Retrieve from trash?

I accidently moved a lot of files into the trash, most of which include apps. In the past I had no problem undoing this action and moving the files back out of the trash, but since the newest update I can't retrieve anything. I can just drag and drop the files into another folder, so then the files are copied an on my computer. But it's a pain since they are in a folder that they weren't previously in, making it hard to find, unorganized, etc. It there any way to fix this problem? Command + Delete from the trash used to put the file right back where it went for me, but now it doesn't let me do that.

Right click the file you want to move back, and press "Put Back."
This option is not avalible for some files, but there is a solution for this.
Right click the file(s) and press "Copy (filename)".
Go to the old location of the file(s) and press "Paste."
If you deleted TONS of files, you may just want to restore from a Time Machine backup.
If you don't back up, BACK UP! You will find this very usefull if you need to back up.
You don't need a "Time Machine" if you don't want to buy one, you can use an external drive.
Go to System Prefrences, and select "Time Machine."
Turn it on and select "Select Disk."
Plug in your disk.
Select it from the list of "Available Disks" and press "Use Disk."
The first backup will take a very long time depending in the speed of your USB, and how much data you have.
I can't stress enough how important it is to back up.
-Josh

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