diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/issue-3095 b/changelog/unreleased/issue-3095 index a15844af5..1c4a4e57a 100644 --- a/changelog/unreleased/issue-3095 +++ b/changelog/unreleased/issue-3095 @@ -1,9 +1,17 @@ -Change: Remove `--drive-use-trash=false` from default rclone params +Change: Deleting files on Google Drive now moves them to the trash -By default restic used launched rclone with --drive-use-trash=false, -since google drive trash retention policy changed, it is no longer required. -Rclone will now use what's provided in by the `--drive-use-trash -parameter, `drive-use-trash` config or RCLONE_CONFIG_*_USE_TRASH env -falling back to `true` as a default (as of: v1.53.2). +When deleting files on Google Drive via an rclone backend, restic used +to bypass the trash folder and required using the `-o rclone.args` +option to enable the trash folder. This ensured that deleted files in +Google Drive were not kept indefinitely in the trash folder. Since +Google Drive's trash retention policy changed to deleting trashed files +after 30 days, this is no longer needed. -https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/3095 \ No newline at end of file +Restic now leaves it up to rclone and its configuration to use or not +use the trash folder when deleting files. The default is to use the +trash folder, as of rclone 1.53.2. To re-enable the restic 0.11 behavior, +set the `RCLONE_DRIVE_USE_TRASH` environment variable or change the +rclone configuration. See the rclone documentation for details. + +https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/3095 +https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/3102