In our life, hundreds of files may be created or deleted on the Mac computer every day. Sometimes, we may delete PDF documents by mistake because of misreading, wrong selection and hand slip. So how can we recover the file as soon as possible? This article will provide you with a variety of methods to restore deleted PDF files. Let's have a look!
Method 1: Recover PDF from the wastebasket.
Recovering files from the wastebasket is the most common and common way for Mac users. When we delete a PDF file by mistake, the Mac system will move the file to the wastebasket by default. Therefore, we can recover the PDF file by the following steps:
1) First, click the wastebasket icon on the desktop to open the wastebasket;
2) Find the PDF file you deleted by mistake;
3) Right-click the selected PDF file and select Restore.
Note: Before restoring the PDF, please make sure that the PDF you found is complete. If you are not sure, you can double-click the PDF to confirm.
Method 2: use iCloud backup to restore PDF.
If you enabled iCloud backup on your Mac, you can try to use iCloud backup to restore deleted PDF files, as follows:
1) Open the system settings;
2) click iCloud；;
3) Find the backup button in the iCloud backup area at the bottom of the page;
4) Click the backup button, and the system will start to restore all files backed up by iCloud;
5) After waiting for a while, your PDF file should be restored to your Mac system.
Please note that this method cannot recover the deleted PDF files if you have not enabled the iCloud backup function. Therefore, this method is only applicable to users who have enabled the iCloud backup function.
Method 3: Use Ease US Data Recovery Wizard for Mac Pro to restore PDF.
If you accidentally delete an important PDF file and don't back it up, you may need to use a third-party data recovery tool to retrieve the deleted PDF file, such as the Easeus Data Recovery Wizard of Mac Pro software.
Easy Data Recovery Mac Edition is a professional data recovery software with rich data recovery modes and options, which can recover more types of data, including photos, audio, video, documents and so on. It can help users recover lost data from storage devices such as Mac hard disk, external hard disk, SD card and U disk. It has faster scanning recovery speed, can quickly recover data, and supports pause scanning, which can better meet your different needs.
How to use easy data recovery Mac version to recover PDF files? The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1. Where is the data lost after the operating system is updated? Determine the location of data loss, and then use the simple data recovery wizard of mac Pro to scan.
Step two. Simple Mac data recovery software will immediately scan the disk you selected and display the scanning results in the left panel.
Step three. After scanning, select the documents that were lost unconsciously during or after the update, and then click the "Restore Now" button to save all materials.
summary
How to recover files deleted by mac system? Taking PDF file recovery as an example, the above article introduces three data recovery methods, which you can choose to use according to your actual situation.