Where is the Android Trash?

android trash

Almost all Android users know very well that they will not find any recycle bin icon on their mobile phone screen like the one that appears on the computer screen, for example. It's not that it doesn't exist, it's just that it isn't visible or displayed like it is in Windows or macOS operating systems. But then, where is android trash? We explain it to you below.

First of all, it should be clarified that the concept of "Recycle Bin" on Android it differs a bit from what we can find on a system like Windows. In it, it is a storage area intended to store files and folders before their final deletion. It can be accessed through a desktop icon and the way to manage its content is similar to that of any other folder.

But on Android this is not the case. The "Android trash can", if we can call it that, is actually an element for recover deleted files. A resource that depends more on some specific applications than on the operating system itself. This is a peculiarity of Android that many users ignore: the task of temporarily storing deleted files does not fall on a unified app, but on several different applications, both native and external.

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These apps store files for a limited amount of time. After this period (the duration of which varies according to each app), the files are permanently deleted. So, both to recover them and to delete them forever, we have a certain period of time. And to execute these actions, there is no other way than to go to each of the applications that have this functionality.

Depending on the mobile brand

samsung bin

In short, in Android we are not going to find a single universal recycle bin to manage, restore or delete deleted files. However, some brands do offer solutions similar:

Huawei

The Chinese manufacturer includes a trash can in its smartphones where the files are kept for a whole month before they are permanently deleted. on a mobile Huawei, recovery is done like this:

  1. First of all, you have to open the gallery app of the telephone.
  2. Then we go to the tab Albums.
  3. Within it, we select “Recently Deleted”.

Samsung

This is another one of the few brands that do integrate a recycle bin into their devices. In Samsung, the trash can is shown in the gallery and gives us the possibility to recover files that have been deleted in the last 30 days. It works like this:

    1. First we open the gallery app of our Samsung mobile.
    2. Then we click on the three point icon displayed at the bottom right of the screen.
  1. There we look for the section "Paper bin".
  2. On the next screen all deleted files are displayed.
  3. To recover a video, audio or image, just click on it and, in the new box that opens, click "Restore".

Xiaomi

Also on mobile Xiaomi there is a recycle bin to recover deleted files. The method to access it is similar to the previous cases:

  1. To start, you have to open the gallery app of our Xiaomi mobile.
  2. Then we go to the icon three vertical points, located in the upper right corner of the screen.
  3. Then we select «Settings» and then "Additional settings".
  4. Finally, we access "Paper bin".

recycling applications

In addition to what was explained in the previous section, there are a series of applications that do have something similar to a trash can, as well as certain layers of customization in the software of the mobile itself. These are the bins that we can handle in the daily use of our phone:

gmail

gmail trash

A term of 30 days is the one offered gmail to its users to restore deleted files. In fact, Google's mail application was one of the first to implement the trash can within its options. This is how to access it:

  1. To start, you have to start Gmail.
  2. Then click on the menu button, located on the search bar.
  3. In the list that opens, we select the folder "Paper bin".

Google Drive

google drive trash

Also the application to store files in the Google cloud offers a recycle bin. Its operation is simple: when deleting a file in Google Drive, it is automatically sent to the trash to be permanently deleted after 30 days. This is how you can access the trash to recover it:

  1. We open the Google Drive app.
  2. Let's go to menu button next to the search bar.
  3. select "Paper bin".

Google Photos

google photos trash can

Application Google Photos It has a trash can located inside the section "Library". All the images that have been deleted will end up there, and will remain for 60 days before disappearing permanently. To access the trash and recover them, proceed as follows:

  1. First we open the application Google Photos.
  2. Now we are going to "Library".
  3. Within this section, we select "Paper bin", where all the images are saved.

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