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Restoring folders and files deleted accidentally

  • February 28, 2026
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I have accidentally deleted some folders and files while I am moving my files from Box to OneDrive, please help me in restoring them. Thanks in advance.

Best answer by Rona Box

Hi ​@Sheshagiri Kongara

Welcome to Box Community, and we’ll assist in restoring your deleted files!

 

As someone who deleted the files (by accident), please go over to Box.com and navigate to your Trash:

  1. When in trash, please use the Box search bar to find the deleted folders, or filter your deleted items to “Items I Deleted.” 
  2. Once you locate the deleted folder, please highlight the folder then restore or restore all if you want to restore all the deleted folders in display. 

 

To easily manage your trash, for more details please see this article

 

Hope it helps! Please let us know if you have questions. 

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Rona Box
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  • March 3, 2026

Hi ​@Sheshagiri Kongara

Welcome to Box Community, and we’ll assist in restoring your deleted files!

 

As someone who deleted the files (by accident), please go over to Box.com and navigate to your Trash:

  1. When in trash, please use the Box search bar to find the deleted folders, or filter your deleted items to “Items I Deleted.” 
  2. Once you locate the deleted folder, please highlight the folder then restore or restore all if you want to restore all the deleted folders in display. 

 

To easily manage your trash, for more details please see this article

 

Hope it helps! Please let us know if you have questions.