Deleting Documents and Folders

Note: If your organization uses Advanced Audit Trail, you may be prompted to choose a reason for deleting a document.

To delete one entry

  • Swipe left on the entry and press Delete. To confirm the deletion, press OK in the Confirm dialog box.

To delete multiple entries

  1. Select the checkbox next to one or more entries.
  2. Press the More Options button More Options button, then press Delete.

    3. Delete from More Options menu

  3. To confirm the deletion, press OK in the Confirm dialog box.

    4. Confirm Deletion

Note: If you are using a read-only connection or do not have the appropriate rights, you will not be able to delete entries.

Recycle Bin for Laserfiche Cloud

The recycle bin protects against accidental deletions of Laserfiche documents, pages of Laserfiche documents, folders, and electronic files by letting users and administrators review and restore them before they are permanently purged. When a user deletes an entry it is moved to a the recycle bin; if the deleted entry is a folder, its contents will also be moved to the recycle bin. All users can see items that they themselves deleted and will be able to restore those items. Users with appropriate rights can also permanently purge deleted items, and administrators can view, purge, or restore any deleted item in the repository. Items in the recycle bin cannot be opened, will not be returned in searches, and will not be included in exported volumes or briefcases; they function as if they were not in the repository.

Note: The recycle bin needs to be enabled by an administrator in the Laserfiche Administration Console. For more information, see the Laserfiche Administration Guide.

To access the recycle bin

  1. Swipe right and press Recycle Bin in the menu. Or, if you are at the root level in your repository press the menu button in the top left and press Recycle Bin.
  2. Press one or more documents or folders to select them. Or, you can press the ellipsis to the right of an item and press Properties to view the item's name, entry ID, it's original location before it was deleted, the entry type, how many pages the deleted entry has, when it was deleted, and when it was created.
  3. In the top right corner, press the Delete button permanently delete (purge) the items or press the Restore button to restore them to their original location. You can also press the ellipsis next to the document to purge or restore it.

    Note: If a user does not have access to the original location or the original location no longer exists, the user will be presented with a dialog box to choose a new location to restore the document to.