https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/Soft-Delete-or-recycle-bin-for-ONTAP-NAS/m-p/438933#M28442 <P>When file is deleted, is there soft delete feature or recycle bin so that you can retrieve the file?</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:56:40 GMT IvyAA 2025-06-04T09:56:40Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/Soft-Delete-or-recycle-bin-for-ONTAP-NAS/m-p/438933#M28442 <P>When file is deleted, is there soft delete feature or recycle bin so that you can retrieve the file?</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:56:40 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/Soft-Delete-or-recycle-bin-for-ONTAP-NAS/m-p/438933#M28442 IvyAA 2025-06-04T09:56:40Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/Soft-Delete-or-recycle-bin-for-ONTAP-NAS/m-p/438936#M28444 <P>ONTAP NAS volume/share in general 'accessed' from the Host/client-Side using Network Filesystem Protocols such as SMB/CIFS &amp; NFS. It's up to the Host-OS (Windows/*nix) how it handles it. However, if the file is deleted then ONTAP <STRONG>snapshots</STRONG> protects it and allows you to recover it via NFS/SMB or CLI.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Restore a file from a Snapshot copy on an NFS or SMB client:<BR /><A href="https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/data-protection/snapshot-copies-work-concept.html" target="_blank">https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/data-protection/snapshot-copies-work-concept.html</A></P><P><A href="https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/ONTAP_OS/Snapshots%3A_including_SnapShot_Issues_and_Solutions" target="_blank">Snapshots: including SnapShot Issues and Solutions - NetApp Knowledge Base</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:58:08 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/Soft-Delete-or-recycle-bin-for-ONTAP-NAS/m-p/438936#M28444 Ontapforrum 2022-10-06T09:58:08Z