--- title: Trash pageTitle: How do I restore a deleted note in Notesnook? description: Deleted notes and notebooks go to Trash. Restore them, delete them permanently, empty the trash, or change how long items are kept. keywords: - notesnook restore deleted note - notesnook trash - notesnook empty trash - how long does notesnook keep deleted notes schema: faq faqs: - q: How do I restore a deleted note in Notesnook? a: Open Trash from the side menu, open the context menu on the note and choose Restore. It goes back where it was, with its content and notebook links intact. - q: How long does Notesnook keep deleted notes? a: Seven days by default. You can change the clear trash interval to Daily, 7 days, 30 days or 365 days, and Pro and Believer plans can set it to Never so nothing is ever cleared automatically. - q: What goes to the trash in Notesnook? a: Only notes and notebooks. Tags, colors, reminders and attachments are removed immediately when you delete them and do not pass through the trash. - q: Does clearing the trash free up my storage? a: No. Your storage limit counts attachments only, and attachments never go to the trash — so notes and notebooks sitting in the trash cost you nothing against it. --- # How do I restore a deleted note in Notesnook? Deleting a note or a notebook moves it to `{{trash}}` instead of erasing it. Open `{{trash}}` from the side menu, open the item's menu and press `{{restore}}` to put it back. Items left in the trash are cleared automatically after **7 days** by default. ## What goes to the trash Only two things: **notes** and **notebooks**. Deleting a notebook also moves its sub-notebooks with it. Tags, colors, reminders and attachments do not pass through the trash — deleting those removes them straight away. Notes that delete themselves on a date you set with [note expiry](/notes/note-expiry) land in the trash the same way manually deleted notes do. ## Restore a note or notebook :::tabs key:platform == Desktop/Web 1. Open `{{trash}}` from the side menu. 2. Right click the item to open its menu. 3. Press `{{restore}}`. Restoring a notebook also restores every sub-notebook that went to the trash with it. == Mobile 1. Open `{{trash}}` from the side menu. 2. Tap the ![Three dot button](/three-dot-button.png) button on the item. 3. Tap `{{restore}}`. Tapping a trashed **notebook** opens a `{{restore}}` prompt directly, with `{{restore}}` and `{{delete}}` as the two choices. ::: Restored notes keep their content, their tags and their place in notebooks — nothing is re-created from scratch. ### Restoring a notebook re-checks your notebook limit Free plans allow 50 notebooks and Essential allows 500; Pro and Believer are unlimited. On the desktop and web apps, restoring notebooks counts what you are about to restore against that limit, so a restore that would push you over is blocked until you free up notebooks or upgrade. See [Plans & limits](/plans-and-limits). ## Delete a single item permanently :::tabs key:platform == Desktop/Web 1. Open `{{trash}}` from the side menu. 2. Right click the item and press `{{delete}}`, or select it and press the `{{delete}}` key. 3. Confirm the prompt. == Mobile 1. Open `{{trash}}` from the side menu. 2. Tap the ![Three dot button](/three-dot-button.png) button on the item. 3. Tap `{{delete}}` and confirm. ::: Permanently deleting a note also removes its content and its whole [version history](/note-version-history). ## Clear the trash :::tabs key:platform == Desktop/Web 1. Open `{{trash}}` from the side menu. 2. Press the clear trash button on the list. 3. Read the prompt and press `{{clear}}`. You should see `{{trashCleared}}`. == Mobile 1. Open `{{trash}}` from the side menu. 2. Tap the floating button at the bottom right. 3. Read the prompt and press `{{clear}}`. You should see `{{trashCleared}}`. ::: ::: danger This cannot be undone `Clearing trash will permanently delete all the items in your trash. This action is IRREVERSIBLE.` Notesnook has no server-side copy to restore from — the only other copy is one you made yourself with a [backup](/backup-and-restore-notes-in-notesnook). ::: ## Change how long the trash keeps things The `{{clearTrashInterval}}` setting automatically clears trash after a certain period of time. The options are `{{daily}}`, `7 days`, `30 days`, `365 days` and `{{never}}`. **The default is `7 days`.** Cleanup measures from the start of the day an item was deleted, and runs against everything already in the trash, not only items deleted from now on. :::tabs key:platform == Desktop/Web 1. Go to `{{settings}}` → `{{behaviour}}`. 2. Under `{{trash}}`, open the `{{clearTrashInterval}}` dropdown. 3. Pick an interval. == Mobile 1. Go to `{{settings}}` → `{{customization}}` → `{{behavior}}`. 2. Open `{{clearTrashInterval}}`. 3. Pick an interval. ::: ### Keep trash forever `{{never}}` turns automatic cleanup off entirely, so deleted notes stay in the trash until you remove them yourself. It is available on **Pro** and **Believer** — on free and Essential plans, choosing it shows an upgrade prompt. See [Plans & limits](/plans-and-limits). ## Does clearing the trash free up my storage? No. Storage limits count [attachments](/attachments-and-files) only, and attachments never go to the trash. Notes cost you nothing against your storage whether they are live or trashed, so emptying the trash does not change your storage figure. ## Related pages - [Attachments and files](/attachments-and-files) — what actually counts against your storage - [Note version history](/note-version-history) — recovering an earlier draft instead of a deleted note - [Backup and restore](/backup-and-restore-notes-in-notesnook) — the only copy that survives a cleared trash - [Notebooks](/organizing-notes/organize-notes-using-notebooks) — how deleting a notebook affects its notes - [Plans & limits](/plans-and-limits) — notebook limits and the plans that unlock `{{never}}`