diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/en-US/application.json b/frontend/public/locales/en-US/application.json
index 5395a3d5..144447ff 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/en-US/application.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/en-US/application.json
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@
     "enableVersionRetention": "Enable version retention",
     "enableVersionRetentionDes": "If enabled, historical versions of files that meet the conditions will be retained.",
     "versionRetention": "Version retention",
+    "trashRetention": "Trash retention (days)",
+    "trashRetentionDes": "Days a file stays in the trash before automatic deletion. 0 inherits the group default. Applies to files moved to trash after the change.",
     "languageDes": "Select the display language and preferred email language.",
     "timezoneDes": "Set the display timezone, default is system timezone",
     "externalApps": "External Apps",
diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/zh-CN/application.json b/frontend/public/locales/zh-CN/application.json
index 3a5d3fa4..1f0a4fc7 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/zh-CN/application.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/zh-CN/application.json
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@
     "enableVersionRetention": "启用版本保留",
     "enableVersionRetentionDes": "启用后，对于符合条件的文件，系统会保留其历史版本",
     "versionRetention": "版本保留",
+    "trashRetention": "回收站保留时间（天）",
+    "trashRetentionDes": "文件移入回收站后自动删除前保留的天数。0 表示继承用户组默认值，仅影响修改后移入回收站的文件。",
     "languageDes": "设置应用展示语言和首选邮件语言",
     "timezoneDes": "设置展示时区，默认跟随系统时区",
     "externalApps": "外部应用",
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/user.ts b/frontend/src/api/user.ts
index c8600891..8dfc65e3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/user.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/user.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export interface UserSettings {
   share_links_in_profile: ShareLinksInProfileLevel;
   share_default_private?: boolean;
   preferred_viewers?: Record<string, string>;
+  trash_retention?: number;
   oauth_grants?: OAuthGrant[];
 }
 
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ export interface PatchUserSetting {
   // Tri-state: "true" / "false" / "" (inherit the site default).
   share_default_private?: string;
   preferred_viewers?: Record<string, string>;
+  // Trash retention override in seconds; 0 inherits the group setting.
+  trash_retention?: number;
 }
 
 export interface PasskeyCredentialOption {
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/Pages/Setting/PreferenceSetting.tsx b/frontend/src/component/Pages/Setting/PreferenceSetting.tsx
index ca22b2ff..e3a8f887 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/Pages/Setting/PreferenceSetting.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/Pages/Setting/PreferenceSetting.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,29 @@ const PreferenceSetting = ({ setting, setSetting }: PreferenceSettingProps) => {
   const [folderClickAction, setFolderClickAction] = useState(
     SessionManager.getWithFallback(UserSettings.FolderClickAction),
   );
+  const [trashRetentionDays, setTrashRetentionDays] = useState(
+    Math.round((setting.trash_retention ?? 0) / 86400),
+  );
+
+  const onTrashRetentionChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const days = Math.max(0, parseInt(e.target.value) || 0);
+    setTrashRetentionDays(days);
+  };
+
+  const saveTrashRetention = () => {
+    const seconds = trashRetentionDays * 86400;
+    if (seconds == (setting.trash_retention ?? 0)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    setLoading(true);
+    dispatch(sendUpdateUserSetting({ trash_retention: seconds }))
+      .then(() => {
+        setSetting({ ...setting, trash_retention: seconds });
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        setLoading(false);
+      });
+  };
 
   const onRetentionCheckChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     setVersionRetentionEnabled(e.target.checked);
@@ -107,6 +130,7 @@ const PreferenceSetting = ({ setting, setSetting }: PreferenceSettingProps) => {
     setVersionRetentionEnabled(setting.version_retention_enabled);
     setVersionRetentionMax(setting.version_retention_max);
     setVersionRetentionExts(setting.version_retention_ext);
+    setTrashRetentionDays(Math.round((setting.trash_retention ?? 0) / 86400));
   }, [setting]);
 
