Deleting and undeleting documents and folders

Deleting a document or folder removes it from view. However, it does not remove it permanently from the vault. The item can be restored to its original location, similar to restoring files from the Windows Recycle Bin. The difference is that Meridian does not store all deleted documents in one location but rather tracks deleted documents according to their parent folder.

Warning

Deleted documents that have never been released in the vault cannot be undeleted. In other words, new documents cannot be undeleted until after they have been released at least once.
References to deleted documents are not restored by Undelete.

To delete a document or folder:

Right-click the document or folder that you want to delete, point to Edit and then click Delete or Folder, respectively. A confirmation dialog box appears.

Click OK. The document is deleted.

Select the document or folder that you want to delete.

For a document, In the Edit ribbon, in the Organize group, click Delete. A confirmation dialog box appears.

For a folder, In the Folder ribbon, in the Action group, click Delete Folder. A confirmation dialog box appears.

Click OK. The document or folder is deleted.

To undelete a document or folder:

Right-click the folder from where the document was deleted, point to Folder, and then click Undelete. The Deleted folders and documents dialog box appears.

Select the items that you want to undelete.

Click Undelete. The items are restored.

Select the folder from where the document was deleted.

In the Folder ribbon, in the Action group, click Undelete. The Deleted folders and documents dialog box appears.

Select the items that you want to undelete.

Click Undelete. The items are restored.

To delete a document or folder:

Select the document or folder you want to delete and then perform one of the following actions:

On the Edit menu, select Delete.
Right-click the item and select Delete on the shortcut menu.
Press Ctrl+D.
Press Delete.

You are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the item. If the item is a document and it has incoming references, you are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the document.

To undelete a document or folder:

Select the parent folder of the item that was deleted.

On the Document or Folder menu, select Undelete. The Deleted Folders and Documents dialog box appears, listing items that have been deleted from the selected folder but have not yet been purged from the vault.

Select the item you want to restore and click Undelete.

Click Close. The item is restored to its original location.