Cancelled Trash Empty - IS there a way to tell if it worked?Recovering emptied trash?

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Cancelled Trash Empty - Is there a way to tell if it worked? Recovering emptied trash?

Used empty trash ___>
I realized I was deleting a folder that should not have been in trash bin.
As it started to delete, I cancelled the process, but I heard the crinkle sound.
Is there a way to to tell if anything got deleted?
There were a lot of files so I can't be sure.
Is there a way to recover or see what was deleted?

This computer is a mess!! Darn kids!! lol :)

Any help greatly appreciated.
 
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The only way is to click on the Trash icon in your Dock which will open the Trash window and there you will see if any or all the files were deleted.
Quick reference, look at the trash icon and if it looks like it has paper in the basket then there is still files in the Trash.

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Open your time Machine backup to a time prior to the deletion and recover any deleted files from there.
 
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If you don't have a backup you can still get the files back, but it can be expensive. You would need additional software, and to stop using your computer immediately. Continued use could overwrite the deleted files.
 

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