{"id":"backups.how-do-i-recover-a-deleted-file-from-a-backup","url":"/faq/backups/how-do-i-recover-a-deleted-file-from-a-backup","category":{"id":"backups","title":"Backups & restore points"},"subcategory":{"id":"versions-restore","title":"Versions and restoring"},"question":"How do I recover a file I deleted?","alt_questions":["deleted file recovery Data Backup","accidentally deleted a document get it back","file gone from folder restore","undelete with Storage Studio backup","recover deleted folder from backup"],"short_answer":"Open Versions… on the set, pick a version from before the deletion, click Browse Files…, select the file and click Restore…. Older versions are thinned over time, so act reasonably soon.","answer_markdown":"Open the backup set's **Versions…** and pick a version from **before** you deleted the file. Click **Browse Files…**, find the file, select it and click **Restore…**.\n\nBecause every backup is its own point in time, a file deleted today is still inside yesterday's version. The older the deletion, the further back you look — remember that older versions are gradually thinned to one a day, then one a week, then one a month.\n\nCheck the Trash first: if it's still there, dragging it out is quicker. For files Storage Studio itself cleared, see the [Recycle Vault](/manual/recycle-vault).","answer_html":"

Open the backup set's Versions… and pick a version from before you deleted the file. Click Browse Files…, find the file, select it and click Restore….

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Because every backup is its own point in time, a file deleted today is still inside yesterday's version. The older the deletion, the further back you look — remember that older versions are gradually thinned to one a day, then one a week, then one a month.

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Check the Trash first: if it's still there, dragging it out is quicker. For files Storage Studio itself cleared, see the Recycle Vault.

","answer_text":"Open the backup set's Versions… and pick a version from before you deleted the file. Click Browse Files…, find the file, select it and click Restore….\n\nBecause every backup is its own point in time, a file deleted today is still inside yesterday's version. The older the deletion, the further back you look — remember that older versions are gradually thinned to one a day, then one a week, then one a month.\n\nCheck the Trash first: if it's still there, dragging it out is quicker. For files Storage Studio itself cleared, see the Recycle Vault.","tags":["deleted","recover","restore"],"related":[{"id":"backups.how-do-i-restore-a-single-file-from-a-backup","question":"How do I restore just one file from a backup?","url":"/faq/backups/how-do-i-restore-a-single-file-from-a-backup"},{"id":"backups.how-long-are-backup-versions-kept","question":"How long does Data Backup keep old versions?","url":"/faq/backups/how-long-are-backup-versions-kept"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How do I recover a file I deleted? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Open Versions… on the set, pick a version from before the deletion, click Browse Files…, select the file and click Restore…. Older versions are thinned over time, so act reasonably soon.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Backups & restore points","path":"/faq/backups/"},{"name":"How do I recover a file I deleted?","path":"/faq/backups/how-do-i-recover-a-deleted-file-from-a-backup"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-do-i-recover-a-deleted-file-from-a-backup","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I recover a file I deleted?","alternateName":["deleted file recovery Data Backup","accidentally deleted a document get it back","file gone from folder restore","undelete with Storage Studio backup","recover deleted folder from backup"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Open the backup set's Versions… and pick a version from before you deleted the file. Click Browse Files…, find the file, select it and click Restore….\n\nBecause every backup is its own point in time, a file deleted today is still inside yesterday's version. The older the deletion, the further back you look — remember that older versions are gradually thinned to one a day, then one a week, then one a month.\n\nCheck the Trash first: if it's still there, dragging it out is quicker. For files Storage Studio itself cleared, see the Recycle Vault.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-do-i-recover-a-deleted-file-from-a-backup"}}]},"fragment":"
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Backups & restore points · Versions and restoring

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How do I recover a file I deleted?

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Short answer: Open Versions… on the set, pick a version from before the deletion, click Browse Files…, select the file and click Restore…. Older versions are thinned over time, so act reasonably soon.

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Open the backup set's Versions… and pick a version from before you deleted the file. Click Browse Files…, find the file, select it and click Restore….

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Because every backup is its own point in time, a file deleted today is still inside yesterday's version. The older the deletion, the further back you look — remember that older versions are gradually thinned to one a day, then one a week, then one a month.

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Check the Trash first: if it's still there, dragging it out is quicker. For files Storage Studio itself cleared, see the Recycle Vault.

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