The main desktop operating systems today have provisions for putting files back to where they came from if it's determined that they were put in the trash by mistake.
Mac OS X
Option 1
From the Finder, Edit | Undo Move of "Filename" (Command + Z)
Option 2
Open the Trash and locate the file to restore, then Right-click | Put Back.
Ubuntu
Using Ubuntu, there are three methods for restoring files that have been moved to the trash.
Option 1
Assuming that a file browser window is open (Nautilus) and no other editing actions have taken place, choose Edit | Undo Trash.
Option 2
Open the Trash window and choose Right-click | Restore on the file to put back to where it came from.
Option 3
Open the Trash window, select the file to restore, and click the Restore button in the upper right corner of the window.
Windows
With Windows, there are two techniques.
Option 1
From any Explorer window choose Edit | Undo. Assuming the previous operation was the move to the Recycle Bin, this will put the last deleted file back to it's former location.
Option 2
Locate the file that was mistakenly trashed in the Recycle Bin, then Right-click | Restore.
Note: Once the trash has been emptied, that's it. There's no recovery of the files. There are tools that can be employed to try and recover them, but there's no promise of success as time becomes a factor, and some systems have the option to destroy deleted files permanently.
Mac OS X
Option 1
From the Finder, Edit | Undo Move of "Filename" (Command + Z)
Option 2
Open the Trash and locate the file to restore, then Right-click | Put Back.
Ubuntu
Using Ubuntu, there are three methods for restoring files that have been moved to the trash.
Option 1
Assuming that a file browser window is open (Nautilus) and no other editing actions have taken place, choose Edit | Undo Trash.
Option 2
Open the Trash window and choose Right-click | Restore on the file to put back to where it came from.
Option 3
Open the Trash window, select the file to restore, and click the Restore button in the upper right corner of the window.
Windows
With Windows, there are two techniques.
Option 1
From any Explorer window choose Edit | Undo. Assuming the previous operation was the move to the Recycle Bin, this will put the last deleted file back to it's former location.
Option 2
Locate the file that was mistakenly trashed in the Recycle Bin, then Right-click | Restore.
Note: Once the trash has been emptied, that's it. There's no recovery of the files. There are tools that can be employed to try and recover them, but there's no promise of success as time becomes a factor, and some systems have the option to destroy deleted files permanently.
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