Viewing Deleted Objects

Deleted objects no longer appear in the folder where they were deleted from. There are several ways you can view deleted objects that have not been permanently destroyed.

You may see deleted items under circumstances such as:

Expanding the element tree of a document that reuses content from a deleted document.
Invoking commands such as Show/List What Used.
Searching with criteria that finds deleted items.
Note: Deleted items will be returned in a search only if the search scope is specified at the cabinet level, as the items no longer reside in the folder from which they were deleted.

When deleted objects are displayed, a wastebasket decoration is present on the object's icon.

If you select a deleted item and issue the File > Show Properties command, The Folder Properties dialog name indicates the file is Deleted.

The dialog indicates the Restore Location hierarchy where the object would be restored to, which is normally the folder from which it was deleted. However, if that folder (or a higher-level folder) has been deleted, the location will change. If the folder was renamed (or a higher-level folder was renamed), the Restore Location will reflect the renamed location. You cannot modify the properties of a deleted object (the OK button is disabled).

In a Details view (such as generated by the List What Used command), the Ancestry column reports deleted items as being in the Wastebasket:

Add a Deleted column to the view to make it easy to sort the list to co-locate all deleted items.

Issue the File > List Deleted Items command on a cabinet or folder selection to see deleted (but not yet destroyed) items:

Since the list of deleted items in a cabinet can become quite large, if you know the folder in which the items of interest resided, you will have an easier time locating them if you issue the command on the folder rather than the cabinet. Note that deletion-relevant columns are included in the view.

Note: If you are looking for objects deleted by a particular user (you or another user), issue the File > List Deletions By User command. Select the user of interest from the list displayed.