How do I recover files that are accidentally removed from my MacBook Pro?

The corollary to the response from Owl-53 is that if you’ve moved the file to the Trash and Emptied the Trash, and if you don’t have a Time Machine or other backup, the file is gone for good. On old spinning-disk drives, files could potentially be recovered. On SSDs like the ones used in Macs, recovery is not possible.

Check the Trash ( Bin )

Are the files still there

Control and click the file

A sub menu presents

Use Put Back

Use you trusty Time Machine Backup - if you remembered to set it up

Back up your Mac with Time Machine

Restore items backed up with Time Machine on Mac

And there you have it, from two independent sources sorry to say

For future purposes

To truly protect your non replaceable Data Files

Have a 3-2-1 Rescue Plan in place and always current

3 Backups using 2 methods and 1 off site incase of natural disaster or un-natural disaster >>Optional

Each of the above should be done to a Dedicated Single Purposed External Drive 

Below link is intended to augment what TM Backup does 

https://bombich.com

neuroanatomist wrote:

The corollary to the response from Owl-53 is that if you’ve moved the file to the Trash and Emptied the Trash, and if you don’t have a Time Machine or other backup, the file is gone for good. On old spinning-disk drives, files could potentially be recovered. On SSDs like the ones used in Macs, recovery is not possible.

+1 🦉

You should really boilerplate that very good " corollary " for future purposes 👍