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First Look – ‘Trash’ for Chromebook Files App

December 3, 2020 by Dinsan Francis | Updated: December 3, 2020 6 Comments

Files, the built-in file management app for Chrome OS, now has a trash folder. This is currently available in the Canary channel. Here is your first look.

The long awaited recycle bin

We started seeing mentions of a trash folder in the Chromium code a few months ago. A flag for this feature showed up in the Canary channel a few weeks ago.

It took some time, but the trash folder is finally here. Here is how it looks like:

Chromebook trash folder

The Trash folder sits within the My files directory, alongside Downloads and Play files.

Any file or folder that you delete is automatically added to the Trash folder. But wait. We already know how recycle bin works on other computers. Sorry, I forgot about that.

It might take a while for the Trash folder to reach the Stable channel. However, I hope they add an option to restore files from trash before the launch.

So, that’s that. A trash folder that we should have had ages ago.

Thoughts? Comments?

Filed Under: Chromebook

About Dinsan Francis

Content Strategist and Digital Minimalist. Loves testing new Chromebook features and writing about them. Favorite Chrome OS Channel is Canary. | Twitter

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  1. Amy C King says

    December 3, 2020 at 11:45 pm

    why don’t I have this trash file on my Chromebook?

    Reply
    • Dinsan Francis says

      December 4, 2020 at 9:12 am

      This feature is still in development. You should see this on your Chromebook in the coming months.

      Reply
    • Dinsan Francis says

      December 4, 2020 at 9:12 am

      This feature is still in development. You should see this on your Chromebook in the coming months.

      Reply
  2. Sanjay Syam says

    December 4, 2020 at 3:38 pm

    Great news. Files by Google 1.0.345 is also expected to add a Trash folder for restoring deleted files on Android.

    Parity across both platforms.

    Reply
  3. Tim says

    December 16, 2020 at 6:51 am

    Ok, but how do you empty the trash?

    Reply
  4. WEHRENBERG1612 says

    January 4, 2021 at 12:38 am

    Thank you!!1

    Reply

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