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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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-12T14:11:12+00:00

    I have the same issue, with 500 files to delete and I have to do it one at a time?

    WHAT KIND OF ABSOLUTE NONSENSE IS THIS??

    I AM SO SICK OF MICROSOFT AND THEIR ****.

    This is just a ploy to make people think they have less storage than they do. I am unsubscribing from Microsoft, I am SO SICK of their underhanded criminal tactics.

    Put the option there to DELETE ALL FILES NOW **removed**

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-18T09:18:48+00:00

    None of the options mentioned anywhere will work. I tried them all and came up with my own solution as below -

    1. Install OneDrive on your IPhone.
    2. Login using the same account.
    3. Go to recycle bin.
    4. Select all the files and click on delete button.
    5. And Voila !!!!! All your files are gone.
    6. Now come back and refresh the ondrive in your browser. The files are no more there.

    It seems to be some issue with the User Interface of the one drive website link.

    This will 100% work.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-28T09:56:14+00:00

    Hi, but this was the original question - "How to select all files in iPhone Onedrive recycle bin to deleting them" And when there is many files (500 for example) clicking them one-by-one is not an option.

    Can you post som advice how to do it, please? Idealy with pictures...

    Thank you very much Jiri

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-01T08:23:49+00:00

    You have to click in the bottom left on the display of storage used. Then it takes you to a screen with an empty recycle bin option.

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