No more option to delete all files from my onedrive recycle bin

Anonymous
2024-04-21T16:13:14+00:00

I can't empty anymore my onedrive recycle bin at once, when i select all the files in the onedrive recycle bin the option "delete" is no more presented, only the option "restore" is.

If I empty it thru the "manage storage" page and the "empty recycle bin" hyperlink, files are still there even hours later.

The only option is select a single file at a time and use the 3 dots menu where the option "delete" is presented. But as this is file by file, this is of course completely unefficient and therefor unacceptable.

I just find out that i can select maximum 50 files to delete them all at once. Starting from 51, the option disappears... Unbelievable?!

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-10T00:27:38+00:00

    Aha, this works! Thanks!

    None of the other suggestions lead to any 'delete' or 'empty' for recycle bin.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-08T15:52:59+00:00

    Yes, but the link to empty the recycle bin does not work. In the french display, it remains stuck on a popup "Vider la corbeille / Veuiller patienter pendant que nous récupérons les éléments sélectionnés" i.e propably something similar to "Empty recycle bin / Please wait until we retrieve the seleted items".

    The only workaround I found is to delete the contents of the recycle bin using the iOS or Android application. It does not work using the web interface or the Windows 10 desktop application.

    I tried Edge, Chrome and Firefox in W10 for the OD web interface : same behaviour for the 3 browsers.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-07T15:19:53+00:00

    Hi

    The only option to remove your files from OneDrive trash is to install OD on mobile and remove from there. There is no option to remove from Chrome or Edge; looks like annoying bug unresolved for such a long time. No option for sinlge file (neither via 3 dots or empty trash button which is visible for a second, then dissapears)

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-06T20:21:37+00:00

    You are very welcome. However, credit really belongs to Aman Agarwal2 who posted the fix first.

    Ray

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-06T18:05:40+00:00

    You're right, it works on my phone! no idea why in the world it doesn't work on the computer but it does on my phone, it's so strange, but thank you for figuring that out, it's been driving nuts having to only be able to select 50 at a time to delete

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