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title: How to restore deleted files
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updated: "2026-09-15"
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# How to restore deleted files

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- How to restore deleted files

From the edit item page in your **My data**, you can restore deleted files in an item for up to 30 days from the point at which they were deleted (the time period may be different for institutional versions of Figshare). To restore deleted files, click on **View deleted files**on the right-hand side of the edit item page.

![](https://info.figshare.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/delete1-1024x585.png)
From any item that you deleted files from within the last 30 days, you will see a ‘View deleted files’ link on the right side of the screen.

A pop up appears and you can restore one more more deleted files to the item. Just check the box(es) next to the file(s) and click the **Restore files** button.

![](https://info.figshare.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/delete2-1024x584.png)
The restore deleted files pop up lets you restore files that were deleted in the last 30 days.