Undo of folder deletion brings back empty folder

[isidorn]

1. Delete a folder with children in VS Code explorer
2. Undo -> folder is brought back empty

This is due to the fact that we do not store all the contents of the folder in memory which can be very large. Which I think makes good sense.
As @bpasero points out: "I am not aware of any API for restoring from trash actually, but it would be a good solution"

Which I agree with. It would be cool if there was API to get things out from trash.

fyi @jrieken @alexdima

[isidorn]

Idea from Joh: To circumvent the "restore from trash" problem we could try to move/copy the file that's to be deleted to some tmp-folder

[JacksonKearl]

Being able to Ctrl+Z would be nice, but if it breaks the system-standard deleted resource recovery mechanism it's not worth it. I don't want people to delete something on accident, check the trash, not see it, and get worried.

As-is this screen seems sufficient for pointing them in the right direction:

Leaving open to revisit if an api comes to recover deleted items from Trash.

[ashok-arjun]

Is there a way to bring the deleted files back? I just deleted a folder accidentally and Ctrl+Z does not retrieve the files, instead only returns an emtpy folder.

Please help @JacksonKearl @isidorn

[JacksonKearl]

@ashok-arjun the files should be in the trash/recycling bin if your platform supports that.

[ashok-arjun]

@JacksonKearl Got it, thank you!

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