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      type="topic" style="task"
      id="files-recover">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="files" group="more"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="files-lost" />
    <desc>Deleted files are normally sent to the Trash, but can be recovered.
    </desc>

    <revision pkgversion="3.6.0" version="0.2" date="2012-09-28" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
      <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
  </info>

  <title>Recover a file from the Trash</title>

  <p>If you delete a file with the file manager, the file is normally placed
  into the <gui>Trash</gui>, and should be able to be restored.</p>

  <steps>
    <title>To restore a file from the Trash:</title>
    <item>
      <p>Open the <app>Files</app> application from the <gui>Activities</gui>
      overview.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui>Trash</gui> in the sidebar.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>If your deleted file is there, click on it and select
      <gui>Restore</gui>. It will be restored to the folder from where it was
      deleted.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <p>If you deleted the file by pressing <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Delete
  </key></keyseq>, or by using the command line, the file has been permanently
  deleted. Files that have been permanently deleted can't be recovered from the
  <gui>Trash</gui>.</p>

  <p>There are a number of recovery tools available that are sometimes able to
  recover files that were permanently deleted. These tools are generally not
  very easy to use, however. If you accidentally permanently deleted a file,
  it's probably best to ask for advice on a support forum to see if you can
  recover it.</p>

</page>
