Recycle Bin for Deleted Photos (30-Day Recovery Period)

Currently, deleting photos on Primfeed is permanent and immediate. This creates a risk of accidental deletions and makes it impossible for users to recover content removed by mistake.

I would like to suggest implementing a Recycle Bin / Trash system similar to other social media and cloud storage platforms.

Suggested functionality:

  • When a user deletes a photo, it is moved to a Recycle Bin instead of being permanently removed.

  • Deleted items remain in the Recycle Bin for up to 30 days.

  • Users can:

    • Restore photos at any time during that period.

    • Permanently delete individual photos immediately if desired.

    • Empty the entire Recycle Bin manually.

  • After 30 days, photos are automatically and permanently deleted.

Benefits:

  • Prevents accidental data loss.

  • Gives users confidence when cleaning up galleries.

  • Reduces support requests related to mistakenly deleted content.

Optional enhancement:

  • Display the number of days remaining before each item is permanently removed.

  • Allow bulk restore and bulk permanent deletion actions.

This feature would make gallery management safer and more user-friendly, especially for users with large photo collections.

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Status

Under review

Board

Feature Request

Date

2 days ago

Author

camep Resident

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