Recovered Applications - Can I delete once moved?

My hard drive failed, and I was able to recover all of my data and the lovely helpdesk put my old files (including all my applications) into a folder called "recovered data". I then moved any applications that I needed to the applications folder on my harddrive and have been happily running well. Except that I'm wondering if I can now trash the applications that are in the recovered folder - some of which are "duplicates" of what are in the applications folder. I don't want to actually loose any of the programs, but I'm not sure how to check if they are not being used. Thanks.

Hi Gina, Welcome to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
How are you opening the apps?
You might try cmd i on the app in the new folder to make sure it is not an alias linking back to "recovered."
You have learned you need to backup. Using a FWHD or ??? Can you move the "recovered data" some place while testing.
If Trash is behaving properly you could move "recovered data" to trash but do not empty. I include 'behaving properly' because there are topics about Trash instantaneously emptying.
What is "helpdesk?" Data Recovery?
As I think about this, it occurs to me that there could be copy errors either in generating the recovered data off the failed HD or, less likely, in copying to the new apps folder. So the bottom line seems to be that the only way to know is to actually test them one by one.
Good Luck, Keep us posted. JP

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