diff --git a/backend/src/app/binfile/common.clj b/backend/src/app/binfile/common.clj
index 1f6ab99cf2..cf8508caa0 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/binfile/common.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/binfile/common.clj
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
   [cfg data file-id]
   (let [library-ids (get-libraries cfg [file-id])]
     (reduce (fn [data library-id]
-              (if-let [library (get-file cfg library-id)]
+              (if-let [library (get-file cfg library-id :include-deleted? true)]
                 (ctf/absorb-assets data (:data library))
                 data))
             data
diff --git a/backend/src/app/binfile/v3.clj b/backend/src/app/binfile/v3.clj
index 682ddc74de..cf88f71551 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/binfile/v3.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/binfile/v3.clj
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
     (db/tx-run! cfg (fn [cfg]
                       (cond-> (bfc/get-file cfg file-id
                                             {:realize? true
+                                             :include-deleted? true
                                              :lock-for-update? true})
                         detach?
                         (-> (ctf/detach-external-references file-id)
@@ -285,14 +286,12 @@
 
     (let [file (cond-> (select-keys file bfc/file-attrs)
                  (:options data)
-                 (assoc :options (:options data))
+                 (assoc :options (:options data)))
 
-                 :always
-                 (dissoc :data))
-
-          file (cond-> file
-                 :always
-                 (encode-file))
+          file (-> file
+                   (dissoc :data)
+                   (dissoc :deleted-at)
+                   (encode-file))
 
           path (str "files/" file-id ".json")]
       (write-entry! output path file))