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Deleting files


When you delete a file or folder from the site, you send it to a Site Trash folder or to the system Recycle Bin or Trash. The default destination is Site Trash. Files moved to Site Trash can be moved from there to the system Recycle Bin or Trash or recovered. Deleting objects and groups removes them entirely from the system.

For many purposes, updating the Files or Extras tab or removing unused objects from the External, Colors, or Fontsets tab is preferable to deleting the file or object. For information, see Updating tabs in the site window and Removing unused references, colors, and fontsets.

To delete a file, regular folder, object, or group:

1 Select the item.

2 Do one of the following:
  • Click the Delete Selected Item button() on the toolbar.
  • Press Delete (Windows) or Command-Delete (Mac OS).
  • Choose Edit > Delete.

    • 3 If you are asked to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

    Note: You can also drag a file or folder directly the system Recycle Bin or Trash, and you can establish a Site preference for moving ordinary deletions there directly.

    To recover a file from the Site Trash or move it to the system Recycle Bin or Trash:

    1 If necessary, show the right pane of the primary site window. (Click () in the scroll bar at the bottom of the window.)

    2 Click the Extras tab.

    3 Open the Site Trash folder.

    4 Do one of the following:
  • To undo a deletion, drag the file you want to recover back to its previous location in the Files tab.
  • To move a file or folder to the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (MacOS), delete it as you would if it were in the Files tab, or drag it to the Recycle Bin or Trash.

    • To change the destination of file and folder deletions:

    1 Choose Edit > Preferences.

    2 Click Site in the left pane.

    3 Select a trash option.

    4 Click OK.

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