On my ipad air 2 i deleated all my mail, trash etc files, can I get these back?

You can find trash files like Android phone, but there still are some apps trash can be empty. Just follow below steps.

Empty Photos Trash on iPad 2/Air There are a large number of photos on your iPad, you can go through the trash folder called "Recently deleted photos" from Photo app on the iPad. You can imagine how much space has been taken up on your iPad by the deleted photos. Therefore, learning how to empty Photos on iPad is essential to release more space for your iPad. You can follow the simple steps as below.
1. Launch your photos app on iPad.
2. Open the albums list by tapping on Albums menu, then hit on the option "Recently Deleted".
3. You will see the button "Delete All", then tap on this button to make the photos trash empty on your iPad.
Empty Mail Trash on iPad 2/Air 1. Open Mail app on your iPad. Choose the email account that you would like to make the mail trash empty.
2. Tap on "Mailboxes" on the top left corner, then tap on the option "Trash > Edit".
3. Tap on the option "Delete All" on the right corner bottom and then confirm the option "Delete All".




For more details, check: How to Empty Trash on iPad

Hi Joyce,

if you touch the message you want to delete and hold it for a few seconds you should get options pop up to delete, copy, more .......
give that a try and let me know how you go. Good luck.

- there is NO trash can on any iPad.
however you can empty some hidden cache etc. and free space by making a hard shut-off.
To turn off your iPad, first press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on the top-right corner of your iPad. After a few seconds, the red "slide to power off" slider will appear. Simply swipe it to the right and your iPad will power off.
-wait about 20seconds (until the dim-lighted spinning wheel disappears) and turn it on again
How to turn off your iPad

In general, an iPad doesn't have a trash at all. Since you don't have access to the file system, files cannot be user-modified or deleted, so a trash is not necessary. Further, apps will generaly take care of their own cache and data usage, so user interventions doesn't generally occur. If you are talking about mail, try using the usual delete functions while navigating the Trash folder and you should permanently delete the message.
Hope this helps, Alistair

When you hold down on the app icon and it shakes with a little x in the left corner, that deletes an app. Once an item is deleted that is it. There is no trash can like on a mac.

Hi,
As mariolands said, there is no trash bin because Apple wants to make the device as simple as possible for users to use. Actually, if you think about it, a trash/recycle bin is not even necessary as the user does not need to worry about things like that.
If you were wondering how to remove apps, then you have to hold any app icon on the home screen for several seconds until they start wiggling. As they begin to wiggle, you should see a cross in the top corner of each app. To delete an app, just tap on the "x" and it should be deleted.
As for the mail, once you're in the mail app, just swipe right on the message you want to delete and an option to delete will appear on the right. Alternatively, you can tap Edit at the top right and select the message(s) you want to delete.
Hope this helps, -virjog

Hi! Well, I'm happy to inform you that there is no trash can on the iPad. Apple is trying hard to simplify the usage as much as they can, hence no trash can to be found.

Hello sir !

Empty Trash Can

In 1982, when Apple created the Apple Lisa user interface, they implemented what they called the Trash Can. The trash can is essentially purgatory for files a user no longer wants. Once sent to the trash, the user has the option of restoring the file back to its original place, or annihilating it completely from the computer’s hard drive. Unless there is a backup of a user’s system from before the file was sent to the trash, there is essentially no way of restoring that file once the trash has been emptied.
This metaphor was carried over to Windows 95 in the form of a Recycle Bin. Perched on the desktop of countless millions of averages users was this bin which, when empty, looked empty, and when it contained files, looked full.
There is safety in the Trash Can metaphor. I know that in order to really delete a file from my system, either on Windows or on Mac OS X, I really have to work at it. Yes, there are times when files are accidentally deleted, but for the most part if I realize my mistake before I empty my Trash, I know the file is safe.