Recover a vanished folder found by deep scan

I've been working today on some data evaluation using VS Code and Jupyter. I saved everything, then closed VS Code. After that i canceled a "git clone" command using Ctrl+C that was there since this morning and "stuck" on the password entry. Immediately afterwards I went to the folder that should contain my files but it is gone - completely. I can't find it in the trash or anywhere else.

I did a scan with Recoverit from Wondershare - they found the folder. However, the license is quite expensive - is there any alternative to get my stuff back?

All the best and thanks in advance!