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Where do deleted images go to?

Richard Allen
I've just deleted an image that I didn't mean to and it isn't in the Capture One Trash folder nor is it in the Windows 10 Recycle bin.

So where does a deleted image go to and is there a way to set up Capture One so that any deleted images go tothe Capture One Trash folder?

Regards,
Richard
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  • John Doe
    Are you sure you didn't simply delete it from a user collection? In that case it's still in your catalog: look inside "All Images" to find it.
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  • Richard Allen
    John,
    I use Catalogues; as you suggested I went to 'All Images' and it wasn't there.

    It would appear that Capture One is deleting images permanently.

    Regards,
    Richard
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  • John Doe
    It gives you a warning before deleting.
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  • SFA
    [quote="John Doe" wrote:
    It gives you a warning before deleting.


    Unless you turn the warning off?

    Richard,

    You should have access to at least 2 approaches to deletion;

    delete to trash or delete to system trash but in some situations I guess the system trash might be by-passed.

    You will probbaly recall a number of post here that demand the right to delete without any follow-up recourse to needing to empty a trash bin somewhere.

    Which function did you use for deleting in this case?

    File recovery software might be able to recover the image but if it was on a main storage device rather than a smaller card it's not a task I would be tempted to initiate unless I was extremely desperate.


    Grant
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  • Richard Allen
    I wasn't given a warning before finishing deleting.

    How do I set up Capture One to set delete to trash or delete to system trash as it doesn't seem to be doing either; once deleted the images are nowhere to be found?

    Regards,
    Richard
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  • Ian Wilson
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    Are you working with a catalog or a session?

    Ian
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  • Richard Allen
    I use Catalogues.
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  • Ian Wilson
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    Top Commenter
    If I'd looked to see you were also in the UK, I would have said catalogues, not catalogs, too.

    Having asked, I'm not sure I can help, then, as I use Sessions. But hopefully someone who is more familiar with the catalogue way of working will be able to help.

    Ian
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  • member_of_the_internet
    [quote="John Doe" wrote:
    Are you sure you didn't simply delete it from a user collection? In that case it's still in your catalog: look inside "All Images" to find it.


    I'm sorry to steal the thread but a similar thing happened to me. I found my image in "all images" and now I'd like to put it back into its original "recent imports" folder. How do I do this? It's driving me crazy!
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  • HansB
    [quote="Richard_Allen" wrote:
    I've just deleted an image that I didn't mean to and it isn't in the Capture One Trash folder nor is it in the Windows 10 Recycle bin.

    So where does a deleted image go to and is there a way to set up Capture One so that any deleted images go tothe Capture One Trash folder?

    Regards,
    Richard


    I'm on Mac, with a session, browsing image folders. But I'll ask it nevertheless.

    I have an adjusted raw, create a clone. Maybe do some additional adjustments. Then I change my mind and trash it. Tool tip states 'Move the primary variant to the Session Trash...'. Variant deleted, no warning. After trashing the variant, trash is empty.

    Only when I trash the last existing variant it goes to trash. And I only see a warning popping up when I empty the trash or choose to 'delete permanently'.

    So the trashed variant is deleted, not trashed, and it goes without warning. Is this in line with what you see?


    Regards,
    Hans
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