Find, restore missing files on a Mac
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:06 pm
Very New. Just downloaded, burned to cd, successfully used ["linuxmint-12-gnome-cd-nocodecs-32bit."] Fantastic. However, though it did boot my Mac Pro (Snow Leopard 10.6. I was not able to locate a large number of missing files. I'm thinking I need something different. Tried searching the forums but I must be lousy at it because search results never come close to what I'm looking for.
*I was copying a dvd, using wondershare video converter for Mac, but it failed and afterwards I noticed all the folders and files I had on one partition (internal drive with 2 partitions) were gone. Disappeared. Not in trash. Tried making things visible. Tried Disk Utility. Experimenting with a few data recovery apps but have not yet purchased full versions - mainly since I'm not sure which is best or if my missing files are ...where? anywhere? Total mystery to me how 20 to 30 GB's of files, mostly a mix of video types, just are gone. I even pulled the drive and swapped bays with two other internals. Didn't help.
Can anyone either point me in the direction of something Linux like what I just used; or recommend a data recovery program to buy. I am trying in demo mode: 123Soft Mac Data Recovery; Wondershare Data Recovery for Mac.
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.
*I was copying a dvd, using wondershare video converter for Mac, but it failed and afterwards I noticed all the folders and files I had on one partition (internal drive with 2 partitions) were gone. Disappeared. Not in trash. Tried making things visible. Tried Disk Utility. Experimenting with a few data recovery apps but have not yet purchased full versions - mainly since I'm not sure which is best or if my missing files are ...where? anywhere? Total mystery to me how 20 to 30 GB's of files, mostly a mix of video types, just are gone. I even pulled the drive and swapped bays with two other internals. Didn't help.
Can anyone either point me in the direction of something Linux like what I just used; or recommend a data recovery program to buy. I am trying in demo mode: 123Soft Mac Data Recovery; Wondershare Data Recovery for Mac.
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.