#4287·yazi

Sort deleted files by deletion timestamp

Author: apprenti-sorcierCreated Aug 25, 2026Updated Aug 25, 2026

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`ya env` output

bash

Yazi
    Version: 26.8.15 (Arch Linux 2026-08-19)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (linux-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.97.1 (8bab26f4 2026-07-14)
    Backtrace: None

Ya
    Version: 26.8.15 (Arch Linux 2026-08-19)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (linux-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.97.1 (8bab26f4 2026-07-14)

Config
    Init             : /home/user/.config/yazi/init.lua (3802 chars)
    Yazi             : /home/user/.config/yazi/yazi.toml (3404 chars)
    Keymap           : /home/user/.config/yazi/keymap.toml (4048 chars)
    Theme            : /home/user/.config/yazi/theme.toml (2199 chars)
    VFS              : /home/user/.config/yazi/vfs.toml (No such file or directory (os error 2))
    Package          : /home/user/.config/yazi/package.toml (976 chars)
    Dark/light flavor: ArcSwapAny("") / ArcSwapAny("")

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("xterm-kitty")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Kitty)
    Emulator.probe      : Emulator { brand: Kitty, version: "kitty(0.48.2)", csi_u: Some(0), kgp: true, sixel: false, background: Some([65535, 65535, 65535]), color_scheme: Some(true), csi_16t: (7, 14), force_16t: false, osc_5522: true, cursor_blink: false, cursor_shape: Some(1), mux: None }

Adapter
    Drivers.matches: Kgp
    TERM.dimension : Dimension { cols: 152, rows: 98, width: 1064, height: 1372 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : Some("wayland")
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : Some("wayland-0")
    DISPLAY                    : Some(":1")
    NIRI_SOCKET                : None
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL              : Some("/bin/bash")
    EDITOR             : Some("nvim")
    VISUAL             : None
    YAZI_FILE_ONE      : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME   : None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS   : None
    SSH_AUTH_SOCK      : None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS   : None
    FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND: None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRuleArc(OpenerRule { id: Id(3), run: NonEmptyString("${EDITOR:-vi} %s"), block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: Unix, spread: true }))
    block-create: Some(OpenerRuleArc(OpenerRule { id: Id(3), run: NonEmptyString("${EDITOR:-vi} %s"), block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: Unix, spread: true }))
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRuleArc(OpenerRule { id: Id(3), run: NonEmptyString("${EDITOR:-vi} %s"), block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: Unix, spread: true }))

Multiplexers
    tmux version       : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file          : 5.48
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 9.0.1 / 9.0.1
    pdftoppm      : 26.08.0
    magick        : 7.1.2-29
    fzf           : 0.74.3
    fd/fdfind     : 10.4.2 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : 15.2.0
    chafa         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    zoxide        : 0.10.0
    7zz/7z        : No such file or directory (os error 2) / 26.02
    resvg         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    jq            : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: 2.3.0 / 2.3.0
    xclip        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    xsel         : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Routine
    `file -bL --mime-type`: text/plain

Please describe the problem you're trying to solve

Thank you for the recycle bin implementation in yazi that was missing until now; it makes it now the only necessary file manager on your computer.

However, one thing I find missing is the ability to sort the files in the order (or rather reverse order) of their deletion. If you have files that have accumulated for weeks or months, you are more likely to want to restore a newly deleted file rather than one that you haven’t touched in a while. This is a constant need when I used other file managers and all of them that I know on every OS can sort the most recent deleted files. Unfortunately none of the existing sort possibilities yet implemented in yazi (by file birth or modification timestamp) works the same in the recycle bin. Especially if you have several files with the same name, you are more likely to want to restore the last deleted one (or maybe the oldest); and the other timestamps might be misleading.

Would you be willing to contribute this feature?

Yes, I'll give it a shot

Describe the solution you'd like

In the recycle bin, add the option to show the deleted timestamp as a column and allow to sort by it, like in other file managers.

One can even make this sorting permanent with the Folder Rules “plugin” option.

Maybe it can be also added as a spotter information, but the main need is to have it as a sortable column.

Additional context

As for sorting files… randomly, I don’t find any case where it’s useful, unless you are bored. Maybe it was an Easter egg implemented in the software?

Checklist

I have searched the existing issues/discussions
The latest nightly build doesn't already have this feature

Source: sxyazi/yazi

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