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Deleted Files

Symptoms

• Files missing.
• An embarrassed computer user.

Common Issues

• Mac's HFS+ typically erases file system information during deletion.
• Windows' FAT32 and NTFS leaves some file system information and flags file as deleted.
• Empty trash and command line deletion is equivalent.
• Absolutely no way to recover “Secure Empty Trash” in Mac.
• Apple's new “Time Machine” may help, but the computer user must setup and keep the secondary drive connected.
• Apple's new "Time Capsule" automatically backs-up all configured Macs.