Retrieving Trashed files after deleting?

Hello everyone,
I know this is probably a dumb question, but! Can you retrieve files that you deleted from the trash bin? Any 3rd party software, or anything?
Thank you,
Shar

Ok. I bought "FILESALVAGE" and looked for my missing files. It found them, but they were really small files... like 82kb instead of being big like 123MB. These files I'm looking for are quicktime mov. files from FCP. The files it found looked right, but when played only showed a black or white screen.
Am I missing something??? Is there another step I need to do to get them to play right?
Also when searching I ask it to find FCP, and Quicktime Media only, do I need to ask it to find more to link to the quicktime stuff it is finding?
Anymore help here would be fantastic!!!
Jeremy

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