# Trash Settings ☁

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URL: https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/trash-settings
Last updated: 2026-10-03

Set the trash retention period for each table in a NocoDB base, or turn off trash for a table.

Owners can control the Trash for each table. Turn the Trash off when deletes must be permanent. Or select a retention period that is different from the plan default.

## Open trash settings

1. Open the base and go to **Base Settings** → **Admin** → **Trash Retention**.

<img alt="Record Trash settings: per-table toggle and retention selector" src={__img0} placeholder="blur" />

## Per-table controls

Each table has two controls:

| Control          | What it does                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Enable Trash** | When on, deleted records go to the Trash. When off, deletes are permanent and you cannot restore the records. For a table with Trash off, the retention column shows `—`.    |
| **Retention**    | The time that NocoDB keeps records in the Trash before it removes them automatically. Select **30 / 60 / 90 / 180 / 365 days**. The default changes with the workspace plan. |

### Disable trash

1. For the table, turn off **Enable Trash**.
2. In the dialog, confirm.

<Callout type="warning">
  All existing trashed records for the table are permanently deleted when trash is turned off and cannot be recovered. Future deletes skip the Trash.
</Callout>

### Change retention

1. For the table, click the retention value (for example, **30 days**).
2. Select one of the preset durations. NocoDB saves the change immediately.

## Role permissions

| Action                | Owner | Creator | Editor | Commenter | Viewer |
| :-------------------- | :---: | :-----: | :----: | :-------: | :----: |
| View trash settings   |  Yes  |    No   |   No   |     No    |   No   |
| Modify trash settings |  Yes  |    No   |   No   |     No    |   No   |

## Availability

* Trash settings are available on **NocoDB Cloud** (Scale plan and above) and licensed self-hosted deployments (Scale plan and above).

## Related

* [Base trash](/docs/product/bases/base-trash)
* [Base snapshots](/docs/product/bases/snapshots)
* [Actions on base](/docs/product/bases/actions-on-base)

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## Related pages

- [Create Base](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/create-base.md): Create a NocoDB base from scratch, from a template or with AI.
- [Folders](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/folders.md): Organize tables, documents, and dashboards into collapsible folders in the NocoDB base sidebar.
- [Import Airtable to NocoDB](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/import-base-from-airtable.md): Import a complete Airtable base into NocoDB in a few minutes.
- [Base Collaboration](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/base-collaboration.md): Invite members and teams to a NocoDB base, manage their base roles, and remove their access.
- [Share Base](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/share-base.md): Share a NocoDB base with a public read-only link, set a custom URL, and embed the base in an iframe.
- [Base Snapshots](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/snapshots.md): Create, restore and delete point-in-time snapshots of a NocoDB base.
- [Base Trash ☁](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/base-trash.md): Use NocoDB Base Trash to view, restore, and permanently delete deleted records, tables, views, fields, dashboards, widgets, workflows, scripts, and extensions.
- [Private Base](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/private-base.md): Set up a Private Base in NocoDB and control who can access it, separate from workspace roles.