Hey all, I just deleted an image, which had a clone variant, and they both disappeared (ooops!!). Is there any way to restore the images, or are they gone the way of the Dodo?
Thanks in advance.
mac or windows?
where it went… garbage? if you put it back in the folder it was, should be good to go (close and re-open PL).
Mac, and I checked the trash, but trash is empty.
I had emptied the trash earlier but, I wonder, did I do it AFTER removing them from the library…
Hmmm, I suspect I know the answer to that
In Windows deleted images can be restored from the Windows recycle bin. Something similar can be done on a Mac. I assume by clone variant you mean a virtual copy. With regard to any edits you made or any virtual copies you created, they will be gone forever, at least on a PC, unless you restore backups of the files including .dop and .xmp side car files and a copy of the database prior to your deletions. I know that Macs has something called a time machine. Perhaps that could help you. Don’t you back up your computer’s data on a regular basis
Mark
…maybe you’ve got it in a time machine backup?
On macOS, a locally stored photo will be moved to the trash while a photo stored on a network share will be deleted.
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If you are using Apple Time Machine, you can recover it. Do you know how to recover files from Time Machine. You could recover your entire computer if necessary. Time Machine is free. You just need an external drive. Apple computers only.