automatorservices
Long-time ago i created a service in Automator, which still works.
But i want to change the code and it isn't located in either /Library/Services/ nor ~/Library/Services/ as they are both empty
Have i lost the source code or can i restore it otherwise?
You may want to try Services Manager.app:
Download the application and put it into your /Applications folder (or any other convenient place). After you started it you can configure each service to appear in the Services menu (by enabling it in the Active column), in the Context Menu (by enabling it in the Context Menu) or in both.
Yes, at the bottom of the Service receives drop down you’ll find a no input option. You should be able to activate it from the services menu (under the application menu, i.e. Finder → Services).
Best Answer
As others have said, services are normally in one of the Library/Services folders (~/Library/Services, /Library/Services, and /System/Library/Services). If just looking there doesn't turn it up, another option is to spy on what files are being opened when you invoke the service, with something like:
... and then running the service, and looking through the results to see if you can spot the relevant file. If it isn't an Automator-based service, you might have to leave off the
-n WorkflowService(although you'll have a lot more irrelevant files to sort through because you'll be seeing every file anything in the entire OS opens).