Simply install Disk Drill on your Mac’s hard drive and then follow the instructions in How to Use Recovery Vault and Guaranteed Recovery to activate it. After that you will never have to worry about recovering deleted files from your Mac trash again. So there you have it: six easy steps describing how to recover deleted trash on Mac.
How to empty the trash on your Mac. Click and hold on the Trashcan icon in the Dock. A popup will appear that says Empty Trash. (You can also empty the Trash from any open Finder window by holding down the command and shift keys and pressing delete.) How to securely empty the trash on your Mac Emptying the trash is usually sufficient to get rid of the files you don't want anymore. But emptying the trash doesn't really destroy the files: They remain on the hard drive, marked for being overwritten the next time your Mac needs the space.
As a result, some deleted files can be recovered using disk recovery software. Sometimes you may delete files that are particularly sensitive: Financial records, for example, intimate photos, or other data you absolutely don't want anyone to get their hands on, under any circumstances. Apple has considered this and has provided a Secure Empty Trash option as well. Secure Empty Trash overwrites the deleted files with what Apple calls 'meaningless data.' Secure Empty Trash takes longer, but provides, as the name implies, a more secure form of file deletion. Use at your own discretion.
Click and hold on the Trashcan icon in the Dock. Hold down the command key and click on the Trash. Empty Trash will change to Secure Empty Trash. To do it from any open Finder window, click on the Finder menu and select Secure Empty Trash. Bonus Tip: Make Secure Empty Trash the default behavior Use this tip if you'd like to make sure that your Mac securely deletes files every time you empty the Trash.
Open the Finder. Click on the Finder menu. Select Preferences. Check Empty Trash Securely.
When you sync files:. Between Google Drive and your computer, any files you delete in one place will be deleted everywhere. From folders on your computer, you can choose how files are deleted. To change how files are deleted with Backup and Sync,.
Move files to the trash. On your computer, find the file you want to delete. Drag the file to the trash on your computer.
The file will be deleted everywhere. It may take some time for the file to be deleted everywhere. Empty your trash You can permanently delete an individual file or empty your entire trash.
After you delete a file permanently, anyone you’ve shared the file will lose access to it. If you want others to be able to view the file, you can.
On your computer, open your trash. Drag a file from your trash to your desktop or other folder.
To sync the file with Drive, place it in a folder that you’ve chosen to sync with Drive. If you're not the owner of the file, contact the owner to have them restore it. Tip: If you have important information in a file, you can make a copy of it.
Open the file and click File Make a copy. If you can't recover your deleted file If you delete a file and need to get it back, contact a Drive specialist. To find your file, call or chat with us.