I copied an empty folder over my work folder

My friend here accidentially copied a empty folder with the same name, over his work folder.
and now it's empty - and nothing in the bin...
please - anyone knows how to get them back?

Ouch. Your friend told the computer to erase the existing folder and replace it with basically nothing. Try Data Rescue, it has a free test mode so you can see if there is anything worth recovering:
http://prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php

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