How to move files from Trash.

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How to move files from Trash.

Have files in Trash ; these can be viewed in Finder. When trying to open them from there, message pops up reading '.... to open move it from Trash'. Selecting and dragging to an opened Pages document causes the selection to snap back. The selection can be printed out from Finder.

Surfed through the forum for a solution and found this same operation advised, without information on how to do it. Question is, how to make the move permanent?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.6), Canon Scanner, Canon printer

Posted on Jul 4, 2012 11:33 PM

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Peggy

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Jul 5, 2012 12:03 PM in response to fruhulda

Way back in pre-OS X days there was a "Put Away" command in the File menu that could be used on files in the Trash and was used to eject removable media. The Put Back command was introduced in Snow Leopard & only works as a contextual menu for files in the Trash. Sometimes a step back is a leap forward! 😀

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fruhulda

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Jul 4, 2012 11:49 PM in response to Boatfly

The files in the Trash have to be moved into the Finder, not Pages. Then you can open them in Pages if they are Pages files. Just dragging them to the Pages icon doesn't move the files from the Trash.

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Jul 5, 2012 4:08 AM in response to Boatfly

You can drag the files wherever you want from the Trash in one go.

The Trash is a special place however, the files are effectively in limbo and can not be opened there.

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or join a free class at your nearest AppleStore.

Peter

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Boatfly Author

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Jul 5, 2012 2:12 AM in response to fruhulda

I don't think so, mouse seems to be working fine. Often, when selecting the file to move from Trash to Finder and dragging the familiar green button with white cross appears but as movement continues, the button turns to a white hoop with a white diagonal. Tries several tries needed for success

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fruhulda

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Jul 5, 2012 2:22 AM in response to Boatfly

If you get the green dot with a cross it means you are moving it not to the HD you are and the Trash is on but to another partition or device. I usually just drag the file to the desktop. Most of the times I will trash them right away again. No need to put them anywhere else. If you want to put them in a certain folder first put them on the desk top and then in the Finder move them to where you want them.

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Boatfly Author

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Jul 5, 2012 2:54 AM in response to fruhulda

Thanks again fruhulda. So, the method is to drag from Trash to the Desktop, open the file in Finder and drag from there into wherever wanted. If that is done,say, dragging a folder from Trash to Desktop - how can a single file within the folder be moved without the other files in the folder?

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fruhulda

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Jul 5, 2012 3:47 AM in response to Boatfly

You first click on the file or files to select it/them. Then you you click and hold down the mouse button and drag. When you are used to this you can do it on one motion. Click and hold down and then drag while holding the mouse button down

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Boatfly Author

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Jul 6, 2012 7:29 PM in response to fruhulda

Many thanks to all who contributed to my question. From the discussions, three methods of recovering files from Trash are possible. Some files and folders can be dragged directly from Trash into an opened programme, others from Trash onto the desktop and opened in a programme. The third uses a right click on a file in Trash and select Put Back from the contextual menu. It seems the appropriate way depends upon the file extension e.g., .jpg, .exe etc

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Peggy

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Jul 5, 2012 10:08 AM in response to Boatfly

The easiest way to return items from the Trash to where they were is to right-click on the item in the Trash & choose "Put Back" from the contextual menu.

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Boatfly Author

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Jul 5, 2012 12:19 AM in response to fruhulda

Many thanks fruhulda. There was some confusion I quess. It took several attempts to drag the icon from Trash into Finder. It seems only certain files can be dragged in this way.

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