Trash & Recovery
Deleted projects aren't gone forever. OpenCharts uses soft-delete with a 30-day retention window, plus local draft recovery to prevent accidental data loss.
How Deletion Works
When you delete a project, it's soft-deleted — it gets a deletedAt timestamp and disappears from your main project list, but the data is preserved.
Soft-deleted projects are automatically purged after 30 days. Once purged, recovery is not possible.
Viewing the Trash
Navigate to Projects → Trash (or use the Trash filter in the folder sidebar). You'll see all soft-deleted projects with their deletion date and days remaining before permanent removal.
Restoring a Project
In the Trash view, click Restore on any project to move it back to your main project list. The project returns to its original folder (if the folder still exists) or becomes unfoldered.
Permanent Deletion
Click Delete Permanently in the Trash view to immediately remove a project. This action is irreversible. You can also use Empty Trash to permanently delete all trashed projects at once.
Draft Recovery
Automatic Local Drafts
OpenCharts continuously saves your work to localStorage as you edit. If you accidentally close the browser or navigate away before the backend save completes, the draft is preserved locally and restored on your next visit.
Draft Expiry
Local drafts are automatically cleaned up after 30 days. Once the backend save succeeds, the local draft is no longer needed and is cleared.