diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ce5a0a3..f2775f9 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-11-24 - 3.3.1 - fix(File)
+Fixed issue with file restore metadata operations.
+
+- Corrected the order of operations in the file restore function to ensure custom metadata is appropriately deleted after moving the file.
+
 ## 2024-11-24 - 3.3.0 - feat(core)
 Enhanced directory handling and file restoration from trash
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 6ac4176..f3325ad 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartbucket',
-  version: '3.3.0',
+  version: '3.3.1',
   description: 'A TypeScript library offering simple and cloud-agnostic object storage with advanced features like bucket creation, file and directory management, and data streaming.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.file.ts b/ts/classes.file.ts
index 9b0425c..f3c2fa4 100644
--- a/ts/classes.file.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.file.ts
@@ -145,12 +145,16 @@ export class File {
       overwrite: false,
       ...optionsArg,
     };
-    const moveToPath = optionsArg.toPath || (await (await this.getMetaData()).getCustomMetaData({
+    const metadata = await this.getMetaData();
+    const moveToPath = optionsArg.toPath || (await metadata.getCustomMetaData({
       key: 'recycle'
     })).originalPath;
+    await metadata.deleteCustomMetaData({
+      key: 'recycle'
+    })
     await this.move({
       path: moveToPath,
-    })
+    });
   }
 
   /**