How do I delete and restore a file?

You will have removed a file, or got one back.

Before you start

Trash and restore need the delete permission; permanent deletion needs the purge permission. There is no "where is this used" check, so look at your pages first.

Steps

Move to Trash

1. Click the file and press Delete asset, or tick several and press Delete in the bar. Confirm.

Restore

1. Open the Trash tab, tick the files and press Restore.

Delete permanently

1. In Trash, tick the files and press Delete permanently, then confirm.

What you will see

"{count} file(s) moved to Trash". Trashed files vanish from the library and from pickers.

If something goes wrong

• A trashed file stops loading for visitors at once, so images on live pages break. Restore it to bring them back.
• Permanent delete removes the file and all its copies and cannot be undone. It works only on files already in Trash.
• Nothing empties the Trash automatically.
• A bulk action handles up to 200 files; a selection is one page (48).
• "{count} stored file(s) could not be removed" means some storage was not freed.