HELP! can these files be retrieved??

[jaguarundi]

help! I just accidently copied a file to a directory that had a folder of the same name that had very important info. without thinking when it asked me if i wanted to replace the "file" of the same name I said yes. it copied over the folder which had the very important things in it. when i went to undo, the folder was still missing. its not in the trash either. is there any way to retrieve those files???

thanks,
Adam

 

[immdb]

STOP USING THE VOLUME!
That being said…
the files can be recovered if they weren't written over. I've had success using Norton Unerase to recover deleted files. I know you didn't delete it, but it could still be there. Just don't use the volume that contains the data.

 

[jaguarundi]

you mean stop using my external hard drive that they were on? what if I don't have a program like norton, any other options to get to files that might not actually be erased?

thanks