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Aoife27367663alix
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March 22, 2023
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Deleted indesign file

  • March 22, 2023
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i accidentally deleted an indesign file from my macbook that wasn't backed up adobe cloud, i also emptied the trash bin on my mac (don't ask) does anyone know if there is a way to recover deleted files through adobe if they're not backed up? even partial pieces of data would be helpful to recover, please help!

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BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity Expert
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March 22, 2023

This is so sad to see in this day and age. Everyone should be working in a cloud-based backup environment—Dropbox, OneDrive, CC—which would enable easy, one-click recovery.

 

I'm afraid, you're going to need to chalk this up to a very hard lesson and start working smarter.

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SJRiegel
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March 22, 2023

If there were not backups to the cloud or dropbox, you were not running Time Machine, and you emptied the trash, I'm afraid your options are going to be limited to stopping work immediately and paying big bucks to a hard drive recovery company in hopes that the file was not yet overwritten. 

Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
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March 22, 2023

On a PC you could use some low level software - no idea if the same can be done on a Mac. 

 

Pieces of INDD file will give you nothing. 

 

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