Deleting files

When you delete a file or folder from the site, you send it to a Site Trash folder or to the system Recycle Bin or Trash. The default destination is Site Trash, but you can select the Recycle Bin or Trash as the destination in the Site preferences. You can recover files from the Site Trash, or you can move them to the system Recycle Bin or Trash. Deleting objects and groups from the system Recycle Bin or Trash removes them entirely from the system.

For many purposes, updating the Files or Extras tab or removing unused objects from the External, Colors, or Font Sets tab is preferable to deleting the file or object. (See Refreshing the site window and Removing unused items from the site window.)

To delete a file, regular folder, object, or group:

1. Select the item.
2. Do one of the following:
• Click the Delete Selected Item button  on the toolbar.
• Press Delete (Windows) or Command-Delete (Mac OS).
• Choose Edit > Delete (Windows) or Edit > Clear (Mac OS).
3. If necessary, confirm the deletion by clicking Yes.

To recover a file from the Site Trash:

1. If necessary, click the Show/Hide Right Pane icon  in the scroll bar at the bottom of the site window to show the right pane.
2. Click the Extras tab.
3. Open the Site Trash folder and then select the file you want to recover.
4. Do one of the following:
• If you haven't performed any other actions since you deleted the file, choose Edit > Undo Move to Trash.
• Drag the file to its previous location (or another location) in the Files tab.

To move files to the system Recycle Bin or Trash:

In the Extras tab, do one of the following:

• To move all files from the Site Trash to the system Recycle Bin or Trash, select the Site Trash icon and then choose Empty Trash from the context menu.
• To move an individual file from the Site Trash to the system Recycle Bin or Trash, select the file and then press Delete (Windows) or Command-Delete (Mac OS). Alternatively, you can choose Edit > Delete (Windows) or Edit > Clear (Mac OS).

To change the destination of file and folder deletions:

1. Choose Edit > Preferences and then click Site.
2. Select a trash option and then click OK.