The recycle bin is the final special folder in the folders treeview.
It contains files that you have deleted.
When you delete a file in the File System Dialog, it is not deleted permanently; rather, it is sent to the recycle bin.
If the File System Dialog was invoked to manage the file system, the contents of the recycle bin are not filtered by type. If it was invoked to open or save a file, the recycle bin lists only files of the type relevant to the current context. In both cases, you may only view files that were stored in folders to which you have access.
You cannot open a file within the recycle bin – if you try to do so, a warning message is displayed.
You can restore a file from the Recycle Bin. If the folder within which it was stored still exists, it is restored there. If the folder no longer exists, the folder, and any ancestor folders (if also removed) are restored along with the file. If you restore a file that depends upon other deleted files (for example, you restore a selection rule containing a linked selection rule that has also been deleted), they are restored as well. If the system is unable to restore the dependent files, due to their having been deleted permanently, a warning message is displayed that provides details of the file(s) that cannot be restored. If you restore a file to a folder that contains a file of the same type with the same name as the restored file, the latter is renamed ‘Copy of [filename] (1)’ (this number can be incremented if necessary).
You can also delete a file from the recycle bin. This action, which is protected by an ‘Are you sure?’ dialog, removes the file permanently from the RPI file system.
Finally, you can empty the recycle bin completely. This is also protected by an ‘Are you sure?’ dialog, as it deletes permanently the entire contents of the recycle bin.
Files that have been present in the recycle bin for a default period of 90 days are deleted permanently by the File system housekeeper. You can view details of its execution in the Housekeeping tab in the Operations interface.