The item browser has a special view mode that shows deleted items.
Deleted items are items that did not exist when the layer was captured, but still exist in some previous layer.
Deleted items are shown with a striped background.
You can toggle the display of deleted items using the ➤ command or with the Show Deleted toolbar button.
When you turn on , deleted items become regular items in the archive. Any recall or restore command will include the deleted items.
Showing deleted items changes how the various recall commands work. When deleted items are visible, recalling a folder will also recall all of the deleted items in that folder.
The good news: this makes it easy to recall a bunch of deleted item.
The bad news: Recalling a folder will recall every deleted item that's ever been in that folder. This can be problematic for packages (which include applications); recalling old files inside an application package could interfere with the application, even preventing it from running.
For large folders or packages, it's best to:
When being shown, deleted items are included in the search.
If you think the item you're looking for was deleted, choose and then perform your search.
Also see the keep deleted items archive setting.