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Google Drive Help: Recover a deleted file

Documents Drive Trash recovery, including locating deleted files, restoring them, and permanent-deletion limits.

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Restore from trash Choose restore from trash when the product supports soft deletion and a recoverable deleted-items location. Deleting an object removes it from normal views and records enough metadata for later recovery. Google Drive documents Trash recovery and permanent-deletion limits.

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