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LabelsRus
New member | Level 2
7 years ago
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Searching within deleted files

How do I search by file name in deleted files? When I use the search bar it searches not-deleted files, and as far as I can tell all I can do is sort deleted files by date range. I have no clue what ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    7 years ago
    Hi there, depending on your plan you could have recovery periods from 30 days to 120 days, and potentially longer if you purchased Extended Version History before the new plans came out.
     
    If you use the search bar, the deleted files will appear at the bottom of the list in grey, so you can check those grey files for the one you’re looking for.
     
    Hope this info helps!
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emclusk
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Yes, but the assumption seems to be that I know the name of the file. More detailed and varied options need to be facing the user while in deleted files at least as much as the default search allows. It is maddening to be sent away from deleted files to conduct a serious and easy search.

 

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Hannah
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4 years ago

Yes, the name of the file is indeed essential, if we're going to be searching for it.

 

If you remember around what date it was deleted, you can also look at your events page, to see if you can locate the deletion event.

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