Delete and Restore Documents in Clio Manage

When you delete a document in Clio Manage, it is moved to Trash rather than removed immediately. Files in Trash no longer appear alongside your other documents, but they can be restored for a limited time. This gives you a chance to recover a file that was deleted by mistake, and lets you permanently remove files you are certain you no longer need.

Delete documents or folders in Clio Manage

If you no longer want to maintain a record of a document or folder in Clio Manage, you can delete it.

1. Go to the main Documents tab and navigate to the document or folder you want to delete.

   Note: Only empty folders can be deleted, so delete the individual documents in the folder first before deleting the folder itself.

2. In the Actions column, click the more icon (vertical ellipses), and then select Trash.

Restore documents in Clio Manage

Documents and folders deleted in Clio Manage are sent to Trash, where you can restore them. Follow these steps if you need to restore a deleted document or folder:

1. Go to the main Documents tab and then select Trash from the Documents navigation panel.
2. Find the deleted document or folder. Trash shows each item's name, the date and time it was deleted, its owner, and its size.
3. Under the Actions column, click the restore icon.

Permanently delete documents or folders

Once a document or folder is deleted, it remains in Trash for 30 days, after which it is deleted. You can permanently delete a file before the 30 day period, or permanently delete all files in Trash by emptying it.

Permanently delete a single document or folder

1. Go to Documents and select Trash.
2. Find the document or folder and click the delete icon.
3. Click Delete permanently to confirm that you want to permanently delete it.

Empty Trash

1. Go to Documents and select Trash.
2. Click Empty Trash.
3. Click Empty Trash to confirm that you want to permanently delete all files in Trash.