Jun 17 2019 05:24 AM - edited Jun 17 2019 05:25 AM
I am searching for a deleted power-point file , so i checked the site collections' recycle bins, but the issue is that the recycle bin contain folders, and i am unable to know if the PowerPoint file i am searching for is inside the folder, unless I restore the whole folders. so my question is how i can view the files inside a deleted folder from recycle bin ? and is there a search functionality for recycle bins?
Thanks
Jun 17 2019 06:42 AM
Jun 17 2019 07:12 AM
@Djavan ROA , I'm fairly certain that files and folders within folders are not listed separately in the Recycle Bin--my org just went through a huge deletion mishap, and we observed that hundred of files not listed in the recycle bin were restored following recovery of a single folder.
@john john , I'm not aware of a way to do this in the browser UI. I'd be thrilled to see an alternative solution to this.
Jun 17 2019 07:26 AM
Jun 17 2019 07:26 AM - edited Jun 17 2019 07:26 AM
@Djavan ROA wrote:
When you delete a folder, files within the folder will appear individually in the recycle bin. Restoring a folder will not restore the files that where in it, you'll need to also individually restore the files.
This means that you should see your file in the recycle bin list directly.
If this was the case i would not ask this question :) unfortunately individual files inside folders will not show individually inside recycle bin .
Jun 17 2019 07:28 AM
@john john , I'm not aware of a way to do this in the browser UI. I'd be thrilled to see an alternative solution to this.
@Matt Coats thanks for the reply. i am afraid that currently i would have to restore single folders and check the files, which will be a night mare...
Jun 17 2019 07:32 AM
@john john There is something of a workaround out there. I wouldn't call it overly helpful, but it might be better than nothing.
If you look at the "Restore This Library" option for a document library, you can see every action that happened against that library. If a folder was deleted, it lists out each file individually as having been deleted. This detail doesn't include file path, so it's only barely helpful, but if you're looking for a specific file, this could help you determine what happened to it.
Dec 09 2020 09:21 AM
@john john
I agree jj. Here's my genius solution ( I just now figured it out). Create a folder on your Desktop called Restored, drag some folder in the recycle bin into that folder, then search inside those folders.
It takes seconds.