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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1224548"><p>So if you were to open your user folder (home folder) and navigate to the folder called "desktop," nothing would be in there? I assume you also EMPTIED the trash, you didn't explicitly say this?</p><p></p><p>If so, then there's not really a lot of hope. You could of course restore the ~/Desktop folder pretty easily from your Time Machine or other backup, if you have one. If you didn't, start kicking yourself pretty hard now.</p><p></p><p>Some utilities can try to rescue deleted files, but stuff on the desktop is harder than other files to recover since the desktop is in a constant state of flux (reason #12 not to keep stuff on your desktop except very temporarily). Your best bet is likely to be Data Rescue, I believe the free trial lets you SEE if you're going to get anything back before making you pay for it (it costs about $100).</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1224548"] So if you were to open your user folder (home folder) and navigate to the folder called "desktop," nothing would be in there? I assume you also EMPTIED the trash, you didn't explicitly say this? If so, then there's not really a lot of hope. You could of course restore the ~/Desktop folder pretty easily from your Time Machine or other backup, if you have one. If you didn't, start kicking yourself pretty hard now. Some utilities can try to rescue deleted files, but stuff on the desktop is harder than other files to recover since the desktop is in a constant state of flux (reason #12 not to keep stuff on your desktop except very temporarily). Your best bet is likely to be Data Rescue, I believe the free trial lets you SEE if you're going to get anything back before making you pay for it (it costs about $100). Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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