If lots of your SharePoint or Microsoft Teams files get deleted, overwritten, corrupted, or infected by malware, you can restore an entire shared document library to a previous time. The restore will undo all the actions that occurred on both files and folders in the last 30 days.

In SharePoint or OneDrive, you experience one or more of the following problem scenarios: Scenario 1: You're missing a file, folder, or item from a list or library. Scenario 2: You've deleted a file or a folder and want to recover it.

Learn how the SharePoint site collection administrator can use the Site Collection Recycle Bin as a safety net when users delete files and folders from a site.

While items are in the site recycle bin, you can restore items you deleted to their original location. If you're using SharePoint in Microsoft 365, you can even view and restore items that were deleted by someone else, as long as you have edit permissions.

The Recycle Bin is in the top right portion of the Site Content page. On the Recycle Bin page, click the box to the right of the items or files you want to delete or restore.

There are many ways to customize access to an item to share it safely, securely, and only to the people you want to share it with. The two main ways to share the item are to email an invite or copy a link to the item.

You will not be able to restore or recover a folder shared with you. If you shared a folder with other people and they deleted its contents, you can find the contents in your recycle bin.

When you need a new shared location to store team files, you can create a site that contains a shared library right from OneDrive, add members, and start working together. And it’s easy to copy or move files where you and others need them.

Learn what the SharePoint recycle bin settings do, how to configure them in SharePoint Central Administration, and how they affect your site.

In new Outlook you can view all mailboxes and folders shared with you, including details for the type of permissions you were granted. In new Outlook, select Settings > Accounts > Shared with me. From the Shared with me pane, you can see the name of the folder and the person who shared it with you.