vuefilemanager/app/Http/Controllers/FileFunctions/TrashController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\FileFunctions;

use App\Http\Tools\Demo;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Routing\ResponseFactory;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\FileManagerFolder;
use App\FileManagerFile;

class TrashController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Empty user trash
     *
     * @return ResponseFactory|\Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function clear()
    {
        // Get user id
        $user_id = Auth::id();

        if (is_demo($user_id)) {
            return Demo::response_204();
        }

        // Get files and folders
        $folders = FileManagerFolder::onlyTrashed()->where('user_id', $user_id)->get();
        $files = FileManagerFile::onlyTrashed()->where('user_id', $user_id)->get();

        // Force delete folder
        $folders->each->forceDelete();

        // Force delete files
        foreach ($files as $file) {

            // Delete file
            Storage::disk('local')->delete('/file-manager/' . $file->basename);

            // Delete thumbnail if exist
            if ($file->thumbnail) Storage::disk('local')->delete('/file-manager/' . $file->getOriginal('thumbnail'));

            // Delete file permanently
            $file->forceDelete();
        }

        // Return response
        return response('Done!', 204);
    }

    /**
     * Restore item from trash
     *
     * @param Request $request
     * @param $unique_id
     * @return ResponseFactory|\Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function restore(Request $request, $unique_id)
    {
        // Validate request
        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
            'type'      => 'required|string',
            'to_home'   => 'boolean',
        ]);

        // Return error
        if ($validator->fails()) abort(400, 'Bad input');

        // Get user id
        $user_id = Auth::id();

        if (is_demo($user_id)) {
            return Demo::response_204();
        }

        // Get folder
        if ($request->type === 'folder') {

            // Get folder
            $item = FileManagerFolder::onlyTrashed()
                ->where('user_id', $user_id)
                ->where('unique_id', $unique_id)
                ->first();

            // Restore item to home directory
            if ($request->has('to_home') && $request->to_home) {
                $item->parent_id = 0;
                $item->save();
            }
        } else {

            // Get item
            $item = FileManagerFile::onlyTrashed()
                ->where('user_id', $user_id)
                ->where('unique_id', $unique_id)
                ->first();

            // Restore item to home directory
            if ($request->has('to_home') && $request->to_home) {
                $item->folder_id = 0;
                $item->save();
            }
        }

        // Restore Item
        $item->restore();

        // Return response
        return response('Done!', 204);
    }
}