Jun 7 2011
Undelete Files Using Terminal in Mac OS X
If you have ever deleted a file accidentally you will know just how frustrating it can be.
There are many products out there that can help you undelete a file however before you go out and buy one of them its worth trying this simple method using a Terminal command.
Afraid of using Terminal? well don’t be, as long as you carefully follow these instructions with care there is no danger of your Mac exploding.
1 – Open Terminal – find it by typing Terminal in Spotlight or navigation in the Finder to Applications / Utilities / Terminal
2 – In the Terminal window type: cd .Trash then press the enter key.
3 – Type the full name of the file you are looking to restore in this format:mv filename ../
(replacing filename with the name of your file)Â press the enter key.
4 – Press the CMD and F key at the same time to open a Finder window. Type the name of your file into the search box and hit the enter key.
5 – With luck your undeleted file will appear in the list below, either open the file by double clicking to re-save or drag it onto your desktop.