   const selectTimeZone = (value: string) => {
@@ -349,6 +373,16 @@ const PreferenceSetting = ({ setting, setSetting }: PreferenceSettingProps) => {
           </Stack>
         </OutlinedSettingBox>
       </SettingForm>
+      <SettingForm title={t("setting.trashRetention")} lgWidth={12}>
+        <DenseFilledTextField
+          type="number"
+          value={trashRetentionDays}
+          onChange={onTrashRetentionChange}
+          onBlur={saveTrashRetention}
+          inputProps={{ min: 0, step: 1 }}
+          helperText={t("setting.trashRetentionDes")}
+        />
+      </SettingForm>
       <SettingForm title={t("setting.syncView")} lgWidth={12}>
         <ToggleButtonGroup
           color="primary"
diff --git a/inventory/types/types.go b/inventory/types/types.go
index 0a3a5a24..3787b739 100644
--- a/inventory/types/types.go
+++ b/inventory/types/types.go
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ type (
 		// viewer IDs chosen via "always open with". Synced server-side so the
 		// preference follows the user across devices.
 		PreferredViewers map[string]string `json:"preferred_viewers,omitempty"`
+		// TrashRetention overrides the group's trash retention in seconds.
+		// 0 means inherit the group setting. Applied when a file is moved to
+		// trash — already-trashed files keep their original expiry.
+		TrashRetention int `json:"trash_retention,omitempty"`
 	}
 
 	ShareLinksInProfileLevel string
diff --git a/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/manage.go b/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/manage.go
index a87596ea..2220a205 100644
--- a/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/manage.go
+++ b/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/manage.go
@@ -310,11 +310,16 @@ func (f *DBFS) SoftDelete(ctx context.Context, path ...*fs.URI) error {
 			return serializer.NewError(serializer.CodeDBError, "failed to soft-delete file", err)
 		}
 
-		// Save restore uri into metadata
+		// Save restore uri into metadata. A user-level retention overrides
+		// the group default when set.
+		retention := target.Owner().Edges.Group.Settings.TrashRetention
+		if us := target.Owner().Settings; us != nil && us.TrashRetention > 0 {
+			retention = us.TrashRetention
+		}
 		if err := fc.UpsertMetadata(ctx, target.Model, map[string]string{
 			MetadataRestoreUri: target.Uri(true).String(),
 			MetadataExpectedCollectTime: strconv.FormatInt(
-				time.Now().Add(time.Duration(target.Owner().Edges.Group.Settings.TrashRetention)*time.Second).Unix(),
+				time.Now().Add(time.Duration(retention)*time.Second).Unix(),
 				10),
 		}, nil); err != nil {
 			_ = inventory.Rollback(tx)
diff --git a/service/user/response.go b/service/user/response.go
index 7ff8f8f3..d2c053a9 100644
--- a/service/user/response.go
+++ b/service/user/response.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type UserSettings struct {
 	ShareLinksInProfile     string            `json:"share_links_in_profile"`
 	ShareDefaultPrivate     *bool             `json:"share_default_private,omitempty"`
 	PreferredViewers        map[string]string `json:"preferred_viewers,omitempty"`
+	TrashRetention          int               `json:"trash_retention,omitempty"`
 	OAuthGrants             []OauthGrant      `json:"oauth_grants,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ func BuildUserSettings(u *ent.User, passkeys []*ent.Passkey, parser *uaparser.Pa
 		ShareLinksInProfile: string(u.Settings.ShareLinksInProfile),
 		ShareDefaultPrivate: u.Settings.ShareDefaultPrivate,
 		PreferredViewers:    u.Settings.PreferredViewers,
+		TrashRetention:      u.Settings.TrashRetention,
 		OAuthGrants: lo.Map(grants, func(item *ent.OAuthGrant, index int) OauthGrant {
 			return BuildOauthGrant(item)
 		}),
diff --git a/service/user/setting.go b/service/user/setting.go
index 79527302..293282e9 100644
--- a/service/user/setting.go
+++ b/service/user/setting.go
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ type (
 		ShareDefaultPrivate *string `json:"share_default_private" binding:"omitempty"`
 		// PreferredViewers replaces the whole extension → viewer-id map.
 		PreferredViewers *map[string]string `json:"preferred_viewers" binding:"omitempty"`
+		// TrashRetention overrides group trash retention, in seconds.
+		// 0 clears the override. Capped at ~10 years.
+		TrashRetention *int `json:"trash_retention" binding:"omitempty,min=0,max=315360000"`
 	}
 	PatchUserSettingParamsCtx struct{}
 )
@@ -334,6 +337,11 @@ func (s *PatchUserSetting) Patch(c *gin.Context) error {
 		saveSetting = true
 	}
 
+	if s.TrashRetention != nil {
+		u.Settings.TrashRetention = *s.TrashRetention
+		saveSetting = true
+	}
+
 	if s.CurrentPassword != nil && s.NewPassword != nil {
 		if err := auth.CheckScope(c, types.ScopeUserSecurityInfoWrite); err != nil {
 			return err