Should I delete the "Recovered files" in my trash?

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Should I delete the "Recovered files" in my trash?

Occasionally, 1 or more folders will be in my trash labeled "Recovered files". The contents of these folders are random things on my computer. Currently, it is an text bullet from Pages. I checked in Pages to see if it was still in the program's bullet list. It was still there, so I'm thinking that I can delete it from my trash.

This kind of thing happens with other stuff too, and I want to know if I can always delete them from my trash.

iMac 20 inch (Mid-2007), Mac OS X (10.5.8), Intel Core 2 Duo / 2 GHz / 3 GB RAM / 230 GB / iLife '08 / ATI Radeon HD 2400

Posted on Aug 16, 2009 6:01 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 16, 2009 6:06 PM in response to Doug0301

Hi,

Yes, you can delete those files.

*A folder called Recovered Files appears in my Trash*

One or more Recovered Files folder may appear in your Trash after restarting your computer. The recovered files are temporary files used by Mac OS X applications. Usually temporary files are deleted by an application when it no longer needs them. If an application quits unexpectedly, the temporary files may not get deleted by the application. When you restart your computer, Mac OS X moves these temporary files to the Trash.

You can retrieve useful files by dragging them out of the Trash. In most cases, however, the temporary files are not important and it is safe to empty your Trash.

Carolyn 🙂

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Answer 2

Aug 26, 2009 3:48 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Hello - I just noticed this same thing for the first time on my computer. I feel safe deleting the items, but I was wondering if you knew what this is, or why this happens? Thanks for any insight.

Chris

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