I lost my Application/Utilities folder!

I was double-clicking on my utilities folder (in the Applications folder), and, all of a sudden, it was gone. Now I can't find the Utilities folder anywhere on my computer. I even used the "locate" command in the terminal and was unable to find it. That's an important folder with some important applications in it. Don't know how I'm going to get it back. Would appreciate any help. Thanks.
echo

Hi echo!
Have you tried to locate it using the Find function? Command + F keys, or select Find from the Finder File menu.
If it doesn't locate a folder named Utilities, look for an individual utility, like Disk Utility.
Maybe somehow the name of the Utilities folder was changed.
ali b

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Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/vpnd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
ACL found but not expected on "Applications/Utilities".
Using Terminal:
ls -l ../..
total 41517
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Anybody has any idea what happened and how it can be fixed?
Thanks
Ben

blevin82 wrote:
My Application folder became unwritable. Disk Utility "repair permissions" reports
Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/pppd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/vpnd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
ACL found but not expected on "Applications/Utilities".
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
According to this page
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
messages about ACLs can usually be ignored. Besides, that message refers to the Utilities folder, not the Applications folder.
Using Terminal:
ls -l ../..
total 41517
drwxr-xr-x+ 82 root wheel 2788 Sep 8 21:25 Applications
What do you see if you run this command?
ls -l -d -e /Applications

Was muss ich bei folgendem satz: Please open Terminal from your Applications - Utilities folder tun? mac osx

Bitte auf Deutsch antworten! Danke

hi there
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Here are some screenshots for your reference:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24832454@N08/sets/72157611268007100/

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for software update to function properly, it is important that all of Apples applications be located in their original places within the applications & utilities folder.
the problem is that a while ago i moved the contents of my utilities folder into my applications folder, and now cannot remember what goes where.
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Activity Monitor
AirPort Admin Utility
AirPort Client Monitor
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Audio MIDI Setup
Bluetooth File Exchange
Bluetooth Serial Utility
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First of all don't empty the Trash.
Second, it is unlikely the folder is gone, you just dragged it someplace else. Here is one easy way to find it:
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I just got my first mac early this year so I still haven't gotten the hang of the Mac OS. Anyway, I installed Adobe Photoshop CS4 a few days back but I uninstalled it a few days after. I noticed when I opened my utilities folder I saw the following:
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theoc3 wrote:
I clicked the Adobe Air Uninstaller icon in my utilities folder and a pop up box appeared with the message:
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Install the UnArchiver and try again.
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