How to recover accidentally deleted files from recently deleted on Mac?

i accidentally deleted a bunch of files and i tried to go to recently deleted to recover them and it shows nothing in there but it deleted everything? is there any way i can get them recovered :/


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Original Title: file deletion issue

iPhone 13, iOS 26

Posted on Nov 17, 2025 11:21 PM

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Posted on Nov 18, 2025 12:11 AM

If you have a Time Machine backup of your Mac, you can even restore single files:

Recover files using Time Machine and Spotlight on Mac - Apple Support


Some files can also be restored, if you synced them to iCloud:

Use iCloud.com to restore and recover iCloud information - Apple Support

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How to recover accidentally deleted files from recently deleted on Mac?

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