Trash and restoring items
Find deleted boards, items, and chats in Trash, restore them, or delete them for good.
Click your workspace name in the sidebar, then the trash icon at the bottom of the menu. Find the
item and click the
Restore icon on its row. It goes back where it was. Just deleted it on a board? Press ⌘ Z
(Ctrl Z on Windows).
Restore something
- 01
Open Trash
Click your workspace name in the sidebar to open the menu, then click the trash icon at the bottom, next to your email.
- 02
Find it
Type in Search items in Trash to filter by title. Newest deletions are at the top.
- 03
Restore it
Click the Restore icon on the right of the row.
Remove vs. delete
Items on a board also live in your Library. How you remove one decides where it goes.
| You do this | What happens |
|---|---|
Select a card on a board and press Backspace | Remove from board. It stays in your Library. |
| Right-click a card, choose Delete from workspace | It goes to Trash, off every board. |
| In the Library or an open item, Delete from workspace | It goes to Trash. |
| Right-click a board in the sidebar, choose Delete | The board goes to Trash. Its items stay in Library. |
Deleting a board
The Delete Board dialog has a box: Also move this board's items to Trash. It's off by default. Items that are also on another board stay in your Library either way.
Tick Don't ask again to skip the dialog next time. From then on, deleting a board also moves its items to Trash. To get the dialog back, turn on Confirm before deleting boards in Settings → Preferences.
Deleted chats
When you delete a chat, it goes to Trash too. Restore it from its row like any item. Delete permanently and Empty Trash remove chats for good as well.
Delete for good
- Click the Delete permanently icon on a row, then Yes. Delete this item.
- Or click Empty Trash at the bottom, then Yes. Delete all items.
- This can't be undone.
Trash also empties itself. Items are deleted for good after 7 days on Free, 30 on Personal, Personal Plus, and Starter, 60 on Pro, and 90 on Max. See Trash and version retention.
Trash and version retention
How long Eden keeps items in Trash and old versions on each plan, and the 14-day grace after a downgrade.
Recovering a deleted item
Get back a card, note, or board you deleted, or text you lost inside a note.
Version history
Eden saves versions of your notes and boards as you edit. Preview any version and restore it without losing the current one.
Get answers from the team and other creators.
Ask in the Eden help channel, see how others use the app, and come to the live workshops. Free with any Eden account.
Join the Eden CommunityEmail us. A real person reads every message.
Tell us what you tried and where you got stuck. We answer within one business day.
[email protected]