Source: https://docs.amadalis.ai/content/trash-and-recovery/

# Recover content from Trash

Recover a page or post from [Trash](https://docs.amadalis.ai/reference/glossary/#trash) in EmDash’s own **Pages** or **Posts** screens in the site admin. An Author can recover their own entries; an Editor or Admin can recover other entries too. Permanent deletion needs an Admin.

Checked against the product’s code on 7 November 2026.

## Find and restore an entry

1.  Open **Pages** or **Posts** in EmDash’s own content screens in the site admin. You see that collection’s entries.
2.  Choose **Trash**. The list now shows its removed entries.
3.  Open the actions menu for the entry you want. It offers **Restore** and **Delete permanently**.
4.  Choose **Restore**. The entry leaves Trash.
5.  Choose **All**. The restored entry is back as a [draft](https://docs.amadalis.ai/reference/glossary/#draft).
6.  Open its title. Review the restored content before putting it back on the site.

[![Pages is on Trash, with the selected entry's actions menu showing Restore and Delete permanently.](https://docs.amadalis.ai/images/steps/2026-11-05-coverage-and-stale/COV1-01-trash-row-actions-1440.png)](https://docs.amadalis.ai/images/steps/2026-11-05-coverage-and-stale/COV1-01-trash-row-actions-1440.png "Open full-size image")

Restore brings the selected entry out of Trash.

[![At phone width, Pages is on Trash, with the selected entry's actions menu showing Restore and Delete permanently.](https://docs.amadalis.ai/images/steps/2026-11-05-coverage-and-stale/COV1-01-trash-row-actions-390.png)](https://docs.amadalis.ai/images/steps/2026-11-05-coverage-and-stale/COV1-01-trash-row-actions-390.png "Open full-size image")

Restore brings the selected entry out of Trash.

Restoring does not publish the entry. It also clears its old publication schedule, even if the entry was live or scheduled before it was removed. Follow [Review and publish](https://docs.amadalis.ai/composer/composer/#review-and-publish) when it is ready. Set a new schedule separately if needed.

## Ask the copilot

The copilot restore needs an Editor or Admin.

1.  Open **Copilot**. The conversation is ready for your request.
2.  Type “Show the pages in Trash” or “Show the posts in Trash”. The request names the collection to search.
3.  Choose **Send**. Read the returned entries before choosing one.
4.  Ask “Restore \[entry title\] from Trash as a draft”, replacing the brackets with the entry you found.
5.  Choose **Send**. The card asks **Restore this content from Trash?**
6.  Check the entry, then choose **Restore it**. The receipt confirms restoration as a draft with no schedule.

The restore receipt’s **Undo** moves the same entry back to Trash. See [Content and its catalog](https://docs.amadalis.ai/reference/copilot/content-and-media/#content-and-its-catalog) for the restore and permanent deletion requests.

## Put it back in Trash

In **Composer**, the **Move to trash** control opens a card naming the page and its address. Confirm the move only after reading what happens to a live page. Its receipt’s **Undo** brings the page back as a draft; publish it separately when ready.

The screen’s **Restore** action does not produce a copilot Undo receipt. To reverse it:

1.  Open the restored entry’s actions menu in **All**. The menu offers **Move to trash**.
2.  Choose **Move to trash**. A confirmation opens.
3.  Confirm **Move to Trash**. The entry returns to Trash.

## Permanent deletion

**Delete permanently** in Trash opens **Delete Permanently?** Nothing is permanently deleted until an Admin confirms **Delete Permanently**. Use **Cancel** to keep the entry.

Permanent deletion removes the entry and its SEO data, comments, revision history and usage references. It has no Undo. Recovering from Trash is the reversible choice while you are still deciding.

## Your next step

Review the restored draft, then follow [Review and publish](https://docs.amadalis.ai/composer/composer/#review-and-publish). If it needs a new publication time, use the scheduling steps in [Pages, posts and media](https://docs.amadalis.ai/content/pages-posts-and-media/#create-a-page-or-post).