How to Delete/Remove Files From OneDrive

This FAQ shows how to delete files or folders in OneDrive from a web browser and/or the Desktop App.

NOTES:

• Some students & faculty have reported not being able to delete their files in Microsoft Office. If the files are being stored in OneDrive, they will need to be deleted from there.
• You can delete specific files or photos on Microsoft OneDrive, or you can delete entire folders and all the items in them.
• When you delete files/folders from OneDrive, they will also be removed from your computer
  • If you want to keep the files/folder on a local computer, select the file(s), right-click, select "Always Keep on this Device" or move/copy the file(s) to a different location.

Steps-to-Take For Web Browser:

1. Go to OneDrive Web (https://onedrive.live.com/)
   • Note: If the link above doesn't work, Google "OneDrive Web". It will be a Microsoft web Address

 

2.  Log in using your CWI credentials

3.  Click "My files" in the left menu

4.  From here you can browse through your files/folders that are saved in your OneDrive
5. Select the Files/Folders you wish to Delete by click the circle to the left of the file/folder

6.  Right click over the file and select "Delete" OR hit the Delete key on your keyboard

7.  To permanently delete the files, select the "Recycle bin" in the left menu

8.  Click "Empty Recycle Bin"
   • NOTE: Once done, you will not be able to recover the files that were deleted

Steps-to-Take for Desktop App:

NOTES:

•  If you want to keep your files in OneDrive only, select the file(s), right-click, and select "Free up Space"

1. Go to File Explorer on your computer

2. Go to your OneDrive folder

2.  Find the file/folder you wish to delete, left click the file once to select it, hit the "Delete" key on your keyboard
   • NOTE: If you want to select multiple files/folders, hold the "Shift" key while selecting them.