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“Hi, I used Start Menu to empty the Downloads and have erased the trash bin on my Mac. When I realized I had made a big mistake, all files into Downloads were gone. Is it possible to restore the deleted items in the Downloads folder?” – Norman

How to recover deleted files from emptied Downloads folder? Don’t worry, here is the best solution to recover permanently deleted items from emptied Downloads folder. Now, let’s get started!

Mac data recovery software to recover emptied Downloads folder

If you want to recover missing items into the Downloads folder, you can use DIY data recovery software for Mac. Do Your Data Recovery for Mac offers advanced recovery technology to help you recover all deleted items after emptying the Downloads and trash. Download it here:

Do Your Data Recovery for Mac supports to recover all types of files including videos, emails, ZIP/RAR, DMG, documents, audio and more from emptied Downloads folder. I also can help you recover downloaded movies, HD videos from the emptied Downloads folder. It is very easy to use, so you or other Mac users can easily and quickly recover deleted or lost files from emptied Downloads folder.

Three steps to recover deleted files from emptied Downloads folder

After installing Do Your Data Recovery for Mac, just run it from Launchpad. This software can easily recover all deleted items from emptied Downloads folder within 3 simple steps.

Step 1: Select the file types you want to recover.

Do Your Data Recovery for Mac can recover all types of lost files. Just select the files you want to recover. Then move to the next step.

how to recover deleted files from emptied Downloads folder

Step 2: Select Mac hard drive to scan.

On this interface, you can see all hard drives and devices. Just choose the Mac hard drive. Click on “Scan” button to scan the hard drive to find all deleted files from emptied Downloads folder.

how to recover deleted files from emptied Downloads folder

Step 3: Preview and recover deleted/lost files.

After scanning, you can preview and recover all deleted files. Don’t save the files to the hard drive where you delete them before you find all your lost items.

how to recover deleted files from emptied Downloads folder

After quick scan, you may not find all deleted items into the Downloads folder. You can click Advanced Recovery to find more deleted files from emptied Downloads folder. The advanced recovery mode will deeply scan the Mac hard drive and find much more lost files.

It is very quick and secure to recover deleted files from Mac emptied Downloads folder. Now, you can download this software and install it on your Mac. Do Your Data Recovery for Mac also supports to recover all lost files from formatted hard drive on Mac, recover deleted data from Finder on Mac.

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Written & Updated by Justin Kenny

Justin Kenny is a writer & editor of DoYourData. He joined DoYourData in 2016 and focuses on writing articles about Windows data recovery, Mac data recovery, external device data recovery, hard drive clone, data erasure, Mac cleanup, computer issue fixes, etc. He is a super fan of Apple devices and is big on testing new digital device and system utility software.

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