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How to Recover Deleted Files?
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Chicago
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My wife deleted (moved to trash, emptied trash) her entire iphoto picture library. Is there any way to get it back? It contained years of family photos.
thanks.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
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You have a Time Machine backup?
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2005
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I have time machine set up but she wasn't using it. No backup.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: U.K.
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There are a few software solutions, paid for, can't remember their names, need to do a Google search, preferably with another computer.
Don't use the "iPhoto" computer anymore unless you have to until you have recovered photo's to prevent overwriting of data.
Start here
http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&outpu...w=1623&bih=795
(Last edited by MacNNUK; Mar 30, 2012 at 12:38 PM.
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iMac Intel Core i5, 2.5GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB 21.5" Monitor 10.8.3.
iMac 17" 2.0ghz Intel Core 2 Duo w 3gb memory (White one) 10.6.8.
Internal 500gb / 8x external HDD's 250GB - 3TB (4x Time Machine)
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
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DataRescue is one option.
Whatever you decide upon, you're looking at a massive mountain of work and random data to sift through and sort for relevance.
But yes, it is imperative that you stop using the computer entirely, as every minute of use increases the likelihood that data will be overwritten by temporary files.
Also, please never make the mistake of not running a regular backup, ever again. 
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Moderator  Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Jose, CA
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I don't understand how you can have Time Machine set up, but "she wasn't using it." All you have to do is have TM set up and it works automatically, unless you're saying that she actually went in and turned it off.
Steve
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Celebrating 10 years and 4000 posts on MacNN!
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
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...or just never pulled the drive out of the desk drawer to attach it.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2007
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I have my Time Machine powered from a switched power source, so it's not on all the time, it does make a slight noise.
Powered up once or twice a day, unless a large software update is pending, perhaps she had hers switched off.
But then I also backup to USB flash, DVD, email "Cloud" etc fairly often also, especially photo's and Excel.
I also used to back-up wife's iMac for her, and regularly network the two with each others photo's, data etc.
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iMac Intel Core i5, 2.5GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB 21.5" Monitor 10.8.3.
iMac 17" 2.0ghz Intel Core 2 Duo w 3gb memory (White one) 10.6.8.
Internal 500gb / 8x external HDD's 250GB - 3TB (4x Time Machine)
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Irvine, CA
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I wouldn't recommend Data Rescue, by the way. It's a little rough for what it is. R-Studio for mac has been pretty good for mac hard drive recovery purposes, as far as we've seen.
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Interesting...what about Data Rescue causes you to recommend against it? I've not heard of R-Studio before, but Data Rescue has a solid track record.
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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