When you delete a survey in PaperSurvey, it is moved to the trash bin rather than being permanently removed. This gives you a safety net to recover surveys that were deleted by mistake.

Deleting a survey

To delete a survey:

1. Find the survey on your dashboard
2. Open the survey menu (three dots or right-click)
3. Select Delete
4. Confirm the deletion

The survey will be moved to the trash bin and will no longer appear on your dashboard.

Accessing the trash bin

You can find the trash bin in your account settings. It contains all recently deleted surveys.

Recovering a deleted survey

1. Open the trash bin
2. Find the survey you want to recover
3. Click Restore

The survey will be moved back to your dashboard with all its responses, settings, and analysis views intact.

Permanent deletion

Surveys in the trash bin are eventually removed permanently. If you want to permanently delete a survey immediately:

1. Open the trash bin
2. Find the survey
3. Select Delete Permanently

Permanent deletion cannot be undone. All survey data, responses, and associated files will be removed.

What gets deleted

When a survey is permanently deleted:

• The survey design and questions
• All responses and entries
• Uploaded scans and images
• Analysis views and charts
• Export configurations

Team settings, account data, and other surveys are not affected.