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“Hi, last night, I deleted some Sketch files on my Mac. When I realized I had made a big mistake, they were emptied from trash bin. How to get them back?” - Sandy

Sketch is a vector graphics editor software for macOS developed by the Dutch company Sketch B.V. It was first released on 7 September 2010 and won an Apple Design Award in 2012. It is primarily used for user interface and user experience design of websites and mobile apps and does not include print design features. A SKETCH file is a vector graphics file created by Sketch, a vector drawing program for Mac OS X. It contains one or more layers of drawn objects that may include text, shapes, symbols, or images. SKETCH files are saved in the Sketch image format that is only supported by Sketch.

If you lose important Sketch files on Mac or deleted them from your backup external hard drive, you can find some effective methods to get the lost Sketch files back. Here, we recommend you three method to get lost Sketch files back.

Method 1. Restore lost Sketch files from Mac trash bin.

If you delete a Sketch file by mistake and want to get it back, the first thing you need to do is checking the trash bin. If the deleted Sketch file is still in your trash bin, just right-click it and put it back to the original location. However, if you can’t find it in trash bin, you also can try other methods to get lost Sketch file back.

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Method 2. Recover lost Sketch files from Backup.

If you have backed up your Mac via Time Machine or other tools, you can restore deleted/lost Sketch files from backup hard drive. Just open the backup drive, then search and find the Sketch files.

Method 3. Recover deleted/lost Sketch files with Mac data recovery application.

Mac data recovery application is the best tool to recover deleted or lost Sketch files from Mac hard drive, memory card, external hard drive, etc. It not only can help you recover deleted Sketch files, but it also can recover lost Sketch files due to deleting Sketch software, formatting, logical error, hard drive crash, etc.

Do Your Data Recovery for Mac is a reliable Sketch file recovery software. It can help you easily and completely recover deleted, formatted or corrupted Sketch files from Mac local hard drive or external device. Now, just download this Sketch file recovery here:

Once you realize you lose your Sketch files, don’t put new files to your Mac. Just immediately recover them with Do Your Data Recovery for Mac, the steps are simple.

Step 1. Select the Mac hard drive.

Just select the Mac hard drive where you delete or lose your Sketch files. If you lose Sketch files on external device, you should connect it to your Mac and select it.

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Step 2. Scan your Mac hard drive to find deleted/lost Sketch files.

After selecting the Mac hard drive, just click on Scan button to scan your Mac hard drive.

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Step 3. Preview and recover lost Sketch files.

After scanning, you can find the lost or deleted Sketch files. You can preview them. Then select the wanted Sketch files and save them to a safe location.

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Once the scan is completed, you can preview all recoverable files. Then check the Sketch files. If you can’t find all lost Sketch files, just try advanced recovery mode. This mode will deeply scan the hard drive and find all recoverable files. Do Your Data Recovery for Mac also can help you recover lost images, videos, documents, audio files and other files. Download it here:

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Written & Updated by Henry Lee

Henry Lee joined DoYourData in 2022. He is interested in writing articles about fixing PC/Mac’s problems. He often shares tutorials and skills regarding information tech and enjoys helping people solve various data loss problems or hard drive crash problems. He likes reading and cooking very much when he is off work.

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