Recycled Files

The Recycle Bin provides a safety net for deleted items, allowing you to recover accidentally deleted models, versions, texture sets, environment maps, sprites, and sounds.

Accessing the Recycle Bin

Navigate to the Recycled Files tab in the left panel.

What Can Be Recycled?

Item Type	What Happens
Models	All versions move to recycle bin
Model Versions	Single version recycled, model remains
Texture Sets	Unlinked from all models
Environment Maps	Entire environment map recycled with its panorama/cube variants
Environment Map Variants	Single size variant recycled, environment map remains
Sprites	Removed from sprite sheets
Sounds	Sound entry recycled with its audio file

Restoring Items

1. Open the Recycled Files panel
2. Find the item you want to restore
3. Right-click and select Restore

The item returns to its original location.

Permanent Deletion

To permanently delete an item:

1. Open the Recycled Files panel
2. Right-click the item
3. Select Delete Permanently

Permanent deletion cannot be undone

Once permanently deleted, the item and its associated files are removed from the database. However, shared files that are still used by other items are protected.

For environment maps, this means unused variant files and custom-thumbnail files are deleted only when nothing else still references them.

Shared File Protection

Modelibr uses file deduplication - identical files are stored only once. This means:

• If two models use the same file, deleting one doesn't affect the other
• Permanent deletion only removes files that aren't used elsewhere
• You'll see a warning if attempting to delete shared files