Things You'll Need:
- Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery
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Step 1
Open Safari or your preferred web browser on your Mac. Go to the Stellar Data Recovery website (see Resources).
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Step 2
Download and install Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery to your Mac. It is a free download but you do have to pay to get the full version of the program. Be sure not to download the program to the location where the erased files used to be. When you download the file just select a location on your computer that was not where the files used to be. For example, if the files used to be on the desktop then save the download file to your Downloads folder instead.
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Step 3
Launch Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery on your Mac. Select "Recover Hard Drive" to find erased files in OsX.
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Step 4
Select "Deleted File Recovery" from the "Select A Scan Method" screen. This will look for files erased or deleted from OsX.
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Step 5
Pick the hard drive that you want scanned. This should be the drive that the erased files were housed on. Click "Continue" once you have made your selection.
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Step 6
Look at the list of deleted files that appears on the screen. You will be looking at all of the erased files that are available for recovery. Select the files that you want to restore and click "Recover." The files will be restored to their last location before they were erased.
