Trash

Find deleted documents, filter them, and restore what you need.
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Find a deleted document and return it to your workspace.

Understand Trash

Trash holds deleted documents that you can still recover. Deleted items appear with their collection and deletion date, with the most recently deleted items first.

The list includes deleted work available to you in the current team. It does not give you access to another person’s private work.

The ACME Trash list shows deleted pages with search, collection filtering, deletion dates, Restore controls, and permanent-delete controls.
The ACME Trash list shows deleted pages with search, collection filtering, deletion dates, Restore controls, and permanent-delete controls.

Find a deleted document

  1. Select Trash near the bottom of the sidebar.
  2. Enter part of the document title in Search deleted documents.
  3. To narrow the list, select All collections, then choose a collection.
  4. Review the document title, collection, and Deleted date.
  5. Scroll to load older results when the document is not in the first group.

To find a collection in a long filter list, enter its name in Search collections.... Select All collections again to remove the collection filter.

Restore a document

  1. Find the document in Trash.
  2. Select Restore on its row.
  3. Look for Document restored.
  4. Confirm that the document disappears from the Trash list.
  5. Find the restored document in the sidebar or with [Global search](https://bidlo-help-center.mwolfe666.chatgpt.site/docs/navigation/global-search.

If the restored page is not where you expected in the sidebar, use Search... to find it, then move it to the correct section or parent.

Permanently delete a document

Permanent deletion removes an eligible document from Bidlo and cannot be undone.

  1. Find the document in Trash.
  2. Select Delete permanently on its row.
  3. In Permanently delete?, review the document name and the warning that the action cannot be undone.
  4. Select Delete permanently only when you no longer need the document.
  5. Look for Document permanently deleted.

FAQs

Why can’t I find a deleted document?

Clear the title search and choose All collections. You can see only deleted work available to you in the current team; another person’s private document does not appear in your Trash.

Why don’t I see Delete permanently?

The document is not eligible for permanent deletion. Restore it if you need it again, or leave it in Trash.

Can I empty Trash all at once?

No bulk Empty Trash action appears in the current interface. Permanently delete eligible documents one at a time.

How long do deleted documents stay in Trash?

Bidlo does not display an expiration date or retention window in Trash. Restore important work promptly.