I need to stop the trash from emptying on Ventura????

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I need to stop the trash from emptying on Ventura????

I need to stop the trash from emptying on Ventura... It says that the items I wish to recover are in the emptying process. FYI there is not a secure empty option available on the preferences for Finder so I do not know that they are being deleted securely.

I also use an M.2 4T drive to store my additional data. I checked the most recent backups and I do not see the directory there to recover from why? I see the other directories in my view or search but this one directory is missing. I hope to recover some docs to recover some transaction information. I was not aware I was deleting this when trying to synchronize some directories. Thanks

Mac mini, macOS 13.5

Posted on Sep 9, 2023 11:41 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 13, 2023 7:20 AM in response to PRP_53

P. Phillips wrote:

Are you seeing what I am seeing - Helpful designation on Main Page but seems nowhere here

And yes OP recovered some files - to to say on Topic

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/51b514d7-db40-49e1-a17b-02b899dd7f0f

I see the Apple Recommended symbol in the list and recommended answer at top of this page as expected. Maybe try refreshing the browser page.

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Tumaini4U Author

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Sep 13, 2023 6:19 AM in response to Randall_2023

Thank you for your response, Randall. I did know that sir. I was looking for an immediate termination as the service was in process and about to remove the documents. I did that as a temporary solution for auto-deleting my files. I was able to recover some after I restarted my machine. Thanks again!

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PRP_53

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Sep 13, 2023 6:52 AM in response to Tumaini4U

Files stored on an External Drive will appear in the Trash ( Bin ) in the Dock

If the Trash ( Bin ) has not been emptied and once the External Drive is remove from the Computer - the Trash ( Bin ) in the dock will appear as Empty.

The moment the External Drive is re-attached to the Computer - those Files that were in the Trash ( Bin ) will reappear in the Trash ( Bin )

So in effect the files were not Deleted until you purposefully choose the Empty the Trash

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Answer 4

Sep 13, 2023 6:57 AM in response to Tumaini4U

I'm happy to hear you at least recovered some of your files. Going forward, do not put any files into the trash unless you are certain you want them deleted. Trash is not a temporary storage location.

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Answer 5

Sep 9, 2023 12:00 PM in response to Tumaini4U

You can go to Finder > Settings > Advanced. Then uncheck the option called, "Remove items from the Trash after 30 days". Then nothing will get removed unless you do it manually.

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