Snow Leopard only hintTo make it easier to retrieve accidentally-deleted items from the trash, you can use an Automator workflow and the third-party Automator action Touch Files to create a "date deleted" time stamp on files placed in the trash. Here's how:
  1. Download the Automator action and unzip it.
  2. Open Automator and import this action (File » Import Actions and navigate into the Touch Files folder to find the Action).
  3. Create a new Folder Action workflow in Automator.
  4. Click the Choose Folder pop-up at the top of the workflow, and select Other. When the file choice dialog appears, type Shift-Command-G, then type ~/.Trash/ and click Choose.
  5. Drag the Touch Files action (you can find it under Files & Folders) into your workflow. I...

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