# Help... I deleted the folder by mistake. There are many design files in it. How can I recover it?

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**Created:** [May 23, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-i-deleted-the-folder-by-mistake-there-are-many-design-files-in-it-how-can-i-recover-it/32093 "2024-05-23T10:37:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-i-deleted-the-folder-by-mistake-there-are-many-design-files-in-it-how-can-i-recover-it/32093/3 "2024-05-23T20:03:20Z")

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> [@I lost all of my work after a reinstall](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-lost-all-of-my-work-after-a-reinstall/26955):
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> Hi, In microsoft store, the update is jammed, so i press uninstall (the uninstall says, it wont touch my documents), then I install it. How can i get back my workspace with my models? Everything is gone.

> [@Panic Button?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/panic-button/30430):
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> A possible rescue that one may not think of if/when panic strikes. I recently had som wrestling with Cura and a STL that did not behaved. I did a union in a project and quit Shapr on my Mac. Realizing that I just unionized without keeping, I then lost the (in this case no panic, unimportant) project source. Then a thought was as to recover by; grab one of my iPads and turn of WiFi, open Shapr, duplicate the intact project, then sync. All fine, the source restored. This could also done backtra…

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