Deleted Utilities folder

I have accidentally deleted my utilities folder (Really I dont even understand how this happened). How do I recover it? If recovery isn't an option can I copy a friends or is a complete reformat the only answer? Thank you so much!
Brittany

Restoring Lost OS X Files
If you erase or otherwise "lose" an OS X system application or utility (such as Mail or Disk Utility, for example) or folder such as the Utilities folder, you can restore them without having to reinstall OS X.
Download the shareware utility Pacifist. Read the documentation. Use Pacifist to extract a fresh copy of the missing application from the file archives on your OS X Installer disc. The file archives are usually found on the installer disc in the /System/Installations/ folder.
After restoring the application you need to reinstall the OS X Combo Updater for the version of OS X you currently have installed. This assures the new copy of the application is updated to the current version.
Lastly, it's a good idea to repair permissions.

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Accidentally deleted Utilites Folder

Hi,
I have accidentally deleted my Utilities folder in 'Applications' thinking it was a folder for Adobe CC which I wanted uninstalled. Trash Can has been emptied, also, and to pay for my sins I never had Time Machine turned on, never thought I'd need it. Oops.
I have a late 2012 (i think) iMac 27". It does not have a disk drive so no good using Disc to reinstall anything. Is there anything I can do? To be honest I didn't even realise anything was wrong until I tried clicking on 'About This Mac' and got nothing.
Please help.
Thanks,
Phil

Restore it from your Time Machine backup or boot into the Recovery Partition (Command + R) on startup and reinstall OS X. This re-install will not overwrite your data files, however you should ALWAYS have a backup in place before doing so.

I accidentally deleted Utilities Folder

I accidentally deleted the Utilities Folder, I Used Pacifist 2.5.2 to extract all the deleted Utilities applications but i found that the Installer application will not open so i am unable to Install anything.
Also i accidentally installed the Classic Mac OS 9 Utilities in the first extraction and can't delete them from my hard drive and need help with this too.
Thanx

i get this info in terminal related to Installer
2008-08-31 10:41:31.329 Installer[205] Unknown class 'IFAutoTextView' in nib file, using `NSTextView' instead.
2008-08-31 10:41:31.363 Installer[205] Unknown class 'IFPageMatrixView' in nib file, using `NSView' instead.
2008-08-31 10:41:31.363 Installer[205] Unknown class 'IFContentView' in nib file, using `NSView' instead.
2008-08-31 10:41:31.363 Installer[205] Unknown class 'IFBackgroundImage' in nib file, using `NSImageView' instead.
2008-08-31 10:41:31.368 Installer[205] Could not connect the action previousPage: to target of class PageController
2008-08-31 10:41:31.368 Installer[205] Could not connect the action nextPage: to target of class PageController
2008-08-31 10:41:31.423 Installer[205] * -[NSWindow setZoomEnabled:]: selector not recognized [self = 0x3defb0]
2008-08-31 10:41:31.522 Installer[205] * -[NSWindow setZoomEnabled:]: selector not recognized [self = 0x3defb0]
I get this info in the Disk Utility Terminal
Disk Utility started.
2008-08-31 10:45:04.115 Disk Utility[214] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Linux Native" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x38b870 </System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework> (not loaded).
2008-08-31 10:45:04.129 Disk Utility[214] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Linux Swap Space" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x38b870 </System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework> (not loaded).
2008-08-31 10:45:04.455 Disk Utility[214] Could not connect the action zeroCheckBoxButton: to target of class DUErase
2008-08-31 10:45:04.456 Disk Utility[214] Could not connect the action randomCheckBoxButton: to target of class DUErase
2008-08-31 10:45:04.457 Disk Utility[214] Could not connect the action volumeOptionsCancelButton: to target of class DUErase
2008-08-31 10:45:04.458 Disk Utility[214] Could not connect the action volumeOptionsOKButton: to target of class DUErase
2008-08-31 10:45:04.998 Disk Utility[214] CFLog (21): Localizable string "_name" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x37a100 </Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/PlugIns/RAID2.dumodule> (not loaded).
2008-08-31 10:45:05.028 Disk Utility[214] CFLog (21): Localizable string "_tabOrder" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x37a100 </Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/PlugIns/RAID2.dumodule> (not loaded).
2008-08-31 10:45:05.054 Disk Utility[214] CFLog (21): Localizable string "RAID" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x37a100 </Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/PlugIns/RAID2.dumodule> (not loaded).
2008-08-31 10:45:05.095 Disk Utility[214] CFLog (21): Localizable string "RAID" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x37a100 </Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/PlugIns/RAID2.dumodule> (not loaded).
2008-08-31 10:45:05.098 Disk Utility[214] CFLog (21): Localizable string "RAID" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x37a100 </Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/PlugIns/RAID2.dumodule> (not loaded).
2008-08-31 10:45:09.171 Disk Utility[214] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Untitled RAID Set %lu" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x37a100 </Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/PlugIns/RAID2.dumodule> (not loaded).
2008-08-31 10:45:09.172 Disk Utility[214] CFLog (21): Localizable string "Creating" not found in strings table "Localizable" of bundle CFBundle 0x37a100 </Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/PlugIns/RAID2.dumodule> (not loaded).
Bus error
logout
[Process completed]
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Help...deleted utilities folder!

