Hello all,
I decided to "clear" the Recents folder, you know just to give some air to Mac, like clearing the "cache". So, I emptied the Recents folder. And then emptied my trash. And I noticed that When I deleted the files in Recent folder, they were deleted from their root location, not just from the "cache". Is this some kinda joke? Or Am I allowed to have my heart attack?
iMac, iOS 10.3.2
The "Recents" folder is actually a search folder. If you deleted the files from there it deletes the actual files. You will have to restore the files from your backup.
You're welcome. Restoring them from a backup would be preferable. If you have no backup a data recovery program might restore them. You would need an external drive to restore them to. Plus, installing a program may write over some of the deleted files.
No, it's not a bug. As I mentioned it's also not a normal folder. It's a list of recently used files so instead of looking for the file wherever it lives, you can just open it from "Recents". Of course as you found out you can also delete it from there.
You can always turn off Recents in Finder > Preferences > Sidebar.
You're welcome.
You should always have at least one backup. Some people recommend at least two on different drives.
Just to resurrect the topic, given a second thought, Is this how you delete a file? I mean, If you want to delete a file, you go to where the file is located. I just don't get why Mac works like that. It's like having a file in two different folders, when I delete it from the secondary folder (Recents), system removes it from the root as well. I find it really obsurd. I mean, in the end, Recents is there to help reach the last files used, without going to the actual folder, keeping it handy for easy access. Are we sure Is this how it should work? 🙂 It's a bug or something maybe. 🙂
Thank you very much.
I emptied the trash as well, Is there any way to bring them back without using a 3rd party software?
Thanks again.
Damage could be worse, but for now it is something I can take. I think I'd better start using a backup.
That's why I thought, It must be some sort of"cache", don't act like the real file location 🙂. Anyways, yup, I kicked it out of my sight. Thanks very much again.
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