9, 2012I used Disk drill to find missing files on my USB, but don't want to pay $89 dollars to recover them. Othe free programs don't even find the files. Is there a trick to recovering them using the iMac?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Delete Those Files Overwritten With "0"s?
May 9, 2012After having used "Secure empty trash" for a long while, how can I delete those deleted files overwritten with "0"s?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Lion oper sys
OS X :: Unable To Access Files / Recover Files From Reformatted Hard Drive?
Sep 29, 2009I cannot believe I am actually in this position, but I accidentally reformatted my lacie 1TB external HD. The files were not overwritten as it was the most basic and quick format option, but they are not accessible.
Can anyone recommend a good data recovery app that works for OS X?
Anyone know what the best course of action would be?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
MacBook Pro :: All Files Disappeared After Restart - Recover Lost Files
Jun 20, 2014After restarting my computer, all my files have disappeared. The applications are still there but any personal files. It looks like the computer has been reseted by itself. I tried some recovery tools but nothing has been found,k what can I do?
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Sep 7, 2010I've had my iMac for a few years now and have not upgraded the software from the osX 10.4.7 that it came with.
Recently it has decided not to boot, it just stays on the grey screen with the apple logo and spinning symbol.
I booted frrom the install CDs and choose the option of saving past user data but it keeps getting to a point where it says error please try again.
I've tried setting the computer as a target drive and reading the drive through another mac. The hard drive is recognised but I cannot access it.
I have several gb worth of photos I don't want to lose and I also have some work stuff, nothing massive in terms of file sizes.
How can I recover these files?
OS X :: Viewing Partially Overwritten Video File
May 10, 2009I've got a video file which was deleted and partially overwritten by other files. It's about 100MB but there's only ~2MB or so that's been overwritten. Data Rescue 2 didn't recover it, but testdisk did (testdisk seems to be able to recover files that are partially overwritten, so the headers of the file must be intact.) Now that I've recovered the movie, it won't play. Is there any software out there that can play corrupted video files? Is there any way of recovering parts of the video file?
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Jun 10, 2009My boss accidentally deleted all the messages in his inbox in Apple Mail and since it syncs with the server (mediatemple), they're all gone from the webmail too. Is there anyway to recover these files? I sent a support request to mediatemple to see if they have backups that they can recover too.
We have a tape backup system here at work that backs up his user account. Would there be a specific file to look for that might contain the old messages?
OS X :: How Can I Recover Deleted Files?
Jul 4, 2010instead of deleting duplicates of my Voicememo because it seemed too complicated, I just lost patience and deleted them all by deleting all files ending in .m4a, but that included all music that came from CDs. How can I bring them back?
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Sep 10, 2010I use the Date Added column all the time in my iTunes, so I can see what was added last. Well, I just noticed that most of the 10,000 songs in my library have at some point lost the original 'date added' they used to have. Now, the earliest date is sometime in February of 2010. And some have been set to just a few days ago. How did this happen? Is this a bug of iTunes 10? I only just noticed this, so I'm not sure when it happened.
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Feb 8, 2012On my system (10.6.8) I can edit /etc/hosts and the changes take effect immediately. The problem is that every time I reboot, my changes are overwritten.
Info:
iMac 27" i7 Quad Core 2.8Ghz, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
OS X :: Macbook Death - How To Recover Files
Dec 18, 2010Well my 2006 1.83 C2D died last week. I don't think it's the HDD, I believe it's the logic board.
When I boot the machine I get a grey screen with a spinning wheel for infinity. A day before it was doing this at reboot but after 10 minutes or so the logon screen would appear and hte machine would work normally.
The 160GB HDD in the machine is less than a year old having replaced the 60gb drive that fried back then after 3.5yrs hard use.
The machine is no longer worth salvage IMHO and I've ordered a new MBP to replace it, but I need some of the data on the old drive, such as the contents of mail and iPhoto.
If I plug the old drive into a USB cariage and assuming the drive is not duff, is there any easy way to migrate the data?
OS X :: Can You Recover Movie Files If The Hdd Was Formatted?
