{"id":83617,"date":"2023-01-09T18:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=83617"},"modified":"2023-01-09T18:00:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:00:47","slug":"how-to-recover-deleted-files-or-folders-in-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/83617-how-to-recover-deleted-files-or-folders-in-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Deleted Files or Folders in macOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019re certainly aware of the Mac\u2019s Trash Bin. It\u2019s the special folder that holds files and folders you delete. But what if you accidentally delete something \u2014 or trash something intentionally, then change your mind? In some cases you can recover it\/them. In this tutorial, we’ll be working from macOS Monterey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To recover deleted files or folders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Click on the \u201cTrash\u201d icon and choose deleted files or folders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Right-click or Control-click on the item. A drop-down menu will appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Click \u201cPut Back\u201d to restore files to their original location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Trash
Trash > Put Back<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You can also double click the Trash Bin icon to open it. Then you can drag any items onto your Desktop. However, that won\u2019t automatically put \u2018em back in their original folder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to recover files\/folders from an emptied Trash Bin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But, wait, you\u2019ve already emptied the trash. Are your files\/folders gone forever? No, but you\u2019ll probably have to use specialized data recovery software for the Mac. You can find a list of five good utilities for this purpose by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What if you accidentally delete something \u2014 or trash something intentionally, then change your mind? Here’s how to get it back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":83618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"class_list":["post-83617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Recover Deleted Files or Folders in macOS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What if you accidentally delete something \u2014 or trash something intentionally, then change your mind? 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