Trash - Manage Deleted Documents in Oneflow

Angelica Angelis
Angelica Angelis
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With this feature, you can easily find, restore, and permanently delete documents that have been removed. Each Workspace has its own Trash, where you’ll find all documents deleted within the last 30 days.

Access Trash

  1. You can access the Trash by navigating to Documents > Trash.
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  • Document status (before deletion)
  • Document name and creation date
  • Who deleted it and when
  • Workspace location
  • Participant details
  • Tags and Document ID
Here, you’ll see a list of all deleted documents in that Workspace, including:

Filtering in Trash

Just like in the Documents view, you can filter deleted documents by:

  • Colleagues (who created the document)
  • Status
  • Date
  • Tags
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Delete Documents

To delete a document:

  1. Go to Documents.
  2. Select the document(s) you want to delete.
  3. Click on Trash  and confirm by clicking Move to trash.
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Restore Documents

Accidentally deleted something? No worries! You can restore documents within 30 days of deletion. After that, they are permanently removed.

To restore a document:

  1. Go to documents > Click on  Trash.
  2. Click the action menu next to the document > Select Restore.
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IMPORTANT
To delete and restore your own documents, you need a Workspace role with the permission "Move your own documents to trash and restore them".

To delete and restore your colleagues' documents, you need a Workspace role with the permission "Move your colleagues' documents to trash and restore them". 

Permanently delete document and empty trash

Deleted documents are automatically and permanently removed after 30 days. However, you can manually delete them earlier if needed.

To permanently delete a single document:

  1. Go to documents > Click on  Trash.
  2. Click the action menu next to the document > Select Permanently delete.

To permanently delete all documents in a Workspace:

Go to "Trash" and click "Empty Trash" in the top-right corner.

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INFORMATION
To Empty Trash, you need either:
- An Account Role with "Empty trash" permission
- A Workspace Role with "Empty trash" permission

Trash in Global Search

Want to see all deleted documents across multiple Workspaces? You can do this by navigating to: Search > Trash

Here, you’ll find all deleted documents that you have access to, regardless of their Workspace location.

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