Nuxeo Platform User Documentation

Deleting Content

Updated: December 4, 2024

Only users with "Edit" or "Manage everything" permissions can delete documents from a space.

From Workspace View

To delete one or several documents, select them in your workspace and click on the delete icon  in the action toolbar.

From Document View

On the document itself you can decide to delete the file of your document by clicking on the Delete icon  next to its title and add a new one.

Managing Deleted Documents

Users with "ReadWrite" permissions can access the workspace's Trash and perform one of the following actions:

Restore Document

  1. Go to the workspace that you want and click on the Trash view.
    Deleted document(s) of the workspace are displayed.
  2. Select the document(s) that you want to restore
  3. Click on in the action toolbar at the top of the page.
    Documents are moved back to the View tab of the workspace and available to users.

Delete Permanently

  1. Go to the folder that you want and click on the Trash view.
    The deleted document(s) of the folders are displayed.
  2. Click on the document you want to delete permanently. A top bar is displayed at the top of the document.
  3. In View click on in the action toolbar at the top of the page.

Documents are permanently erased from the application. They cannot be restored.

Empty Trash

  1. Go to the workspace where you want to empty the trash.
  2. Click on the Trash view.
  3. Click on the Empty the trash button at the top right of the page.

On the side menu on the left a Trash menu is available where you can find all the documents deleted depending on your rights.

From this search you can restore document(s).

If you open a document that is already in the trash, an info bar is displayed at the top of the page saying that you are viewing a trashed document. If you have the necessary rights on the document, you can restore and/or delete permanently document(s) as explained above from this info bar.