Recover Overwritten Files on Mac with/without Time Machine Backup

There are two main cases that you need to recover overwritten files on Mac.

Solution 1: If you accidentally replace a file on Mac, it is hard to get it back unless you have the latest Time Machine backup. As for the replaced folder, the files with the same names will be overwritten. The possibility to recover an overwritten folder on Mac is still little.

Case 2: Empty a storage device and save new files into it.

Solution 2: Well, you can use the third-party Mac data recovery software to recover overwritten Mac files as much as possible. For instance, if you have a 1TB external hard drive full of saved files, all those files still exist in the original place after the deletion. When you save new files about 50GB, the related files in the 50GB overwritten location are inaccessible. But you can still recover other not replaced files in the empty space.

Recover Overwritten Files on Mac

• Part 1: How to Recover Overwritten Files on Mac with Time Machine Backup
• Part 2: Accidentally Saved Over a Word Document on Mac? Here Is the Most Possible Way to Recover Overwritten Files

Part 1: How to Recover Overwritten Files on Mac with Time Machine Backup

If you have backed up Mac files with Time Machine regularly, you can recover overwritten files on Mac for free. Just make sure the Time Machine backup contains your overwritten Mac files.

Step 1Plug the Time Machine backup disk to your Mac. Choose the Time Machine icon on the top toolbar. Then select "Enter Time Machine" from its drop-down list.

Step 2Browse and select the Time Machine backup that matches the date for Mac data overwritten. You can use arrow keys to move up or down.

Step 3Double-click a file or folder to have a check. Choose the file you want to get back. At last, click "Restore" to recover overwritten files on Mac with a previous version. Sooner, you can find the recovered files in the original location.

You are able to get to know more details about restoring Mac from Time Machine backup.

Part 2: Accidentally Saved Over a Word Document on Mac? Here Is the Most Possible Way to Recover Overwritten Files

If you have no proper backup, you can turn to Aiseesoft Data Recovery for help. The Mac data recovery software can find out all files that have not been overwritten yet. You can recover overwritten files from hard disk, SD card or other connected digital devices selectively. Thanks to the wide support of file types and formats, you can recover any overwritten file on Mac. Even though you have no experience of Mac overwritten file recovery, you can get your overwritten files back within few steps here.

Main Features of the Best Mac Data Recovery Software

• Recover overwritten or replaced videos, music files, documents (Word/Excel/PowerPoint), emails, photos, etc.
• Recover overwritten files from Mac, memory card, flash drive, hard drive digital camera camcorder and other removable drives.
• Extract overwritten Mac files via Quick Scan and Deep Scan mode with fast scanning speed.
• Search and filter any overwritten file on Mac with the detailed preview window.
• The Mac overwritten file recovery software works with Mac 10.7 and above (macOS Sonoma included).

How to Recover Overwritten Files on Mac without Time Machine Selectively

Step 1Launch Mac file recovery after the installation. Click "Start" under "Mac Data Recovery". You can get all tools to recover overwritten files from Mac internal or external hard drive.

Step 2Select the specific data type and location. Then click "Scan" to scan for overwritten files and folders. You can stop Quick Scan and enter into Deep Scan to get more possible results. Though it takes more time to scan your data overwritten disk volume thoroughly.

Step 3You can see all recoverable files listed in categories. Just open one folder to check your deleted and existing files. Select and preview Mac files you want to recover. At last, click "Recover" to recover overwritten files from hard disk partitions.

Remember that you had better not save the recovered files in the original location. Otherwise, you may suffer from another data overwritten issue. This is also matters when you recover deleted files from a Mac.

Honestly, you can get high success rates to recover overwritten files on Mac by using Aiseesoft Data Recovery. It is the user-friendly and powerful data recovery software for Mac. Both beginners and professionals should not miss this program. After all, most people are not lucky enough to have the Time Machine backup with the old version of files contained.