If you had had TTP's directory backup operating, you still would have lost data. No matter how good the software, data can't be recovered if the drive's magnetic material flakes off. Maybe you could collect the flakes and ask James Bond to recover your stuff? 
Jon
macOS 11.7.10, iMac Retina 5K 27-inch, late 2014, 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 1 TB fusion drive, 16 GB RAM, Epson SureColor P600, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, MS Office 365
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