Trash & Recovery

When you delete items in Alfred Scholar, they are not permanently removed right away. Instead, they are moved to the Trash, where you can recover them if needed.

#Accessing the trash

Click Trash in the sidebar to see all deleted items in your workspace.

#What goes to the trash

The following items are moved to the trash when deleted:

• Documents - Deleted PDFs and their annotations.
• Folders - Deleted folders and their contents.
• Manuscripts - Deleted manuscripts and their content.
• Citations - Deleted references from your citation library.

#Viewing deleted items

The trash shows each deleted item with:

• Name - The title of the deleted item.
• Type - Whether it is a document, folder, manuscript, or citation.
• Deleted - How long ago the item was deleted.

#Restoring items

To recover a deleted item:

1. Go to Trash in the sidebar.
2. Click the ... menu on the item.
3. Select Restore.

The item is moved back to its original location in your workspace.

#Bulk restore or delete

To restore or permanently delete multiple items at once:

1. Select items using the checkboxes.
2. Click Restore to recover them, or Delete Forever to remove them permanently.

#Permanent deletion

To permanently remove an item:

1. Go to Trash in the sidebar.
2. Click the ... menu on the item.
3. Select Delete Forever and confirm.

Warning: Permanently deleting an item cannot be undone. The item and all associated data are removed forever.

Note: Only workspace owners can permanently delete items.

#Automatic expiration

Items in the trash are automatically and permanently deleted after 30 days. Restore anything important before that deadline.

#Next steps

• Upload more documents to rebuild your library.
• Organize your documents into folders.