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Where's "Put Back"?

TheSpaz

TheSpaz

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I can't find the Put Back option in Snow Leopard. Am I blind or did Apple remove this feature for some reason?

Nevermind: I had to empty the trash first, then it was available. Don't ask me why it was missing from the contextual menu before though.
 
jmpage2

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I don't get a "put back" menu choice when I right click a trash item either. *shrug*.
 
netnothing

netnothing

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You can also find it under the Gear icon in the Trash (for those that don't like to right-click).

-Kevin
 

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TheSpaz

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OllyW said:
After updating to Snow Leopard, you need to empty the Trash to clear out old files deleted under Leopard. Put Back will now work for any new deleted files.
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Same thing happened to me except... these were files that were deleted while I was in Snow Leopard and I did a "Clean Install" not an update.

I don't know what made the menu item disappear the first time, but it's back now.
 
sidewinder

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SimonJ said:
Did you guys notice that if you drag a file from a stack directly in the trash, you don't get Put Back at all? Or is it just me?
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It's not just you. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't seeing "Put Back". Now I know why.....

Kind of bad though. I am used to dragging files to the Trash.

S-
 
TheSpaz

TheSpaz

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SimonJ said:
Did you guys notice that if you drag a file from a stack directly in the trash, you don't get Put Back at all? Or is it just me?
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r.j.s said:
Me too. Weird.
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sidewinder said:
It's not just you. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't seeing "Put Back". Now I know why.....

Kind of bad though. I am used to dragging files to the Trash.

S-
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Oh! That's what I've been doing! I've been deleting downloaded files from stacks. Okay... that explains it! It's a bug!
 
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jive turkey

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Same is true for apps that delete files, such as AppCleaner. Files that are removed through that are in the Trash, but are not able to be "put back."
 
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