The longer time you wait, the more likely the files are covered by new ones. Moreover, FonePaw Data Recovery can also be your best choice to find data deleted or lost during system restore, factory reset, or system update. It can somehow undo empty trash safely and quickly and retrieve deleted images, videos, audios, emails, documents, and more in the emptied trash. To easily restore trash files on Mac without backups, you need the help of FonePaw Data Recovery (opens new window).
How to Recover Emptied Trash on Mac (Without Backup)Įven that we know it is possible to recover emptied trash, we still cannot undo Empty Trash without a professional data recovery program, since there is no "undo" button for the Empty Trash command. So, if your trash is securely emptied, there is little chance to get it back.
Secure Empty Trash is an option available on OS X El Capitan or earlier, which will not only delete a file but also write a series of ones and zeroes over the deleted file, making it impossible to recover by any software.