Data files including pictures, video files and others are a compilation of business and personal work, thus one prefers to keep them on their Mac. Did you trash a file? Alternatively, did you empty the trash on your Mac? Need to recover it? Keep reading for the information, and then you will be surprised to know how easily you can recover lost files, photos, videos and other important files in seconds on your Mac.

 

Files, irrespective of their type, i.e. documents, photos, including emails with attachments and permanently deleted files, can be restored by following a systematic procedure and using efficient third party Mac data restoration software exclusively meant for Mac users. Moreover, one can also recover lost contacts in their address book, phone number, and other information by using Mac data recovery software.

 

How to Recover Files on Mac

There are basically two major ways to restore files in Mac, and these involve separate software.

 

1. One of these is to utilize local programs in a Mac. Apple computers that are purchased after November 2007 are installed with the Leopard operating system. One of the most important utilities of the Leopard is called the Time Machine. This local program will recover your files easily. The Time Machine enables you to quickly travel back to the point when your files existed, and then once selected, they will be placed back in their original folders.

 

Aside from using the Time Machine, you can always turn on the Backup utility of your Mac, so that the next time you accidentally delete a file, you always have a backup for it. Another program is the File Salvage, with which you can synchronize your data and let you back-up and restore data if you lost them.

 

2. Another method which is also advisable is to use the third party software to recover files on Mac. There are both free software and paid versions of them on the Internet, and you can download them. Most of the better ones (which you have to shell out money) have slick visuals and user interfaces, and also have more powerful algorithms that can accurately restore the files to their former state.

 

After downloading MiniTool Mac Data Recovery, install it and let it run on the directory where you previously stored those files. Before running it, make sure to specify a destination folder so that the program can dump into it whatever it has found on a particular scan. In that case, there is no need to worry about how to recover files on a Mac.

 

Preparations before Mac Data Restoration

 

When you lose photos on the Mac from the attached memory card or digital camera, you should follow certain measures to prevent further damage before using data restoration software for the Mac. Some of the measures include:
1. If photos were from the digital camera while it was attached to the Mac, then you should not take further pictures.
2. Immediately turn the digital camera off.
3. If the photos were deleted from the hard drive or other external hard drives, then do not install any software on it.
4. Do not store new files because it will reduce the chances to recover the photos. Storing new files will overwrite the data on the freed location that may result in difficult recovery.