Locate Trash folder. Click to open. Find desired file. Right-click file and select “Put Back” to restore. Files by Google uses data in its TRASH_DATABASE to restore trashed files. Do not open TRASH_DATABASE files. Editing may affect restoring ability. Programs reference TRASH_DATABASE files but are not meant to open them. Filelists previous locations and names. Restoring uses this info to correctly place files. TRASH files represent deleted content moved to Trash on Macs. Less about contents, more about status. Alternative names trash_database. Various major database formats correspond to structured data. All use tables, fields and relationships. Know the program before opening database format files.