I have lost a folder from my desktop. I can recover the individual files in the folder, but where did the folder go and how do. I recover it?
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Original Title: Lost Folder
MacBook Air, macOS 15.6
If your folder vanished from the desktop but the files are still recoverable, it’s likely your Desktop is synced with iCloud Drive.
In Sequoia, iCloud can move your desktop items into iCloud Drive > Desktop to sync across devices, which can make them disappear locally.
Open Finder → iCloud Drive → Desktop and check if the folder’s there.
If not, look in Recently Deleted on iCloud.com or use Spotlight to search the folder name.
Also, check the ~/Desktop folder directly via Finder’s “Go to Folder” (Shift + Command + G). If the folder truly isn’t there, try Time Machine or a recovery app like Stellar Data Recovery for Mac to restore it.
If your folder vanished from the desktop but the files are still recoverable, it’s likely your Desktop is synced with iCloud Drive.
In Sequoia, iCloud can move your desktop items into iCloud Drive > Desktop to sync across devices, which can make them disappear locally.
Open Finder → iCloud Drive → Desktop and check if the folder’s there.
If not, look in Recently Deleted on iCloud.com or use Spotlight to search the folder name.
Also, check the ~/Desktop folder directly via Finder’s “Go to Folder” (Shift + Command + G). If the folder truly isn’t there, try Time Machine or a recovery app like Stellar Data Recovery for Mac to restore it.
john fromabingdon wrote:
I have lost a folder from my desktop. I can recover the individual files in the folder, but where did the folder go and how do. I recover it?
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Original Title: Lost Folder
You did not provide much detail and context. Did you activate iCloud for your Desktop?
Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support
Thanks for your response. I found the folder in the Trash. How it got there I have no idea.
Recovering a lost folder on Mac desktop
