Data Recovery?

[MacKenzie999]

Hey everyone...
I'm trying to recover some files that were deleted on an external drive from my Mac. The trash has been emptied, but I am hopeful the files haven't been wiped yet. Is there any kind of terminal magic I could do, or any recommended data recovery programs?
Thanks!
PS Running Catalina, Time Machine not enabled for that drive.

 

[glenthompson]

Never used it but many people like Disk Warrior. It does not work on APFS drives, only HFS+.

 

[chscag]

Give "Disk Drill" a try. I've found it to work well provided you did not accidentally overwrite anything on that external drive.

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