The folder “.Trashes” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents.

Open the AppleScript Editor and run the following:

tell application "Finder" to quit

if (do shell script "defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles") is "1" then

do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0"

else

do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1"

end if

delay 2

tell application "Finder" to run

Select the .Trashes folder in the Finder, choose Get Info from the File menu, give yourself read and write access in the Sharing & Permissions section of the window, repeat this process with the 501 folder if needed, move the library out, and run the script again.

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Instead of opening the folder itself, choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu and provide .Trashes/501/ as the path. If you get an error message, increment the number by 1 until you find the right number.

If you don't want to repeatedly try different ones, open the AppleScript Editor in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run:

do shell script "id -u"

to reveal the correct number instantly.

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Running the AppleScript won't itself open the folder or change anything; you need to append the number you get to .Trashes/ when specifying the path.

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rocketmom2 wrote:

I want to restore my iphoto library from the trash

No backup, then?

Back up your files NOW.

As written, it needs to be run in the AppleScript Editor and not the Terminal. If you're using the Terminal, run:

id -u

instead. It doesn't matter that the folder is hidden.

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Choose Computer from the Finder's Go menu and double-click the drive before using the Go to Folder command.

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