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Post History: chris_89
before software – a few places recently deleted files on Mac can hide that people often miss:
iCl …In: Anyone successfully recovered deleted files on Mac? What worked?
1 day ago
Also, you can consider professional data recovery services (https://www.techradar.com/best/best-data …In: Can I recover deleted files from my USB drive?
2 days ago
I once tried to recover deleted photos from my USB, and that’s when I came across this list of recom …In: Can I recover deleted files from my USB drive?
2 days ago
if Disk Drill shows nothing under existing or deleted, then that’s when it gets weird, but since you …In: Lost files after Windows 11 update - How did you recover yours?
2 days ago
@justin_bob
Before anything else, have you tried a different USB cable and plugging directly into …In: Is there any hard drive repair software that can fix bad sectors?
2 weeks ago
Hey, I had a very similar RAID 0 problem a while back, and before I started clicking around I watche …In: RAID 0 drive failure, can data be recovered?
2 weeks ago
The Disk Drill free version is totally worth trying even with the recovery limit, especially if you …In: Is there any actually free USB data recovery software?
2 weeks ago
Not trying to be difficult but OP literally asked for free tools and half this thread keeps recommen …In: Is there any actually free USB data recovery software?
2 weeks ago
@gareth_w
If the data on the drive is important, I’d actually start from the recovery first, befo …In: Suddenly getting “You don’t have permission” on my external HDD
3 weeks ago
@gareth_w
yeah what @DataNerd said should do the trick, just make sure u back up the drive first …In: Suddenly getting “You don’t have permission” on my external HDD
3 weeks ago
hey! was the drive encrypted or password-protected on the previous computer?In: Suddenly getting “You don’t have permission” on my external HDD
3 weeks ago
Files showing up in the categories with correct names and previews that open – that's the resul …In: Help! External hard drive partition disappeared
3 weeks ago
One thing that catches people off guard in “Review found items”: the checkboxes don't cascade a …In: Need help! How to recover formatted SSD data on Windows 11
3 weeks ago
Agree with the others. The empty folders with used space are almost always a corrupted file index or …In: My Files Disappeared from External Hard Drive on Mac
3 weeks ago
@markus88 Also, just curious what kinda project files are we talking about? like are these work thin …In: What is the best data recovery software for Windows in 2026?
4 weeks ago
One quick check worth doing: open Disk Management and note the exact size it shows for the unallocat …In: Help! External hard drive partition disappeared
4 weeks ago
was this saved in iCloud by any chance??In: I need help with recovering overwritten files (previous versions are not available)
1 month ago
I see a lot of people here mentioning FH, but Windows also has Backup and Restore built in. Maybe th …In: Help! Is it possible to recover deleted files from Recycle Bin after emptying it on Windows?
1 month ago
@johnmiller hey, don’t scare the poor person like that right away. It might be something much simple …In: Found an old external hard drive, but my laptop can’t detect it. Any way to recover the files?
1 month ago
Random thing that sometimes causes your problem is Windows power management. I once had a situation …In: USB device not recognized on my Windows 11
2 months ago
About four years ago SanDisk RescuePRO Deluxe helped me retrieve accidentally deleted files from an …In: Looking for photo recovery software and want to hear real experiences
2 months ago
@em_danielh there is a way but you need to know some linux
in these cases you can try detect the …In: What’s the best way to recover data from a clicking hard drive?
2 months ago
I’ve been using Disk Drill on and off for about two years whenever I need to recover something, and …In: How reliable and safe is Disk Drill compared to other tools?
2 months ago
+1 for Disk Drill. It saved me more times than I can count. The price is totally justified. Also wor …In: Trying to recover my SD card… any free SD card recovery software suggestions?
3 months ago
Quote from AlexR on January 26, 2026, 2:58 pm
Hey everyone. Attention! Achtung! SOS! Help! I have a …In: Lost files after Windows 11 update - How did you recover yours?
3 months ago
oh yeah, had this too. when i upgraded from win10 to 11, some windows update bug kicked in and i end …In: Lost files after Windows 11 update - How did you recover yours?
3 months ago
I’m still here, btw. I already recovered the photos with Disk Drill, but my SD card still won’t open …In: How did you recover files from a corrupted SD card?
3 months ago
Okay, thanks a lot @bryan. really hope I don’t become as experienced in the SD card data recovery to …In: How did you recover files from a corrupted SD card?
3 months ago