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# Trash and project recovery {#project-trash}

Deleting from the project library is a recoverable first step. Creator or Studio cancels relevant live work and moves the project to its own Trash; the other product's Trash remains separate.

## Move a project to Trash {#move-to-trash}

Open the project menu, choose Delete, and confirm. Wait for cancellation and deletion status to finish. If cancellation fails, the project remains visible rather than pretending that it was removed. Export first when the project may be needed outside this account.

## Restore a project {#restore-project}

Open Trash from the project library and choose Restore. The project returns to its original product with the same local content and identity. If its major project version is old, restoration does not make it editable; use the product's conversion flow instead.

## Delete permanently {#delete-permanently}

Permanent deletion cannot be undone through the UI. Confirm the exact project and preserve a **.mijnspel.zip** when recovery matters. Chats, files, versions, feedback, and publish state owned only by that project are removed with it. For safer alternatives, read [Transfer, duplicate, and convert](/docs/en/transfer-duplicate-convert/).