FILE PROCESSING METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL

Embodiments of this application disclose a file processing method, to display a multimedia file on a recycle bin screen after application data is cleared, so that a user can permanently delete or recover the multimedia file on the recycle bin screen, thereby improving user experience. The method includes: obtaining, by a mobile terminal, a first operation entered by a user, and in response to the first operation, displaying a first file on a first screen of a first application; obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a second operation entered by the user on the first screen, and in response to the second operation, displaying the first file on a recycle bin screen of the first application; deleting, by the mobile terminal, a first data table, where the first file is invisible to the user on the recycle bin screen of the first application due to deletion of the first data table; and obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a third operation entered by the user, and in response to the third operation, generating a second data table, where the first file is visible to the user on the recycle bin screen of the first application due to existence of the second data table.