2020-08-27 03:51:05 / Posted by Peter William to Recover Follow @ Peter
The beta version (both for developers and testers) of newest macOS 11 Big Sur has been released in August 2020, and its official public version will come soon this fall.
Even before the official release, we can feel there is an overhauled update to this new version, according to its name macOS 11, instead of continuing with macOS 10. It seems to be brand new to a mac user, with new refined look, instant controls of your apps or widgets, revamped Safari browser, updated Messages app to create more engagements, redesigned Maps, etc.
A lot of mac users can't wait to update to macOS 11 Big Sur, or some of them are finally ready to update to the Catalina version. Most of the time, we get a perfect mac update and enjoy all the way to the next update. However, some of our mac users just run into following troubles when updating their mac to the latest macOS Big Sur or Catalina version.
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Among all problems, missing files after mac update is definitely a disaster. Today, we are going to give 6 solutions to recover your missing files after mac update to Big Sur or Catalina.
Most of the times, we cannot pinpoint the exact reasons causing missing files after mac update and it is a challenge to find back the missing files especially when you are not quite proficient at using your Mac. In this case, you are recommended to manually check each folder on your mac and find the missing files.
Notes: If there is any folder named as Recovered or Recover-related under an user account, you should never miss these folders, please carefully check each sub folder for missing files.
It is a common sense that the easiest and most efficient way to recover missing files after mac update is using a professional program. On macOS 11 Big Sur or 10.15 Catalina, System Integrity Protection (SIP) prevents any app from reading startup drive. Therefore, you should temporarily disable SIP firstly if you want to recover lost files after mac update using apps.
Performing data recovery software is not a particularly difficult affair. You just need a helpful, dedicated and high-efficiency tool, like Cisdem Data Recovery for Mac. It can recover variety of files whether it’s caused by macOS update, accidental deletion, system crash, sudden power off, emptying recycle bin or other reasons. Apart from Mac internal drive, it can also recover deleted, formatted and lost files from other removable devices.
Install Cisdem Data Recovery on your Mac, launch it and choose a recovery mode. There are 5 recovery modes on the main interface, we recommend you to use basic data recovery at first. If you are not satisfied with the result, try advanced data recovery.
The software will detect and show partitions on your Mac. Select a specific location where you lost your files, and click Scan button to process.
Once the scanning completed, the program will show the list of files that can be retrieved in the categories of document, photo, audio, video, archive and other. You can preview the missing files and select for later recovery.
Don’t be surprised that you are recommended to doing so. Yes, I am quite sure you know which account and how you should login into, but sometimes, macOS update just deletes your old user account profile but keeps the home folder, and that’s the reason why your files are gone and missing. In this case, you just need to add your old profile back and login into again.
One great benefit that macOS offers to its users is the expanded storage space on iCloud, if you have turn on iCloud Drive, the missing files after mac update are just moved to your iCloud Drive and you need to turn this feature off.
If the box before Desktop & Document Folders is deselected in the fist place, you can try to recover missing files from iCloud backup. That’s to say, you just need to login into iCloud website, choose the files and click the Download icon to save all the missing files onto your mac.
The Time Machine is a piece of backup software that was integrated into the Mac operating system. Mac update deleted everything? The Time Machine can help you recover lost photos, iPhone pictures, documents, calendars, etc. easily. But only if you have backup files as I said.
Sometimes Time Machine shows you errors due to the wrong operation or Mac performance. It’s not always successful to recover missing files after mac update. At this time, try Cisdem Data Recovery.
The last but not the least method to recover data if mac update deleted your files is contacting the Apple Support team. Yes, they are professional and what you need to do is submitting a form online, give a call as writing emails as instructed on the contact webpage.
I don't know how I updated without realising, but I now have no files! Anyone know how I can recover them?---Finoaclare from Apple Discussion
“Missing files after mac update” is a main complaint when users update from Catalina to Big Sur or from Mojave to Catalina, this issue can be caused
by several situations:
You can take the simple measures below to avoid missing files after mac update to Big Sur or Catalina:
It is true that you should try different ways to recover the missing files after macOS update, the issue can be easy or difficult, as long as you find the appropriate method to fix it. Generally speaking, if you have backed up your mac, you can easily find back the missing files via Time Machine or other online storage service, otherwise, you are recommended to use Cisdem Data Recovery, which can guarantee that most of the missing files can be restored.
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I updated to Catalina beta version yesterday and lost the files, it did worked when i followed your instructions to deselect iCloud drive, thanks very much.