CODEWITHSUNDEEP
cocoa
dafi
dafi

Reputation: 3532

Move files to trash using NSWorkspace doesn't allow restore

From a cocoa app I need to move files to trash and this is enough simple using NSWorkspaceRecycleOperation but the file on trash can't be restore to its original position.

The restore seems to work only from Finder.

I need a solution using standard API and running on Snow Leopard 10.6.x or above

Upvotes: 9

Views: 2756

Answers (3)

vboxu
vboxu

Reputation: 19

I just now discovered that if I pass a valid NSURL ** instead of nil as the resultingItemURL: parameter to NSFileManager trashItemAtURL:resultingItemURL:error:, then I can put back the files from trash. Even though I do nothing with the resultingItemURL afterwards.

Upvotes: 1

Kornel
Kornel

Reputation: 100200

In 10.8+ NSFileManager trashItemAtURL:resultingItemURL:error: moves file to trash with the "Put Back" option (it also moves the file synchronously and doesn't emit sounds).

There's no good method for older systems, but you can use new method where it's available and have fallback for older systems:

[[NSFileManager defaultManager] 
          respondsToSelector:@selector(trashItemAtURL:resultingItemURL:error:)]

Upvotes: 4

SAE
SAE

Reputation: 1739

Didn't test it, but maybe this method will do it:

recycleURLs:completionHandler:

At least the documentation says "Moves the specified URLs to the trash in the same manner as the Finder."

Best regards, Stephan.

Upvotes: -1

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