

To delete all items from the Recycle bin, click Empty Recycle bin button in the toolbar.Click the Actions link of the respective item.įrom the dropdown menu, select Delete forever.Select one or more items and click Delete Selected button in the toolbar.You can do this in one of the following ways: When you delete items from the Recycle bin, the items are permanently deleted. Administrators can see deleted items from all users, the other users see only items deleted by them. The grid of the Recycle bin page lists items that are not permanently deleted. You can also access the Recycle Bin on each content module page. To open the Recycle bin, in Sitefinity's backend navigate the Dashboard and in the upper-right corner, click Recycle Bin. To schedule an interval for deletion of the items in the Recycle bin, in the Keep items in the Recycle Bin no longer than. input field, enter the number of days.You can still open the Recycle bin and restore deleted items, but newly deleted items are no longer sent to the recycle bin, instead they are permanently deleted. NOTE: Disabling the Recycle bin from the settings page does not disable the module. To enable or disable the recycle bin, select or deselect Enable Recycle Bin or Disable Recycle Bin radio button, respectively.In the backend, navigate to Administration » Settings » Recycle bin. If the Recycle bin module is not installed, click the Actions link and then click Install.įor more information, see Activate and deactivate modules.In the backend, navigate to Administration » Modules & Services.To enable and activate the Recycle bin module, perform the following: When the Recycle bin module is active and an item of the supported types is deleted through the user interface, the item is automatically moved to the recycle bin until you either restore or permanently delete the item from there. Developers and designers are able to archive deprecated sections of the site without deleting them.Web administrators are able to archive or recycle pages that are currently not in use but may be needed in the future.Users are able to revert an unintended deletion of items.

The Recycle bin has the following advantages: You can delete items permanently either manually or using an automatic schedule.

The Recycle bin is a Sitefinity CMS module that stores deleted objects and allows the user to restore previously deleted data items.
