Recovering a trashed file

Hi there,
I accidentally deleted Image Capture from my system. I didn't use the empty trash secure mode.
Is it possible to recover this file without additional software and without doing an archive and install?
Thanks for your help,
Eaglepeak

Hello Eagle,
Instead of attempting to recover it from the trash ( difficult at the best of times. Impossible at the worst )....
Try an Application called pacifist from here
www.charlessoft.com
Good luck.
Regards
Ian

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