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How to Recover a Deleted Document from Google Docs Trash

Posted on by Santhosh Kumar D

Accidentally deleting an important Google Doc can be stressful, but Google keeps deleted files in a dedicated trash folder for 30 days before permanently destroying them.

How to Recover a Deleted File

  1. Go to Google Drive on your computer.
  2. In the left sidebar, click on Trash.
  3. Locate the deleted Google Doc you want to restore.
  4. Right-click the file and select Restore. It will be moved back to its original location in your Drive.

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