# User: can you look in my vault and see if you can find a back up of my raycast scripts. you will...
## Retrieval Notes
- Session id: `ccab46b8-56dd-4c58-a818-f1b0ce6ae524`
- Last activity: `2026-01-23T11:32:14.952Z`
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## Conversation
### User
User:
can you look in my vault and see if you can find a back up of my raycast scripts. you will know you find them bevause there will be acript for inserting quotation marks around a word on the clipboad/pasted word. i am ppretty sure they are there somewhere, so donb't stop til you find them
Assistant: I'll search your vault for Raycast scripts. Let me look for them using a few different approaches.
[Thinking: 1 block(s), 1.0s total]
[Tool Grep input: pattern=raycast, -i=true status=completed]
[Tool Grep input: pattern=quotation.*mark|quote.*clipboard, -i=true status=completed]
[Tool Glob input: pattern=**/*raycast* status=completed]
User:
you got cut off, please continue from where you left off.
### Assistant
Let me continue searching with different approaches - looking for script-related content and clipboard operations.
### Assistant
Let me search more specifically for backup content and look for code blocks that might contain scripts:
### Assistant
I found a lead! There's a `_Legacy/Personal/Backups/` folder that appears to contain Raycast content. Let me explore that:
### Assistant
Found some Raycast files! Let me read them and continue searching for the script content:
### Assistant
Those weren't the script files. Let me search more specifically for code blocks with quotation/quote operations:
### Assistant
Let me search with more specific terms and look for code blocks containing script patterns:
### Assistant
Let me try different search terms focused on text manipulation and typographic/curly quotes:
### Assistant
Let me try reading some of the promising files I found and search for snippet content:
### Assistant
Let me try a broader search approach - looking for actual code blocks or script content:
### Assistant
The agent found something important. Let me verify and check for any remaining traces:
### Assistant
I found the answer, and unfortunately it's not great news:
**The Raycast scripts were deleted during a vault cleanup on January 20, 2026.**
Here's what I found:
1. **The folder exists but is empty:**
- `_Legacy/Archive/Pre-Sep-2025/scripts for raycast/` — completely empty
2. **Daily note confirms deletion:**
From [[Daily Notes/2026-01-20]]:
> "20:22 - Major vault cleanup: windsurf (406MB), **Raycast backups (750MB)**, Smart Connections cache. _Legacy/ reduced from 1.1GB to 292MB."
3. **What remains:**
- [[_Legacy/Archive/Pre-Sep-2025/Raycast Plans.md]] — just info about Raycast Pro features
- [[_Legacy/Personal/Backups/raycast anthropic api key september 2025.md]] — only an API key
The 750MB of Raycast backups that contained your scripts were removed during that cleanup session just 3 days ago.
**Possible recovery options:**
- Check if you have Time Machine backups from before Jan 20
- Check if the scripts might be in your actual Raycast app's script directory (`~/.local/share/raycast/scripts/` or similar)
- Check any cloud backup services you use
Would you like me to help you look for the scripts in Raycast's actual installation directory outside the vault?
### User
please increase your search area. they might not be in the vault
### Assistant
Let me search outside the vault for Raycast scripts:
### Assistant
Let me try without redirects:
### Assistant
Excellent! Found multiple backup locations on Google Drive! Let me check them:
### Assistant
**Found them!** Your scripts are backed up in Google Drive. Let me read them:
### Assistant
**Found your Raycast scripts!** 🎉
They're backed up in Google Drive at:
```
/Users/nickyoung/Library/CloudStorage/
[email protected]/My Drive/Backups, Presets etc. /raycast scripts/
```
**Here's what's there:**
### 1. `quote.sh` (the one you were looking for!)
Wraps clipboard text in quotation marks and auto-pastes:
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# @raycast.title quote
# @raycast.mode silent
# @raycast.description puts quotes around pasted text and then pastes it automatically
text="$(pbpaste)"
if [[ "$text" != \"* ]] && [[ "$text" != *\" ]]; then
quotedText="\"$text\""
else
quotedText="$text"
fi
echo -n "$quotedText" | pbcopy
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using command down'
```
### 2. `quote-1.sh`
Identical to quote.sh (probably a backup copy)
### 3. `tabber.sh`
Opens Deepseek chat in Arc browser (misnamed - it's actually a Deepseek launcher)
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Would you like me to copy these scripts somewhere more accessible, like to Raycast's script commands directory so you can use them again?
### User
just the first one please. that's the one i really miss
### Assistant
Raycast script commands use a folder you specify in Raycast settings. Let me copy it to a convenient location:
### Assistant
Done! Copied to `~/scripts/raycast/quote.sh`
**To enable it in Raycast:**
1. Open Raycast → Settings (⌘ ,)
2. Go to **Extensions** → **Script Commands**
3. Click **Add Directories** and select `/Users/nickyoung/scripts/raycast`
The "quote" command will then appear when you search in Raycast. Copy text → trigger "quote" → it wraps in quotes and pastes automatically.
### User
the quote one
### Assistant
Already done! ✓
The quote script is at:
```
~/scripts/raycast/quote.sh
```
Just add that folder (`/Users/nickyoung/scripts/raycast`) in Raycast's Script Commands settings and you're good to go.