---
id: backups.how-do-i-recover-a-deleted-file-from-a-backup
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-do-i-recover-a-deleted-file-from-a-backup
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["deleted", "recover", "restore"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-do-i-restore-a-single-file-from-a-backup", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-long-are-backup-versions-kept"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I recover a file I deleted?

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…**.

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.

Check the Trash first: if it's still there, dragging it out is quicker. For files Storage Studio itself cleared, see the [Recycle Vault](https://storagestudio.us/manual/recycle-vault).