{"id":"tuhi-assistant.can-tuhi-tell-me-about-duplicates-and-recycle-vault","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-tuhi-tell-me-about-duplicates-and-recycle-vault","category":{"id":"tuhi-assistant","title":"Tuhi, your storage assistant"},"subcategory":{"id":"what-tuhi-knows","title":"What Tuhi knows"},"question":"Can Tuhi tell me about duplicate files or what's in Recycle Vault?","alt_questions":["Do I have duplicate files? Tuhi","How much space are duplicates wasting?","Can Tuhi restore a removed file?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Tuhi knows how much space exact duplicates could free from the last scan and what's recoverable in Recycle Vault, and opens either screen. Removing and restoring happen there, by you.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Tuhi knows how much space exact duplicates could free from the most recent duplicate scan, and what's recoverable in **Recycle Vault**. Ask and it tells you, then offers the **Duplicates** or **Recycle Vault** screen.\n\nRemoving duplicates and restoring files happen on those screens, where you choose what to keep — Tuhi never removes or restores anything itself. See [Duplicates](/faq/duplicates/).","answer_html":"<p>Yes. Tuhi knows how much space exact duplicates could free from the most recent duplicate scan, and what&#39;s recoverable in <strong>Recycle Vault</strong>. Ask and it tells you, then offers the <strong>Duplicates</strong> or <strong>Recycle Vault</strong> screen.</p>\n<p>Removing duplicates and restoring files happen on those screens, where you choose what to keep — Tuhi never removes or restores anything itself. See <a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicates</a>.</p>","answer_text":"Yes. Tuhi knows how much space exact duplicates could free from the most recent duplicate scan, and what's recoverable in Recycle Vault. Ask and it tells you, then offers the Duplicates or Recycle Vault screen.\n\nRemoving duplicates and restoring files happen on those screens, where you choose what to keep — Tuhi never removes or restores anything itself. See Duplicates.","tags":["tuhi","duplicates","recycle vault"],"related":[{"id":"tuhi-assistant.which-screens-can-tuhi-open","question":"Which Storage Studio screens can Tuhi take me to?","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/which-screens-can-tuhi-open"},{"id":"tuhi-assistant.can-tuhi-list-the-files-a-clean-up-removed","question":"Can Tuhi list exactly which files a clean-up removed?","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-tuhi-list-the-files-a-clean-up-removed"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Can Tuhi tell me about duplicate files or what's in Recycle Vault? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Yes. Tuhi knows how much space exact duplicates could free from the last scan and what's recoverable in Recycle Vault, and opens either screen. 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Ask and it tells you, then offers the Duplicates or Recycle Vault screen.\n\nRemoving duplicates and restoring files happen on those screens, where you choose what to keep — Tuhi never removes or restores anything itself. 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Tuhi knows how much space exact duplicates could free from the last scan and what&#39;s recoverable in Recycle Vault, and opens either screen. Removing and restoring happen there, by you.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Yes. Tuhi knows how much space exact duplicates could free from the most recent duplicate scan, and what&#39;s recoverable in <strong>Recycle Vault</strong>. Ask and it tells you, then offers the <strong>Duplicates</strong> or <strong>Recycle Vault</strong> screen.</p>\n<p>Removing duplicates and restoring files happen on those screens, where you choose what to keep — Tuhi never removes or restores anything itself. See <a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicates</a>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/which-screens-can-tuhi-open\">Which Storage Studio screens can Tuhi take me to?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-tuhi-list-the-files-a-clean-up-removed\">Can Tuhi list exactly which files a clean-up removed?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-tuhi-tell-me-about-duplicates-and-recycle-vault.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-tuhi-tell-me-about-duplicates-and-recycle-vault.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}