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One drive deleted files show in search bar but cant find them
Hi there, So i think last year i accidentally deleted a pretty important folder of mine (studio 13) and i cant find it offline on my computer or on my one drive but ive noticed that its visible w...
Files deleted from OneDrive only stay in its Recycle Bin for 30 days, so anything from last year is long gone. That's why cloud sync platforms are not proper backups.
You can always try Microsoft OneDrive support (e.g. through the online web interface or phone app) but speed is always of the essence due to the time window for file retention.
What you see on your loval Windows Recycle Bin are stubs of files on demand rather than the full files.
It's pretty much impossible to know how or what you deleted i.e. were your files properly synced with OneDrive in the first place, were you deleting files normally only kept online or a mix of local files and on-demand files.
You can always try Microsoft OneDrive support (e.g. through the online web interface or phone app) but speed is always of the essence due to the time window for file retention.
What you see on your loval Windows Recycle Bin are stubs of files on demand rather than the full files.
It's pretty much impossible to know how or what you deleted i.e. were your files properly synced with OneDrive in the first place, were you deleting files normally only kept online or a mix of local files and on-demand files.