{"id":"privacy-safety.can-i-restore-a-recycle-vault-item-to-a-different-folder","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/can-i-restore-a-recycle-vault-item-to-a-different-folder","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"undo-and-recovery","title":"Undo and recovery"},"question":"Will restoring from the Recycle Vault overwrite a file with the same name?","alt_questions":["Restore to a different folder Recycle Vault","What happens if the original location has a new file?","recycle vault restore conflict","Undo last removal Storage Studio"],"short_answer":"No. Restore puts items back where they came from and places a restored copy alongside any file with the same name. Restore to… picks another folder, and Undo last removal brings back the latest removal in one step.","answer_markdown":"No. **Restore** puts items back where they came from, and if something with the same name is already there, the restored copy lands alongside it — nothing is ever overwritten. **Restore to…** lets you pick a different folder instead.\n\n**Undo last removal** brings back everything from the most recent removal in one step; a whole clear-up counts as one entry. Restoring items held on your external drive needs the drive connected.","answer_html":"

No. Restore puts items back where they came from, and if something with the same name is already there, the restored copy lands alongside it — nothing is ever overwritten. Restore to… lets you pick a different folder instead.

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Undo last removal brings back everything from the most recent removal in one step; a whole clear-up counts as one entry. Restoring items held on your external drive needs the drive connected.

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Privacy & safety · Undo and recovery

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Will restoring from the Recycle Vault overwrite a file with the same name?

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Short answer: No. Restore puts items back where they came from and places a restored copy alongside any file with the same name. Restore to… picks another folder, and Undo last removal brings back the latest removal in one step.

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No. Restore puts items back where they came from, and if something with the same name is already there, the restored copy lands alongside it — nothing is ever overwritten. Restore to… lets you pick a different folder instead.

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Undo last removal brings back everything from the most recent removal in one step; a whole clear-up counts as one entry. Restoring items held on your external drive needs the drive connected.

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