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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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Thank you, Peter, for the Android solution. I had to find my old Android phone and charger and it worked. I was tearing my hair out trying to empty the recycle bin on my iOS and Windows devices.
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This actually worked I did it first by accident then saw your post it was still slow as it didnt do it most times just lucky it did now and then lol
Yeah, I know. That is how I did it, 50 at a time. I noticed that the button to delete appears and disappears once you exceed 50. Took time, but I got it done. Thank you for the response.
"> select Empty recycle bin in the top navigation."
That may have been there in April 2024, it is not now.
The only way I've found is 50 at a time maximum.