# 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](/docs/v1.x/uploading-documents)** to rebuild your library.
- **[Organize your documents](/docs/v1.x/organizing-with-folders)** into folders.