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  1. Download the file here
  2. Create a file on your Desktop named search_files.txt. Each line of the file should be a single filename. Example:
file_one.jpg
file_two.jpg
file_three.jpg
  1. Open Terminal.app
  2. Run the following commands in Terminal, pressing Return after each one:
  3. bash
  4. cd ~/Downloads/
  5. chmod +x ./find_missing.sh
  6. mv ~/Downloads/find_missing.sh /Volumes/Seagate\ Backup\ Plus\ Drive/
  7. mv ~/Desktop/search_files.txt /Volumes/Seagate\ Backup\ Plus\ Drive/
  8. ./find_missing.sh search_files.txt .
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