---
title: "Managing Deleted Items"
slug: "managing-deleted-items"
tags: ["8.2", "Portal"]
updated: 2025-01-15T08:22:11Z
published: 2025-01-15T08:22:11Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/managing-deleted-items"
---

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# Managing Deleted Items

Deleted files are saved for a retention period that is defined by your CTERA Portal administrator so that if you deleted a file by accident, you can undelete it.

**To display deleted items:**

1. Click the ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-KXP05OSG.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A28Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lJGZ9j%2F%2BZdatztiRdVNQYyHjcdKbjAvBckxBhD455Qw%3D) icon on the right of the menu bar.
2. Select **Show Deleted Items**.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-EFNVNPV5.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A28Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lJGZ9j%2F%2BZdatztiRdVNQYyHjcdKbjAvBckxBhD455Qw%3D)  

All deleted items are displayed with a cross-out line through the filename.  

![ShowDeletedItems.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/ShowDeletedItems%281%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A28Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lJGZ9j%2F%2BZdatztiRdVNQYyHjcdKbjAvBckxBhD455Qw%3D)
3. Select the items you want to undelete.
4. Click the **Undelete** icon ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-5WG9TKP4.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A28Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lJGZ9j%2F%2BZdatztiRdVNQYyHjcdKbjAvBckxBhD455Qw%3D).
          **Note**

          

The ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-5WG9TKP4.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A28Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lJGZ9j%2F%2BZdatztiRdVNQYyHjcdKbjAvBckxBhD455Qw%3D) icon is available only if deleted files are displayed.

**To hide deleted items:**

- Click ![XSearchBox.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/XSearchBox%281%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A28Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lJGZ9j%2F%2BZdatztiRdVNQYyHjcdKbjAvBckxBhD455Qw%3D) next to the **Deleted files are visible** top banner or the![DisplayDeletedItemsorPreviousVersions.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/DisplayDeletedItemsorPreviousVersions%281%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A28Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lJGZ9j%2F%2BZdatztiRdVNQYyHjcdKbjAvBckxBhD455Qw%3D)icon under it and select **Hide Deleted Items**.