SERIOUS BUG: Undo folder copy loses files put in folder

Ok, found a SERIOUS bug just now in the finder
1- copy a folder in finder
2- from inside a program, move or save a file into the new finder
3- in finder, undo the copy of the folder
the finder will remove the folder that was created without checking to see if any files have been put in that folder.
the files COMPLETELY disappear. I have just lost images from a shoot for the first time... EVER.
serious, serious, serious bug.
I don't have much hope, but does anyone know where these files may actually be? It seems like they're just gone

*INexpert advice:* Buyer beware
In lieu of better advice:
Do you have back ups of the media?
If you can't re-import them from the media source,
before you muck about too much, try & recover the lost data off your computer!
If you can't get it off your machine, & have wiped the media card,
you may still be able to recover from the media card using one of several utilities if you haven't overwritten there.

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