Recover a deleted file in Google Drive

Important:You can use this article to recover files you delete from your Google Drive account.

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Get help with a WhatsApp backup

While WhatsApp backups use Google Drive storage, WhatsApp manages the back file and end-to-end encryption.

This means Google can’t access, examine, or restore your messages, photos, or other media from your backup.

To restore it to a new phone, find a missing backup, recover media, or other issues with your WhatsApp backup, visit the WhatsApp Help Center .

Go to drive.google.com .
On the left, click Trash.
- All your deleted files are listed in “Trash.”
- To find out how long ago files were added to the “Trash,” you can sort files by their “Trashed date” date.
To restore a file:
1. Right-click the file.
2. Click Restore.

Tip:Files remain in Trash for 30 days, then they’re deleted forever.

Steps to restore a file or folder from Trash in Google Drive.