diff --git a/src/inc/routeinc/f0cklib.mjs b/src/inc/routeinc/f0cklib.mjs
index 937ff7c..c930ba2 100644
--- a/src/inc/routeinc/f0cklib.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/routeinc/f0cklib.mjs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export default {
       left join "user" on "user".id = favorites.user_id
       where
         ${ db.unsafe(modequery) }
+        and items.active = 'true'
         ${ tag ? db`and tags.normalized ilike '%' || slugify(${tag}) || '%'` : db`` }
         ${ o.fav ? db`and "user".user ilike ${'%'+user+'%'}` : db`` }
         ${ user ? db`and items.username ilike ${'%'+user+'%'}` : db`` }
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export default {
       left join tags_assign ta on ta.item_id = items.id and (ta.tag_id = 1 or ta.tag_id = 2)
       where
         ${ db.unsafe(modequery) }
+        and items.active = 'true'
         ${ tag ? db`and tags.normalized ilike '%' || slugify(${tag}) || '%'` : db`` }
         ${ o.fav ? db`and "user".user ilike ${'%'+user+'%'}` : db`` }
         ${ user ? db`and items.username ilike ${'%'+user+'%'}` : db`` }
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ export default {
       left join tags_assign ta on ta.item_id = items.id and (ta.tag_id = 1 or ta.tag_id = 2)
       where
         ${ db.unsafe(modequery) }
+        and items.active = 'true'
         ${ tag ? db`and tags.normalized ilike '%' || slugify(${tag}) || '%'` : db`` }
         ${ o.fav ? db`and "user".user ilike ${'%'+user+'%'}` : db`` }
         ${ user ? db`and items.username ilike ${'%'+user+'%'}` : db`` }
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@ export default {
       left join "user" on "user".id = favorites.user_id
       where
         ${ db.unsafe(modequery) }
+        and items.active = 'true'
         ${ tag ? db`and tags.normalized ilike '%' || slugify(${tag}) || '%'` : db`` }
         ${ o.fav ? db`and "user".user ilike ${'%'+user+'%'}` : db`` }
         ${ user ? db`and items.username ilike ${'%'+user+'%'}` : db`` }
diff --git a/src/inc/routes/apiv2/index.mjs b/src/inc/routes/apiv2/index.mjs
index ddc6c60..c58e7c2 100644
--- a/src/inc/routes/apiv2/index.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/routes/apiv2/index.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { promises as fs } from "fs";
 import db from '../../sql.mjs';
 import lib from '../../lib.mjs';
 import search from '../../routeinc/search.mjs';
@@ -16,8 +17,10 @@ export default router => {
       const rows = await db`
         select *
         from "items"
-        where mime ilike ${mime}
-        and username ilike ${user}
+        where
+          mime ilike ${mime} and
+          username ilike ${user} and
+          active = 'true'
         order by random()
         limit 1
       `;
@@ -46,7 +49,8 @@ export default router => {
         from "items"
         left join "tags_assign" on "tags_assign".item_id = "items".id and ("tags_assign".tag_id = 1 or "tags_assign".tag_id = 2)
         where
-          ${db.unsafe(modequery)}
+          ${db.unsafe(modequery)} and
+          active = 'true'
           ${
             opt.older
               ? db`and id <= ${opt.older}`
@@ -76,20 +80,20 @@ export default router => {
       const item = await db`
         select *
         from "items"
-        where id = ${+id}
+        where id = ${+id} and active = 'true'
         limit 1
       `;
       const next = await db`
         select id
         from "items"
-        where id > ${+id}
+        where id > ${+id} and active = 'true'
         order by id
         limit 1
       `;
       const prev = await db`
         select id
         from "items"
-        where id < ${+id}
+        where id < ${+id} and active = 'true'
         order by id desc
         limit 1
       `;
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ export default router => {
       const rows = db`
         select id, mime, size, src, stamp, userchannel, username, usernetwork
         from "items"
-        where username = ${user}
+        where username = ${user} and active = 'true'
         order by stamp desc
         limit ${+eps}
       `;
@@ -222,19 +226,42 @@ export default router => {
           msg: 'no postid'
         });
       }
-      const postid = +req.post.postid;
+      const id = +req.post.postid;
 
-      if(postid <= 1) {
+      if(id <= 1) {
         return res.json({
           success: false
         });
       }
-  
-      await db`
-        delete from "items"
-        where id = ${+postid}
+
+      const f0ck = await db`
+        select dest, mime
+        from "items"
+        where
+          id = ${id} and
+          active = 'true'
+        limit 1
       `;
 
