Downloads folder moved to trash.

My downloads folder was moved to trash and now my Macbook is frozen.

1. Move the file to a folder not in the trash bin
2. Open the file with preview
3. Once open click edit, then delete. This will ask you to convert the file into a .png file. click convert.
4. Move the new converted sync.png to the trash then empty the trash bin.
It worked for me.

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