My wireless mouse is acting up and I managed to delete my entire utilities folder! I checked the utilities folder on the OSX disk but it doesn't seem to have nearly as many utilities I had before like Audio/midi setup, Activity monitor and a bunch more...where can I get these back?

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I deleted the Utilities Folder by mistake. Does anyone have any advice on how i can retrieve this folder back ?

Welcome to Discussions - I'm not sure if you can extract it from the install package, I think the simplest thing to do would be to perform an Archive and Install. Read this instructions carefully, and remember to check "preserve user settings and preferences"., Your Utilities should be back and in order.

My utilities folder has been deleted.

Well don't ask me how but my utilities folder has been deleted. I don't have disk utility or any of that anymore. How can i fix this?

Download the shareware utility Pacifist 2.0 from www.versiontracker.com or www.macupdate.com. Use it to extract a fresh copy of the entire Utilities folder from the file archive on your Intel Tiger Installer DVD. The archives may not be "visible" so you will need a utility such as TinkerTool to turn on the Finder's option to display invisible files and folders.
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I booted into single-user mode and I read the log in /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/private/var/log/system.log, it was full of errors like theses
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No matter how many times I set the View Options for my "Utilities" folder, the settings are always forgotten when I restart.
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I'm pretty bitter towards Macintosh ever since I took my laptop to the " 'Genius' Bar " and they accidentally erased all of the data on my computer, so I would be extremely grateful if someone could help me with this.
I downloaded Microsoft Office 2008 today. Of course, I had the infamous keygen problem with Safari. I found the solution to that in another post: I went to Macintosh HD>my home directory>Library>Preferences, where I deleted the file "com.apple.keychainaccess.plist" and restarted my computer.
The Safari keygen problem is fixed, but now whenever I turn on my computer, the Utilities folder opens up automatically. How do I fix that so it doesn't keep popping up whenever I turn on my computer?
Thank you!

runlntoflowers wrote:
yes! thank you so much! i never would have known to do that.
Glad I could help!
Thanks for the !

There is nothing in my utilities folder i am looking for activity monitor can someone advisce me please

there is nothing in my utilities folder a s i am looking for my activity monitor to see why my trash it is not working i am trying to delete files from copy but cannot i need help asap

donna maree wrote:
i am a new mac user so i am very frustrated i find it is not user friendly........
Once you sort this out, see these (I'm assuming you've had a windoze machine before):
Switching from Windows to Mac OS X,
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Anatomy of a Mac,
MacTips,
Switching to Mac Superguide, and
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition.
Additionally, *Texas Mac Man* recommends:
Quick Assist,
Welcome to the Switch To A Mac Guides,
Take Control E-books, and
A guide for switching to a Mac.

Utilities folder has disapeared.

My utilities folder is gone, which is probably my fault as I was going on a cleaning rampage and probably made a bad deletion shortcut or something, anyway...
It's not in the trash because I emptied that before I realized it was gone. So is there anyway to intall the utilities folder or any other applications without reinstalling the entire OS?

Ian From Alcoa,
If I were in your situation, I would use an Archive and Install, followed by the download/installation of the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update (PPC).
If you do not have an Intel system you will have to use the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update (Intel) after the Archive and Install.
;~)

Utilities Folder

Hi
My Utilities folder has vanished. Done various searches and it's just gone. Also if you try to get it from the Go menu nothing happens.
Tried looking for it just after I updated to 10.4.8 so don't know if thats anything to do with it.
Help !

Hi
After many efforts I cured my iMac along the following recipe:
1. Make a clone onto a FireWire HD (using Carbon Copy Cloner 2.3)
2. Boot from Clone to see that it works
3. Delete the original volume using Disk Utility
4. Clean Install on newly deleted original Volume
4+ REBOOT
5. Update everything using Software Update (in Apple Menu)
6. Restore Data, Programs etc using Migration Assistant
Et voila, everything seems to work as expected.
In step 4 I added an administrator account, after step 6 I revoked admin-rights from my original account. Now I have one admin-account and various accounts for myself and my kids. With this setup, the system prevents me from doing foolhardy things like manipulating permissions etc.
Although the whole process took quite some time, I feel that it is the best way to cure such a situation.
Normally, I clone my drive to an external FireWire Drive every week or so. Like this, I always have a decently recent backup that I can boot from...
So, that's all and all my best to you people out there and DO NOT FORGET TO BACK UP YOUR DRIVE REGULARLY
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