File recovery after deleting from trash

I recently discovered I had duplicates of most of my music files, which quickly filled my hard disk. CDs I have ripped were placed into my "Music" folder instead of my iTunes directory, so I started moving most things from the music folder into the trash. I mistakingly selected my iTunes folder as one of the pieces to be moved into the trash, but did not notice before attempting to empty the trash. Due to iTunes still running, I recieved a message saying that the operation could not be completed because certain files were still in use. After seeing that my iTunes music folder was in the trash I quickly moved it back into its original location, but it's now empty.
Is it possible to recover these files? If so, how?
Thanks,
Ryan

Hi Ryan, Welcome to Apple Discussions.
If there is any chance of recovery at all your best bet is Prosoft Data Rescue. There is a free trial to see if it can recover what you need. But don't do another process on that drive until you've downloaded and run it. Also, a service that has been recommended but I cannot personally endorse is DriveSavers.
EDIT: But wait... I don't think your Music has actually been deleted:
Due to iTunes still running, I recieved a message saying that the operation could not be completed because certain files were still in use.
There is a special way of moving your music folder, take a look at this support article. This support article is better.
-mj
[email protected]
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