Enabling the Recycle Bin

Scenarios

EVS recycle bin is disabled by default. You need to manually enable it before you can use it.

If the recycle bin is enabled, EVS disks will be moved to the recycle bin upon deletion. This can help protect your disk data from accidental deletions.

Notes and Constraints

• To learn when will EVS disks be moved to the recycle bin after the recycle bin is enabled, see Recycle Bin Rules for Deleted EVS Disks.
• When you delete a disk, regardless of whether the disk will be moved to the recycle bin or not, the disk snapshots will always be deleted permanently.
• There are no limits on the capacity and quantity of disks in the recycle bin.
• Separately deleted disks are stored in the recycle bin for a maximum of seven days. During this period, you can recover or permanently delete the disks. After the disks expire, they are permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.
• Disks deleted together with an ECS have the same retention duration as the ECS. During this time, you can only recover or permanently delete the disks from the ECS side. After the disks expire, they are permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and choose Storage > Elastic Volume Service.

   The Elastic Volume Service page is displayed.

3. Click the Recycle Bin tab.
4. Click Enable Recycle Bin.

   After the recycle bin is enabled, the Recycle Bin tab page shows the disks that are going to be permanently deleted. You can now use the recycle bin.