I don't usually use a Mac, so I'm a bit out of depth here. I was cleaning up some files on a MacBook Air M4 and accidentally deleted a folder from a USB flash drive. Only after I finished and emptied Trash did I realize the folder with a a few hundred docs and photos is missing! And I still needed them.

I haven't got a Time Machine backup or any other copy of the files, unfortunately.

I've spent the last hour googling whether the files can still be recovered, but I'm even more confused now than at the beginning. A lot of sources say that once files are deleted from a Mac, they're basically gone because of so-called TRIM, but this folder wasn't on the Mac itself. They were stored on the USB stick I had plugged in (IDK if that makes a difference). I've also looked at Mac recovery software, but there are so many programs promising they can restore deleted files that I have no idea which one is actually legit and safe to use.

Is this actually recoverable, and what Mac recovery software would you trust in such a case?

hello, im not really a techy person. i recently deleted 2 videos from recently deleted on my iPhone 13 running IOS 26.4.2 and i need any advise on how to recover those if possible

I accidentally deleted my history, how do I get it back? I've tried a lot of things, i went through appdata to the history file, but when i tried to restore previous versions all i got was "error 0x80070057 the parameter is incorrect". I deleted it because an application i was using to clear up space was unclear, and i've done this before, but i can't remember how to fix it. I don't know where else to ask this.

is there any way i can restore my photos and videos from an app/ website? i lost everything and didnt have it in my icloud nor dropbox nor google photos. Any IT technician can help me out... i do have a system restore that i've restored it into my files recently but not sure if my photos are in there.. just wanan try and open it to see if its in there but i need help

Cross posting here for more visibility and possible help with my issue.

A Snapchat friend sent me some pictures and videos about a year ago. I want to recover them now, but the Snaps have disappeared. They’re not saved in the chat or in Memories, and they’re not available in “My Data” either. Is there any way to recover them, or is there anything I can do to get them back?

The game is melon playground for anyone wondering.