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How to recover deleted files

Bring any data back from the dead

A bad day is when Finder wouldn’t find that file you’ve been working on since last winter, and the Bin is hopelessly empty. Luckily, there are apps that can help fix this nightmare. 

Keep your files safe with these apps
Recover with Disk Drill 

We dare to say Disk Drill is the best data recovery software for Mac. It can help restore deleted files even after you’ve emptied the Bin. And yes, even if those files weren’t backed up. So it’s truly a magical tool that will save you in case there’s a weird software glitch, disk failure, or any other problem that leads to data loss. Here’s how the app works: 

  1. Run the scan to see all the files that can be restored

  2. Browse the results or search for the exact file name or extension

  3. Choose the file you want back and click Recover. 

Back up with Get Backup Pro 

We all have favorites. Favorite piece of code, favorite photos from the last trip, or favorite college thesis (well, why not). To ensure you never lose them, create a bootable clone of your most essential data with Get Backup Pro. 

Get Backup Pro is an advanced alternative to Time Machine, which lets you choose which files and folders to back up instead of backing up the whole disk. Saves so much space and time!

Store with Dropshare or CloudMounter

Finally, Dropshare will help you avoid the bad days in the future. It’s a file sharing solution that lets you securely share important files to your favorite cloud storage. If anything happens to your disk, you’ll be able to just retrieve the files from the cloud. And if you want someone else to have access to those files, you can password protect them and share easily. 

Also, Setappians get 10GB of complimentary Dropshare Cloud. It’s almost a sin to ignore such a gift, I hope we all agree here. 

If you have multiple Google Drive or Dropbox accounts and tend to store big amounts of data in the cloud, it’s best to use CloudMounter. Unlike native cloud storage clients, CloudMounter doesn’t sync all your cloud content but connects directly to the cloud servers, which will save you disk space. CloudMounter also has superb encryption, so you shouldn’t worry about file security. 

Hope this use case will help you solve tasks faster, and enjoy solving them, too! Check out more use cases picked for you below. 

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