It's easy to empty your trash in Gmail on a computer or mobile device to free up storage space, but note that the action is irreversible.

Just because you deleted a file on your Android phone doesn't mean it is gone. Here is a quick and easy way to permanently lose old files to free space.

With Google Drive open, go to Trash, right-click on the mistakenly deleted file, and click the Restore option. Do keep in mind that Google Drive automatically deletes files in the Trash after 30 days.