Can the mac admin recover deleted files for another user?

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Can the mac admin recover deleted files for another user?

I have a mac laptop from work and accidentally deleted a file I want back. I was wondering if the mac admin will be able to recover the deleted file or not?

Posted on Dec 14, 2022 06:48 AM

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BDAqua

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Dec 15, 2022 03:43 AM in response to curtx

Oh, if this is an SSD it long gone, if an HDD it'd require some special Software to try to recover it.

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BDAqua

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Dec 14, 2022 07:55 AM in response to curtx

An admin should be able to, might not be straight forward though.

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curtx Author

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Dec 14, 2022 05:15 PM in response to BDAqua

How would they go about it? Just out of curiosity. I assume they would have to use some kind of data recovery software.

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BDAqua

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Dec 14, 2022 05:21 PM in response to curtx

Is that users home folder visible?

One way is in Terminal...

cd /Users/user_name/.Trash

sudo mv /Users/user_name/.Trash/MyFile.txt ~/Documents/NewFileName.txt

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curtx Author

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Dec 15, 2022 03:17 AM in response to BDAqua

The file is deleted from the trash can. Sorry, forgot to mention that.

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