I put a lot of things in the trash which I didn't mean to. I have not emptied the trash. How can I restore them to exactly the folders they all came from? On Windows, there is an option "Restore" which does this.
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How do I restore an item from the Trash?
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I miss the whole concept of a Trash Can, how do you accidentally delete files from the computer to start with that you need it there you either want them gone or you don't.
No offense to you, but I love how when someone complains about something on a mac that a windows has, people will immediately try and justify why it ISN'T useful. Just like cut and paste....I guess the rationale is "Apple told me its not useful, therefore it is not, and I will not use it"
Why would someone move something to the trash on accident? I dunno, moving multiple files and accidently pick one up? Delete the wrong file? It happens!
I still don't get how it would... Why would you delete something if you don't know what it does?
When you have a thousand image files in different formats, and you are clearing out old ones. I don't know there are a thousand reasons. accidents happen. You can't tell me it hasn't happened to you.
There is just no good reason NOT to have a restore function...
It hasn't happened to me.
We do grievously need a restore function, though. There are obviously plenty of people who genuinely need it.
It has happened to me a few times, this is where the idea of having backups of important files comes into play..
Sometimes I delete things by accident - or need to restore to an earlier version that I deleted.
It is a pain and I hope they implement it in OSX.
Not everyone is the same...
It is a pain and I hope they implement it in OSX.
Not everyone is the same...
yeah...
The same people who use the trash as storage, or for some reason only want to free up space when they NEED to.
A restore from trash function would be a great idea, no doubt, I just don't get it, but hey, not going to bother me if it's implemented.
The same people who use the trash as storage, or for some reason only want to free up space when they NEED to.
A restore from trash function would be a great idea, no doubt, I just don't get it, but hey, not going to bother me if it's implemented.
Well on MS/Windows forums, the same thing occurs.
Copy/Paste? We have that... Cmd+C and Cm+V. But if you are talking about the iPhone.... it's only on version 2.x and is much better than Windows Mobile version anything.
he said cut and paste, not copy and paste and he's talking about how you can't cut and paste files in the Finder.
The default trash feature in Mac OS X is somewhat lacking in respect to deleting applications. A lot of associated files are left behind when you delete an app, but in this regard it is not that much worse than windows which also leaves much behind (at least with windows' add/remove programs, younglings can't accidently delete applications as easily).
AppCleaner (somewhat simulates the remove program feature of windows) is a nice application that adds functionality to the trash. It can work as a stand-alone application or within its preferences you can activate smartdelete to add its funtionality to the default trash. You can use it to protect apps from being deleted without authorization. Also when you drag an app to the default trash, it will bring the associated files with it keeping your system cleaner.
I find it is much more reliable that other apps for this task and best of all it is totally free. Plus it eliminates much of the faults of macs default trash.
I usually copy and paste, then delete from initial location. A little more work, but it really doesn't ruin my day (sorry, for the sarcasm).
AppCleaner (somewhat simulates the remove program feature of windows) is a nice application that adds functionality to the trash. It can work as a stand-alone application or within its preferences you can activate smartdelete to add its funtionality to the default trash. You can use it to protect apps from being deleted without authorization. Also when you drag an app to the default trash, it will bring the associated files with it keeping your system cleaner.
I find it is much more reliable that other apps for this task and best of all it is totally free. Plus it eliminates much of the faults of macs default trash.
I usually copy and paste, then delete from initial location. A little more work, but it really doesn't ruin my day (sorry, for the sarcasm).
It just annoys the hell out of me most times I have a terminal open so I remove them there, then the damn files are gone for sure no having to empty files I have already supposedly deleted.
Oh yeah! Deleting applications to uninstall them works so poorly on the Mac. Once I messed up my install of a program such that it wouldn't open without crashing, and it took me almost two hours to find the config file and completely uninstall it. I would delete the program, reinstall it, and it would still be broken. I kept finding more and more preferences files, cache files, and other collateral junk. Finally I found the config file which had been corrupted, and which hadn't been replaced with each reinstallation. Of course, a PC might have had a similar problem if the uninstaller were written poorly. But at least there is usually an attempt to write an uninstaller.