I deleted all the PDF files from the desktop with the command
find . -name '*.pdf' -delete
Is there an option to get them back? I look into the recycle bin and seems they are not there. I will be very thankful to you.
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No, how to do that?– ArefeMay 30, 2018 at 7:38
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Can you use some recovery software?– Aulis RonkainenMay 30, 2018 at 7:38
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Vast majority of command line tools has no concept of recycle bin. What filesystem? The easy method is to copy the files from backup (if you have one).– Kamil MaciorowskiMay 30, 2018 at 7:39
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Yes, which one?– ArefeMay 30, 2018 at 7:39
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No backup sorry– ArefeMay 30, 2018 at 7:39
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No. The recycle bin functionality is part of the Finder.app, and will be used only if you choose to remove files via Finder. Console commands (such as rm) will bypass the recycle bin.
There might be some file system level utilities to get files back, if (and only if) the space hasn't been overwritten yet... but there are no builtin tools I know of.
I'd recommend to use your last backup.
