nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Trash / Deleted Files Search

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1. to develop enhancement feature: search feature: trashbin
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Description

I used to be able to sort of use the search to search inside trash/deleted files, I can no longer do that so with 1000 files I am absolutely not finding the thing I need so I’d like to feature request being able to because it simply isn’t viable otherwise

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Research direction

The issue does not identify any files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing how search currently handles deleted files in the Nextcloud server, then define the expected behavior for searching trash contents and verify it with coverage for a large deleted-file collection.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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