Esther, Thank you. I was able to go to my library and recover the files that way. Thanks again for all your help! Laura
Esther wrote: > Hi Laura, > > Safari does support multiple levels of undo, so you can issue Command > +Z more than once, but if you don't get back your deleted bookmarks > folder after trying this, I'm at a loss. You can either undo with the > shortcut key sequence or by navigating to the Edit menu and arrowing > down to the entry that will describe what action you will be undoing > (e.g. "Undo delete bookmark") with your Command+Z. > > Do you have your bookmarks folder available on a backup or synced to > an iDevice through MobileMe? The Bookmarks are normally stored in a > Preference file (or "plist") as Bookmarks.plist under the Library/ > Safari folder of your user account? Old versions of the file would be > on a Time Machine Backup or a cloned disk in that location. By that I > mean you could open Finder, do Comand-Shift-H to go to your Home > directory, the press Command-Shift-G and either type or paste in: > Library/Safari/ > into the dialogue box and then press return. Once your are in the > Library/Safari folder for your user account you would go to > Bookmarks.plist file. > > If you have MobileMe and your bookmarks were synced to another device, > you could recover the folder that way. Alternatively, if you visited > the sites that you've deleted you might be able t o examine your > Safari History and recognize the sites in question. > > I'm sorry that I don't have a better answer. I tend to use the > keyboard shortcuts myself, so I thought giving Command+Z was the > easiest way to undo a deletion, Maybe I should have told you to go to > the Edit menu on the Safari menu bar and arrow down to the menu entry > for "Undo remove Bookmark" (or Bookmark folder). > > Do you have information on the folder somewhere else? > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Nov 14, 2010, Laura Bratton wrote: > > > Esther, > > Thank you. I pressed command C rather than command Z so that messed up > > the last undue. Is there anything else that I can do to get the > > bookmarks back? > > Thanks, > > laura > > > > Esther wrote: > >> Hi Laura, > >> > >> Try using Command+Z to undo your last action in the Safari Bookmarks > >> menu. (These are options in the Edit menu of the Safari menu bar: > >> Command+Z is undo, and Command+Shift+Z will redo, reversing the > >> undo.) You should be able to undo your delete. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Esther > >> > >> On Nov 14, 2010, Laura Bratton wrote: > >> > >>> Hi All, > >>> I pressed the delete key on a folder in my bookmarks which I didn't > >>> mean to do! I went to my trash folder and it is not there. How do I > >>> recover the folder to my bookmarks? > >>> Thanks, > >>> Laura > >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
