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margot
Lv 5
margot asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 7 years ago

How can I recover my 'downloads' file from my mac trash?

Accidentally deleted my download file into trash. All my pictures are there. How can I 1) recover the pictures/other data and 2) put the downloads icon back on my desktop?

I do not want to buy software to do this.

There must (?) be a way to do this. I am new to mac and don't want to make things worse by playing around with it.

Would system restore work? Where is system restore on my macbook air?

SOS!!!

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  • margot
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    Well, that's just perfect Fred. Now 'downloads' has disappeared from my trash selections and it's not on my desktop.

    Update. Was able to restore it. However I cannot see 'downloads' to drag. I can only see each individual file. And my downloads icon is gone.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Drag the folder out of trash to the desktop.

  • 7 years ago

    Right click. Restore. And they will all go back to where they came from.

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