If you can’t find files in Google Drive, you can use search chips or conventional search to find files. You can also sort and filter search results.
If you think that someone accessed your Google Drive without your permission, we recommend you take steps to make your account more secure.
If someone else created the file, they can delete, rename, and restore it. Contact the person who created the file and ask them to restore it or share it with you again.
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When you move a file or folder to your trash, it remains there for 30 days. After 30 days, your files are deleted forever. If you manually empty your trash, the file is deleted forever. Items in your trash take up storage in Google Drive until they're deleted forever. When you put a file in the trash: If you're the owner of the file, others can continue to access it until the file is deleted forever. If you're not the owner, people can continue access the file, even if you empty your trash. You can restore files that are still in your trash, and you may be able to recover files that have been …Read more -
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Important: If you delete or permanently delete multiple files or folders at once, it can take time for you to notice the changes. To delete your Google Drive files, move them to the trash. Files in trash are permanently deleted after 30 days. To delete your files forever, click Empty trash. Learn what happens when you delete a file Learn how to recover a deleted fileRead more