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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1580361"><p>If you'd been using Time Machine, you could "always just restore to an earlier point in time."</p><p></p><p>I don't mean to lecture, but this is EXACTLY why I don't keep actual files on the desktop (too easy to lose) and make backups using Time Machine. I can't hazard a guess as to what actually happened, but in my experience a a "rescuer" for a lot of people when this sort of thing happens the *usual* scenario is that they were trying to delete something else on the desktop and accidentally lassoed/select the wrong thing (or the right thing and the wrong thing together) and deleted them.</p><p></p><p>All I can suggest at this point is to give Data Rescue a spin, it's free to try and might indicate where the folder went and if it is recoverable. You can then pay for the program in order to recover the folder. Beyond that you'll probably need forensic data recovery services (expect to pay around $2K) like Drivesavers. You could also try Data Rescue on that thumb drive if it hasn't been reused since it last held the folder ...</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry this has happened to you, but doing a vitally important paper like a thesis and leaving it on your desktop with no backup ... that's just asking for trouble. Best of luck, I sincerely hope one of my suggestions works out for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1580361"] If you'd been using Time Machine, you could "always just restore to an earlier point in time." I don't mean to lecture, but this is EXACTLY why I don't keep actual files on the desktop (too easy to lose) and make backups using Time Machine. I can't hazard a guess as to what actually happened, but in my experience a a "rescuer" for a lot of people when this sort of thing happens the *usual* scenario is that they were trying to delete something else on the desktop and accidentally lassoed/select the wrong thing (or the right thing and the wrong thing together) and deleted them. All I can suggest at this point is to give Data Rescue a spin, it's free to try and might indicate where the folder went and if it is recoverable. You can then pay for the program in order to recover the folder. Beyond that you'll probably need forensic data recovery services (expect to pay around $2K) like Drivesavers. You could also try Data Rescue on that thumb drive if it hasn't been reused since it last held the folder ... I'm sorry this has happened to you, but doing a vitally important paper like a thesis and leaving it on your desktop with no backup ... that's just asking for trouble. Best of luck, I sincerely hope one of my suggestions works out for you. [/QUOTE]
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