Somehow or other I in advertently put a file in the trash. I want to retrieve it but can't seem to find oujt how to remove it from the trash.🙁
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simsaladimbamba
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Yeah but
I tried the drag and drop and it keeps saying that it can not be opened as it is in the trash. And my prompts do not show a "put back".
I tried the drag and drop and it keeps saying that it can not be opened as it is in the trash. And my prompts do not show a "put back".
justperry
macrumors G5
I just bought a Mac Mini 2012, from a PB 10.5.8, this is new to me, cheers simsaladimbamba.
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What OS, and might I ask what kind of a file, does it belong to the system for instance.
(You don't have to answer if you don't want)
Sounds like you're double-clicking, not dragging. What OS are you on? Put Back was introduced in 10.6. It's not always there, though, depending on the original location of the file.
Unless I am missing something the reason you cannot open the file is because it is still in the trash folder. Simply drag it from the trash to your desktop. Then double-click the file and it will open.
philipma1957
macrumors 604
open trash click on the file pull it out of trash and on to the desktop ^
basically click and drag AS above ,