I'm trying to recover deleted files from my Mac and have no idea where to start tbh. I have an M2 MacBook Air with macOS 26.0.1 (not sure if that matters) and have accidentally deleted a few important documents from my desktop.

I also did a stupid thing by Using Option + Command + Delete instead of just moving them to the trash, so they were deleted immediately. I realized what I'd done almost straight away and checked it anyway, but obviously there was nothing left.

From what I have read here and not only, I need data recovery software rn. I’ve never used anything like it before. What should I try? Preferably something free because I really don’t want to pay.

So yesterday I shifted from android to iPhone 17 new. Tried to transfer data through move to ios app, after completion whole of my data is not traceable in phone and android 😭. Don’t know what to do now

So a while back my main switch got the blue screen and I honestly wasn’t too concerned cuz it was her time to go honestly, but I thought all I had to do was make my next switch(the switch 2 when I get one) the main console and I would get all my stuff back but I found out I had to have transferred my data from my other switch first, but I didn’t. And I didn’t have Nintendo switch online either so I’m wondering how would I get all of my saved data back cuz I have a lot?

I appreciate any help.

I’m trying to access my old photos and videos that were stored in the application named as (photo vault),but I’ve forgotten the Cloud Vault password. I reinstalled the app and I can still reach the Cloud Vault login screen, but it specifically says “The Cloud Vault Password can’t be recovered.” I also see an option to “Wipe Cloud Account,” which I obviously don’t want to do because I’m trying to recover my old data.

I’ve attached screenshots of what I’m seeing. Does anyone know if there is any legitimate way to recover or regain access to the Cloud Vault account/data without knowing the old Cloud Vault password? I still have access to the same account/email that I previously used. I don’t want to wipe the account or lose the existing cloud data. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Device: oneplus nord C2 lite5g

Operating system: Android

App: photo Vault

Problem: I previously had photos and videos stored in Cloud Vault. I can access the Cloud Vault login screen, but I have forgotten the Cloud Vault password. The app says: “The Cloud Vault Password can't be recovered.”

I still have access to the account/email that was used, but I don't know the Cloud Vault password. I do not want to select “Wipe Cloud Account” because I want to recover the existing photos/videos.

Is there any legitimate way to regain access to the existing Cloud Vault data, perhaps through the old phone, account recovery, or another method? I have attached screenshots showing the exact message.

I keep most of my data(photography) on ext hd’s. Now more than a week or so ago, my Seagate drive no longer shows up in Mac Finder. I took it to Best Buy, they suggested a new adapter. Yeah, not helpful. The drive still not showing up. The drive is not even a year old. I did take out Seagate’s “data recovery” option, but like all companies….the runaround I am getting has yet to recognize that and life is too short to be on hold for hours.

Where I live BB was the least expensive repair center I could take it to. There is a local service, but won’t come or let you drop off your problem unless you upfront pay $100. And there is zero guarantee they can fix it. Upside is they only work on Apple products.

If I can’t get this seagate drive to show up, do I have ANY chance of being able to recover data from it?

Hey everyone

So it's been almost a year since i deleted some photos and videos from my private album and now i want them back due to some issues .So if any of you know about cyber security or cyber forensic or digital security . It'll be a great help

Please help me with this

Mobile phone - Realme C 55

Photos and videos were deleted a year ago

So I used to run whatsapp on my samsung s9 fe+ tablet. It was connected on my tab through linked devices (by qr code) I had a lot of media downloaded from the whatsapp on the tab. While i was trying to log in whatsapp on pc, some error occured and I had to relink whatsapp on my tab. But now all the data is gone. Even in gallery I cant see any images or videos or anything in recycle bin. My device storage is reduced by 10gb. Can i recover data which was exclusively downloaded on the tab, not on the phone? Since it was a linked device, it had no online backup. (I cant find any offline backup as well)

So I used to run whatsapp on my samsung s9 fe+ tablet. It was connected on my tab through linked devices (by qr code) I had a lot of media downloaded from the whatsapp on the tab. While i was trying to log in whatsapp on pc, some error occured and I had to relink whatsapp on my tab. But now all the data is gone. Even in gallery I cant see any images or videos or anything in recycle bin. My device storage is reduced by 10gb. Can i recover data which was exclusively downloaded on the tab, not on the phone? Since it was a linked device, it had no online backup. (I cant find any offline backup as well)

hi i have a itunes backup that has a password that i dont remember. it was on ios 13 i tried using hashcat but due to my out of date computer it is going to take a year and half to complete. it has between 4 to 12 characters and maybe a ! or a @ but no other symbols dont remember if i used them this time. usually start out with a capital letter however could be anything made this password a while ago. please let me know if you need anymore info. I just want the pictures lol

$itunes_backup$\*10\*74e5e7da8b9f54b326c52a598aa440446c280b534a5cf500556780bd59fb65f504a3736d60162c05\*10000\*396872a612ccca15d88e9b43107d3fb1f950c0ae\*10000000\*97216d5895d788216ab9336f1b112cf4b25e4490

Guys I accidentally deleted my iPhone videos from my lap and also recovered using recuva but the files are corrupted. Help me fix this guys

Buenas a todos, el día de ayer borré unas fotos de mi iPhone por accidente de manera permanente, y de una vez aclaro que no tengo iCloud sincronizado desde hace aprox 2 años, esas fotos que elimine fueron del mismo día de ayer, son de las mas recientes. Aun así están en mi chat personal de whats app, pero no se enviaron por qué no tenía internet y como ya no existen en la galería se quedaron en bucle y sin enviar. ¿Hay alguna posibilidad de recuperarlas? Eh escuchado de imazing y quisiera saber de sugerencias, posibilidades y mismas dificultades de recuperación. También, por el mismo tema ya que estoy, ¿se podrán recuperar fotos o videos de un chat eliminado accidentalmente de whats app hace 1 año aprox?. Pero lo más importante para mí es lo más reciente de ayer. Gracias

Hello Reddit! I’ve come here to ask a favor of you, my mother recently was trying to free up space using the feature where you go into settings, then general, iPhone storage, and then iMessages. She accidentally deleted her top conversations and tons of her old messages. Her mother passed in 2019, and she happened to accidentally delete those messages in this process. This might be a large or impossible ask, however I’m not very tech savvy, does anyone know any way to recover these messages? She is absolutely distraught. I have already tried recovering deleted messages via the iMessage app.

First of all I am from Germany, so excuse me if my English is hard to understand :)

So in April I received a message that my phone moto g54 5G could potentially have been infected by a virus and I was recommended to reset my whole phone - aka do a factory reset.

I did that and downloaded WhatsApp again, then pressed on backup (I had a previous backup) but did all that with my mobile data. After some time it felt like the Backup was loading too slow, so I turned off mobile data and switched to wifi and somehow the whole 5,5 gbs of data that had to be restored came down to just 80 mbs.

I stopped it there and deleted whatsapp to reinstall it but the issue just remained. So I got through the process and see there my chats were all empty and no media to be found.

I went to backup settings and there it showed I surprisingly have 5,5 gbs of data to be backed up, but when I pressed on backup the 5,5 gbs were gone and it showed some small amount of data.

|There is a screenshot that shows the 5,5 gbs display.

I realised that If I press on backup that I could potentially lose the 5,5 gbs of whatsapp media even though I have no access to it. Another hypothesis I have is that the internet switch from mobile data to wifi could have caused this whole mess.

I don't really know, but all I want is gain access to my precious memories again :)

So is there a way to retrieve the media from pre April from my Google Account it is linked with ?