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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1580360" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>OK, firstly Find is better than spotlight so go to Find in the desktop File menu or just press Command F but before you try that have a look at Recent Items under the Apple menu. Unless you have cleared it recently you should see your file there.</p><p>It is very unlikely that the file was deleted and even so it would be in the Trash unless you empty it. Macs do not delete corrupted files automatically. </p><p>Lastly if the file is on a Thumb Drive then yes you can simply drag it onto the desktop.</p><p>Last but not least you really <u>need</u> to have a backup. Time machine is much like your Restore Function on a PC and can run on your hard drive but it will use more and more of your memory. It's best to run on an external USB hard drive which are becoming very cheap these days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1580360, member: 204485"] OK, firstly Find is better than spotlight so go to Find in the desktop File menu or just press Command F but before you try that have a look at Recent Items under the Apple menu. Unless you have cleared it recently you should see your file there. It is very unlikely that the file was deleted and even so it would be in the Trash unless you empty it. Macs do not delete corrupted files automatically. Lastly if the file is on a Thumb Drive then yes you can simply drag it onto the desktop. Last but not least you really [U]need[/U] to have a backup. Time machine is much like your Restore Function on a PC and can run on your hard drive but it will use more and more of your memory. It's best to run on an external USB hard drive which are becoming very cheap these days. [/QUOTE]
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