---
title: "Trash & Site Recovery — Lemwatch Help"
description: "Recover deleted sites and understand how the trash system works."
canonical: "https://lemwatch.com/help/trash-recovery"
source: "https://lemwatch.com"
---

# Trash & Site Recovery

> Recover deleted sites and understand how the trash system works.

## Trash & Site Recovery

### How Deletion Works

 When you delete a site from your dashboard, it's moved to **Trash** — not permanently deleted. This gives you a safety net to recover accidentally deleted sites.

### Accessing Trash

 Click **Trash** in the sidebar. You'll see all recently deleted sites with:

- Site name and URL

- Date deleted

- Who deleted it

- Days remaining before permanent deletion

### Recovering a Site

- Go to Trash

- Find the site you want to recover

- Click "Restore"

- The site returns to your dashboard with all its historical data intact

### Retention Period

- Deleted sites are kept in Trash for 30 days

- After 30 days, sites and their data are permanently deleted

- Permanent deletion cannot be undone

### Permanent Deletion

 To immediately and permanently delete a site (skip the 30-day retention):

- Go to Trash

- Click the site's menu (⋯) → "Delete Permanently"

- Confirm the action — this cannot be undone

### What's Preserved During Recovery

 When you restore a site, everything comes back:

- All historical check data and metrics

- Performance baselines

- Alert configurations

- Notes and annotations

- Group assignments and tags


## Related

- [Help centre](https://lemwatch.com/help)
- [Adding Your First Site](https://lemwatch.com/help/adding-your-first-site)
- [Bulk Operations](https://lemwatch.com/help/bulk-operations)
- [SLA Dashboard](https://lemwatch.com/help/sla-dashboard)
- [Why Is My Health Score Low?](https://lemwatch.com/help/why-is-my-health-score-low)
- [Lemwatch pricing](https://lemwatch.com/pricing)
- [Understanding Your Dashboard](https://lemwatch.com/help/understanding-dashboard)
- [Traffic Analytics](https://lemwatch.com/help/traffic-analytics)