How do I delete and restore files?

Deleting a file in Visualist is reversible for a while. Files go to the Bin first, so a mistake is easy to undo. To get a file out of the way without deleting it, archive it.

Move a file to the Bin

1. Open the file’s menu. In Library, open the menu on the file’s card or row. Or open the file and use the file menu.
2. Choose Move to bin. Choose Move to bin. The dialog shows how long you have to restore it.
3. Confirm. Select Move to bin in the dialog.

To delete several files, select them in Library, then select Move to bin in the selection toolbar. If you delete a folder, the folder and everything in it move to the Bin together.

Restore a file

Open Account settings from the rail, then Bin. Open the item’s menu and choose Restore. The Bin page shows how long items stay before they’re deleted permanently. Each plan’s window is in What is included in each plan?. For more, see How do I restore something from the bin?.

Empty the Bin

On the Bin page, select Empty bin, then Empty bin in the dialog. Everything in the Bin is deleted permanently, and this can’t be undone. To delete one item for good, open its menu and choose Delete permanently.

Archive instead of delete

To keep a file but get it out of your main view, choose Archive from its menu. To see archived files again, open the account menu on the rail and choose Show archived, then choose Unarchive from the file’s menu.

If something goes wrong

• Restore isn’t in the item’s menu. The Hub or folder the item was in has also been deleted. Restore the Hub or folder first.
• The file isn’t in the Bin. Its restore window has passed, or someone emptied the Bin. It can’t be recovered.

To keep your files tidy, see How do I organize my Library?.