Jan 13, 2011I have 2 external hard drives one with time machine and the other with movies. I was meant to format the time machine but i formatted the one with the movies. can you recover movie files if the hdd was formatted and if so what is the best program on to use?
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Aug 26, 2006I really really need help here to recover my files from the NTFS partition on my machine from my windows installation suddenly won't boot. I switched to OSX to check the NTFS partiton labled "Untitled" and it doesn't display the files and folders inside like it normally does. I also checked the partition info:
I just need to recover my document files for I believe that they still exist in the ntfs partition.
Applications :: Way To Recover Word Files
Jan 24, 2007so my mother was using my mac, and she was using word to type something...of course she never saved anything, and i couldnt get a good description of what happened.im thinking she did a show desktop expose' then she lost it some how!
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Jun 26, 2007I recently deleted all my Garageband files and emptied the trash by mistake, and I spent ALL YESTERDAY trying to find software to recover it. I spent $100 for Data Rescue 2, which I thought would work, but after talking to their customer service i was informed that DR2 is incapable of recovering "packaged files", hence Garageband. Please i need these files more than anything! Does anybody know of any other program that can recover my Garageband files??
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Jun 5, 2008I screwed up useing aperture and a few of my library projects were sent to the trash, from which i have deleted them. is there any way to get them back?
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Mar 5, 2009How do you recover files or pics you have emptied from the trash bin.
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Jul 11, 2009I was trying to remember how you do this exactly, since it said you could when I was restoring it. Anyways, I fully restored my Mini, and I wanted to get my iPhoto off of my Time Machine. However, it says that I don't have permission to drag it off of the Time Machine...maybe I'm doing it wrong (supposed to use a program to do this?)
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Jan 11, 2010Downloads folder (when I "Get Info") shows a size of 47 GB and has 117 files.When I open the actual folder and display the contents, only 49 files show up and add up to nowhere near 47 GB. How is this possible and how do I figure out where all those files are?
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Nov 30, 2008I have an Imac running 10.4.11
I accidentally saved a folder from my computer hard-drive named "law" to replace a folder named "law" on my flash drive. (I was trying to back up my flashdrive and completely messed the whole thing up) The folders contained different named files. What I am looking to recover are microsoft 2004 word documents.
I already looked in user/.../Microsoft user data
I just spent 3 days prepping for my law school finals and I just lost all of my class notes and outlines.
Software :: How Do You Recover Deleted Files?
Feb 15, 2009I attempted to transfer my iphoto library onto a usb key in order to move it to another computer. The photo's did not transfer and I went ahead and deleted the original files with out knowing. I deleted my files into the trash and then emptied the trash. I've been searching for a free data recovery program and have only managed to download a few trials. Any suggestions other than having a tec recover the files??
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Apr 21, 2009I am looking for someone with extensive knowledge of terminal to help me recover some files via single user mode onto a flash drive.
Computer Information:
Mac Book Pro (early 08)
os x 10.5
Getting stuck at rotating gear screen upon startup. Called support they had me run /sbin/fsck - fy
was giving me errors saying wrong directory count and a few other errors and eventually told me it could not repair the volume.
I called back once this was done they told me I would have to re-intall wiping everything.
Therefore my problem data recovering I am able to observe the files via single user mode (temrinal), I would like to either find a way to backup onto a flash drive or a cd. my fireport is broken and I am unable to use target mode to transfer them off.
OS X Technologies :: How To Recover Deleted Files
May 21, 2012I deleted my recipes file by accident. I just looked one day and it was gone. I had moved it from my document file to the desk top because I couldn't figure out how to create a shortcut for that file to eliminate going through all the steps to get to the file. Now, it is gone. Who the heck knows how that happened, but it did. the steps to recover those recipes. Most of them are written in the PAGES file extension, so the DOC recovery system I used didn't see any of my PAGES files.
Info:
MacBook Pro, iOS 5.1, Snow Leopard
MacBook :: Recover Lost Files On Mac OS?
Dec 6, 2014Is there a way to recover lost files on Mac OS for free without having to purchase software or an app?
Info:
MacBook (13-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
