I keep getting notifications from one drive saying that I recently deleted 1197 files and if i want to restore them, when I haven’t deleted anything. Why is this? whenever I select “restore files” It just keeps happening again
Microsoft should do what gmail does. When items get deleted they are stored the the ‘bin’ indefinitely until you permanently delete them from it. The items in the bin folder does get taken off your overall storage capacity though, but that’s a none issue really. This is tonnes better than having a 3-30 day/ 10% limit…….what does that precisely mean? What for some reason all of the files got deleted from the onedrive folder on my pc and id maxed out my storage? how would the 10% rule work then?
Ok, so what if some idiot(s) hacks into some person’s Live account, or even some disgruntled mouthbreather working at Microsoft, and deletes files from their OneDrive cloud space? Or perhaps a software screwup on the Microsoft end does it. I assume OneDrive will delete the corresponding files on their devices upon sync. Now suppose they don’t notice this has happened. Guess they would be corkpullingdeviced after from 3 to 30 days.
UNLESS maybe the OneDrive team added a feature that could be setup to alert the account holder of pending deletions with a preview and option to cancel. No, of course they didn’t think of that.
And of course, if anyone gets hit with CryptoLocker or any such ransomware, OneDrive will dutifully and stupidly update your files in the cloud with the encrypted versions.
I just don’t trust the developers of OneDrive to be smart enough to think it all through, so until I see otherwise, it will be limited to the role of an additional drag-n-copy-to backup, even though that eats up extra space on every device.
Thank you! You saved my bacon – hours of transcribing would have gone down the drain, so you have my sincere appreciation! (As does OneDrive for having the insight to make recovery available to mere mortals like me!)
I had no previous experience with OneDrive. However I did a lengthy research paper that I saved to OneDrive and forgot to save to my outboard hard drive. It just figured that the Windows Update would hose my system and in restoring it via a image I had taken earlier that week, lost the research paper, and it also didn’t appear on my OneDrive on the Windows Explorer. Thanks to your article I was able to find it in the “Deleted” directory online on OneDrive. It was restored and NOW backed up big time. Thanks for saving me several days of hard work.
Some of my photos recently dissapeared from OneDrive, i tried logging out then back in as though to refresh it, but once logged back in i found that it has now deleted EVERYTHING and i no longer have any photos or files, all memories lost. Can anyone help?
I found that when I receive the error message “Sorry something went wrong, please try again, or refresh the page…” the problem is that the folder that the file(s) need to go to is missing. Restore the path for the file location. At least, it worked for me.
Deleted files from your system can be easily recovered by making use of Remo Recover, by using this program you don’t need any kind of on-line storage or backup…
i have tried this, but it is not working…
the error it shows is:
“Sorry something went wrong, please try again, or refresh the page….”
please help, i have very important data that has been deleted….
24 Responses to “OneDrive’s Recycle Bin: How to empty or recover deleted files”
Kindly help me. I accidentally clicked empty recycle bin. Is there anyway I could restore it?
How do you download the files in the recycle bin? I don’t have enough space to restore them but I still want to keep them and I can’t find that option
Ive accidentally deleted my recycle bin. Is there a way to restore it?
You cannot delete your OneDrive’s recycle bin. Maybe you have emptied it?
I keep getting notifications from one drive saying that I recently deleted 1197 files and if i want to restore them, when I haven’t deleted anything. Why is this? whenever I select “restore files” It just keeps happening again
You deleted many files from your computer, that were synced to OneDrive. That’s why you see that notification.
Error code 6 trying to access recycle bin
Is it possible to restore deleted one drive files to a new folder instead of their original folder?
I chose “restore all” and everything in my recycle bin completely disappeared. Unbelievable.
It worked and I am so appreciative you provided this information. Many thanks
Thank you!!!!
Microsoft should do what gmail does. When items get deleted they are stored the the ‘bin’ indefinitely until you permanently delete them from it. The items in the bin folder does get taken off your overall storage capacity though, but that’s a none issue really. This is tonnes better than having a 3-30 day/ 10% limit…….what does that precisely mean? What for some reason all of the files got deleted from the onedrive folder on my pc and id maxed out my storage? how would the 10% rule work then?
Ok, so what if some idiot(s) hacks into some person’s Live account, or even some disgruntled mouthbreather working at Microsoft, and deletes files from their OneDrive cloud space? Or perhaps a software screwup on the Microsoft end does it. I assume OneDrive will delete the corresponding files on their devices upon sync. Now suppose they don’t notice this has happened. Guess they would be corkpullingdeviced after from 3 to 30 days.
UNLESS maybe the OneDrive team added a feature that could be setup to alert the account holder of pending deletions with a preview and option to cancel. No, of course they didn’t think of that.
And of course, if anyone gets hit with CryptoLocker or any such ransomware, OneDrive will dutifully and stupidly update your files in the cloud with the encrypted versions.
I just don’t trust the developers of OneDrive to be smart enough to think it all through, so until I see otherwise, it will be limited to the role of an additional drag-n-copy-to backup, even though that eats up extra space on every device.
Thank you! You saved my bacon – hours of transcribing would have gone down the drain, so you have my sincere appreciation! (As does OneDrive for having the insight to make recovery available to mere mortals like me!)
Glad to have helped. 🙂
I had no previous experience with OneDrive. However I did a lengthy research paper that I saved to OneDrive and forgot to save to my outboard hard drive. It just figured that the Windows Update would hose my system and in restoring it via a image I had taken earlier that week, lost the research paper, and it also didn’t appear on my OneDrive on the Windows Explorer. Thanks to your article I was able to find it in the “Deleted” directory online on OneDrive. It was restored and NOW backed up big time. Thanks for saving me several days of hard work.
Some of my photos recently dissapeared from OneDrive, i tried logging out then back in as though to refresh it, but once logged back in i found that it has now deleted EVERYTHING and i no longer have any photos or files, all memories lost. Can anyone help?
It happened to me also. Is there any posibility to recover the files after almost 2 months?
I found that when I receive the error message “Sorry something went wrong, please try again, or refresh the page…” the problem is that the folder that the file(s) need to go to is missing. Restore the path for the file location. At least, it worked for me.
a big THANKS TO U….. I read above article and get my files back… very very thanks…..
i have deleted files from recycle ban of one drive. How can i recover my data from recycle bin of onedrive
Deleted files from your system can be easily recovered by making use of Remo Recover, by using this program you don’t need any kind of on-line storage or backup…
THANK YOU FOR THIS! I thought I had lost the most crucial files for my business from the last 18 months. This method worked exactly as described.
I am greatful for your information and wiser for this whole experience.
i have tried this, but it is not working…
the error it shows is:
“Sorry something went wrong, please try again, or refresh the page….”
please help, i have very important data that has been deleted….