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
    2024-07-20T02:19:54+00:00

    yeah, no. there is no option to delete. You can try it from storage management. There is actually an "Empty recycle bin". I clicked on, came back to the same pop up that said "Emptying recycle bin". about 6 hours later that same pop up was still there along with all the files in my recycle bin. It is by design, and it takes up more storage space than anything else. And listen, if it wasn't? Then the "Empty recycle bin would be out there plain as day, you would not have all these questions asking how to empty it. Cloud storage is a joke anyway. Personally, I back everything up & do not need them.

    It just pisses me off they think we're idiots and think they can get away with it. Just a matter of time before people get tired of the BS

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-22T05:16:39+00:00

    Thanks for this - was trying to find the Delete button too. Stupid it doesn't show if you have more than 50 files and you select all. Whose silly idea was that?

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  3. Craig Long 18,630 Reputation points
    2024-07-22T06:22:27+00:00

    There is an Empty Recycle Bin button here: https://onedrive.live.com/?ocid=cmmskgzokmj&v=managestorage

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-07-23T10:24:50+00:00

    I found a solution on desktop without needing to do it on your phone.

    1. From the recycle bin select the settings button on the top right.
    2. Open Manage Storage and storage summary will show below that you will see 4 options (Empty recycle bin, Onedrive, Outlook (attachments), View microsoft account).
    3. Select Empty recycle bin.
    4. Click delete.

    Wait for a few minutes, mine took a while.

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