+      if(f0ck.length === 0) {
+        return res.json({
+          success: false,
+          msg: `f0ck ${id}: f0ck not found`
+        });
+      }
+
+      await db`update "items" set active = 'false' where id = ${id}`;
+  
+      await fs.copyFile(`./public/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`, `./deleted/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`).catch(_=>{});
+      await fs.copyFile(`./public/t/${id}.webp`, `./deleted/t/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+      await fs.unlink(`./public/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`).catch(_=>{});
+      await fs.unlink(`./public/t/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+
+      if(f0ck[0].mime.startsWith('audio')) {
+        await fs.copyFile(`./public/ca/${id}.webp`, `./deleted/ca/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+        await fs.unlink(`./public/ca/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+      }
+
       res.json({
         success: true
       });
diff --git a/src/inc/routes/apiv2/settings.mjs b/src/inc/routes/apiv2/settings.mjs
index 321b4bd..dfea483 100644
--- a/src/inc/routes/apiv2/settings.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/routes/apiv2/settings.mjs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default router => {
       const itemid = (await db`
         select id
         from "items"
-        where id = ${+avatar}
+        where id = ${+avatar} and active = 'true'
       `)?.[0]?.id;
       
       if(!itemid) {
diff --git a/src/inc/routes/search.mjs b/src/inc/routes/search.mjs
index 41259e4..9d83553 100644
--- a/src/inc/routes/search.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/routes/search.mjs
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
         ret = await db`
           select *
           from "items"
-          where src ilike ${'%' + tag.substring(4) + '%'}
+          where
+            src ilike ${'%' + tag.substring(4) + '%'} and
+            active = 1
           group by "items".id
           order by "items".id desc
           offset ${offset}
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ export default (router, tpl) => {
           from "tags"
           left join "tags_assign" on "tags_assign".tag_id = "tags".id
           left join "items" on "items".id = "tags_assign".item_id
-          where "tags".tag ilike ${'%' + tag + '%'}
+          where "tags".tag ilike ${'%' + tag + '%'} and "items".active = 1
           group by "items".id, "tags".tag
           offset ${offset}
           limit ${_eps}
diff --git a/src/inc/trigger/delete.mjs b/src/inc/trigger/delete.mjs
index eb07724..a620407 100644
--- a/src/inc/trigger/delete.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/trigger/delete.mjs
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ export default async bot => {
           continue;
         
         const f0ck = await db`
-          select dest, username, userchannel, usernetwork
+          select dest, mime, username, userchannel, usernetwork
           from "items"
-          where id = ${id}
+          where
+            id = ${id} and
+            active = 'true'
           limit 1
         `;
         const level = getLevel(e.user).level;
@@ -44,18 +46,66 @@ export default async bot => {
           continue;
         }
 
-        await fs.unlink(`./public/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`).catch(_=>{});
-        await fs.unlink(`./public/t/${id}`).catch(_=>{});
+        await db`update "items" set active = 'false' where id = ${id}`;
 
-        await db`
-          delete from "items"
-          where id = ${+id}
-        `;
+        await fs.copyFile(`./public/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`, `./deleted/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`).catch(_=>{});
+        await fs.copyFile(`./public/t/${id}.webp`, `./deleted/t/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+        await fs.unlink(`./public/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`).catch(_=>{});
+        await fs.unlink(`./public/t/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+
+        if(f0ck[0].mime.startsWith('audio')) {
+          await fs.copyFile(`./public/ca/${id}.webp`, `./deleted/ca/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+          await fs.unlink(`./public/ca/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+        }
 
         deleted.push(id);
       }
 
       e.reply(`deleted ${deleted.length}/${e.args.length} f0cks (${deleted.join(",")})`);
     }
+  }, {
+    name: "recover",
+    call: /^\!(recover) .*/i,
+    active: true,
+    level: 100,
+    f: async e => {
+      let recovered = [];
+
+      for(let id of e.args) {
+        id = +id;
+        if(id <= 1)
+          continue;
+        
+        const f0ck = await db`
+          select dest, mime
+          from "items"
+          where
+            id = ${id} and
+            active = 'false'
+          limit 1
+        `;
+
+        if(f0ck.length === 0) {
+          e.reply(`f0ck ${id}: f0ck not found`);
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        await fs.copyFile(`./deleted/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`, `./public/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`).catch(_=>{});
+        await fs.copyFile(`./deleted/t/${id}.webp`, `./public/t/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+        await fs.unlink(`./deleted/b/${f0ck[0].dest}`).catch(_=>{});
+        await fs.unlink(`./deleted/t/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+
+        if(f0ck[0].mime.startsWith('audio')) {
+          await fs.copyFile(`./deleted/ca/${id}.webp`, `./public/ca/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+          await fs.unlink(`./deleted/ca/${id}.webp`).catch(_=>{});
+        }
+
+        await db`update "items" set active = 'true' where id = ${id}`;
+
+        recovered.push(id);
+      }
+
+      e.reply(`recovered ${recovered.length}/${e.args.length} f0cks (${recovered.join(",")})`);
+    }
   }]
 };
diff --git a/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs b/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs
index 574ddbb..84fab3b 100644
--- a/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default async bot => {
               userchannel: e.channel,
               usernetwork: e.network,
               stamp: ~~(new Date() / 1000),
-              active: 1
+              active: 'true'
             }, 'src', 'dest', 'mime', 'size', 'checksum', 'username', 'userchannel', 'usernetwork', 'stamp', 'active')
           }
         `;