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    Undeleting files

    While the files you choose to delete remain in the Collector, you can feel pretty safe and change your mind any time.

    But ultimately, after clicking Delete button and the 5 seconds countdown, DaisyDisk will permanently remove those files and folders, so that it will not be possible to “undelete” them. Note that DaisyDisk doesn’t move the files to the system Trash, because in that case, no disk space would actually be recovered.

    If you have accidentally deleted some files and want them back, there are some “undeleting” tools in the market, but they do not guarantee anything. You may be lucky and have your files back, or you may not.

    If the files are really important to you, we recommend to immediately turn your Mac off to prevent overwriting of the deleted files and hand your drive to a local professional data recovery service. Their chances are much higher.

    Table of Content

    Using DaisyDisk

    • Disk overview, scanning
    • Understanding the disk map
    • Locating space wasters
    • Previewing file content and details
    • Deleting files

    Advanced features

    • Hidden space
    • Purgeable space
    • Other volumes
    • Restricted folders
    • Local APFS snapshots
    • Full Disk Access
    • Scanning as administrator
    • Parallel scanning
    • Scanning cloud storage
    • Keyboard shortcuts and multi-touch gestures
    • Tips & tricks

    License activation

    • Activating the free trial
    • Benefits of buying a DaisyDisk license
    • DaisyDisk editions & license migration
    • Registering your license

    FAQ

    • What is safe to delete?
    • System taking too much space on macOS High Sierra
    • About Apple File System (APFS)
    • Troubleshooting scanning as administrator
    • Undeleting files
    • Time Machine & versions
    • Mismatches with Finder
    • File system not responding (time-out) error
    • Hard links
    • Disk images
    • Problems on remote desktop

    See also

    • Version 4, English
    • Version 3, English
    • Version 2
      • English
      • Русский
    • Version 1, English
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