5.4. Accessing the Recycle Bin

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## 5.4. Accessing the Recycle Bin

When you delete an object in EKM, it is sent to the Recycle Bin. To access the Recycle Bin, click the user menu on the title bar and select Recycle Bin.

Figure 5.23: Recycle Bin Page

You can sort the list of objects by Name, Type, Date Deleted, and so on by clicking the appropriate column header in the file list window. You can also filter the list according to any of the properties shown. For example, you can filter the list to show only objects of a specific type. For more information, see Filtering the View.

The cleanup policy that is defined in your recycle bin preferences dictates how items in your recycle bin are maintained. These preferences are detailed in Specifying the Recycle Bin Preference, but in brief they are:

1. Delete all objects on exit or logout.

2. Delete objects older than `x` days.

3. Delete objects only when initiated by me.

In addition to your saved preferences, you can also act on recycle bin objects during an EKM session using three different actions. The empty recycle bin button on the toolbar is a global action that permanently deletes all of the objects in the recycle bin. Delete and Restore can be accessed from the context menu when one or more objects are selected in the recycle bin. Delete permanently deletes selected objects from the recycle bin. Restore restores selected objects to their original locations in the EKM repository.

Note:

- The Recycle Bin page is not available if you have been assigned `Basic` access. See Licensing and Access in the Installation Guide for details.

- Delete and Restore actions are not available on a tablet device.

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