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Deleted links are not gone right away. When you delete a link from the sidebar, SupaSidebar moves it to the Trash, where it waits until you restore it, remove it for good, or it ages out of the retention window you set.

How it works

Deleting a link is a soft delete. The link leaves your spaces and folders immediately, but a copy stays in the Trash so a mistaken delete is one click away from being undone. Links sit in the Trash until either you act on them or they pass the retention window, at which point SupaSidebar removes them permanently on its own.

The Trash is local to your Mac and follows the same retention setting everywhere.

Settings

Open Preferences - Trash to manage deleted links and how long they stick around.

  • Enable Trash - On by default. Deleted links move to the Trash so you can restore them. Turn this off if you want deletes to be permanent right away, with no recovery step.
  • Keep Deleted Links - The retention window before a trashed link is removed automatically. Choose 7 days, 14 days, 30 days (default), or 90 days.
  1. Open Preferences - Trash.
  2. Find the link under Deleted Links. Each row shows when it was deleted.
  3. Click Restore to put it back.

Restored links return to your saved links so you can refile them wherever you want. See Save links for the ways to organize a link after it is back.

To clear trashed links before the retention window ends:

  • Delete one link - Click the x button on its row in Deleted Links.
  • Empty the Trash - Click Empty Trash to remove everything at once. This asks for confirmation and cannot be undone.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Deleted links move to the Trash instead of disappearing, so open Preferences - Trash, find the link under Deleted Links, and click Restore. As long as the retention window has not passed, the link is still there to bring back.

For the retention window you set in Preferences - Trash: 7, 14, 30, or 90 days. The default is 30 days. After that, trashed links are removed automatically.

How do I make deletes permanent with no Trash?

Turn off Enable Trash in Preferences - Trash. With it off, deleting a link removes it right away and there is no recovery step.

Keyboard shortcuts

ShortcutAction
Cmd DeleteDelete the selected link (moves it to the Trash)

For the full list, see Shortcuts.

Tips

  • Lower the retention window to 7 days if you delete often and do not want old links lingering, or raise it to 90 days for a longer safety net.
  • Pair the Trash with Smart Folders and Tags to keep your saved links tidy without fear of losing something permanently.
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