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
    2024-10-11T12:10:40+00:00

    I've had the same problem the solution from MS cant work because there is no such "empty recycle bin" available ....WAKE UP YOU MS **** IDIOTS!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-06T03:00:46+00:00

    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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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-27T23:03:42+00:00

    Remember everyone

    Microsoft and one drive is pure Cancer

    I can't wait until the EU regulation gets involved

    one drive is not a backup its a SYNC

    you've misled customers for so long to push you **** product on people to try to make sure they go over there allocated allowance and therefore have to pay for space

    Remeber when they said that hotmail was free with unlimited storage, and then out of nowhere they suddenly made it so that your email attachments only had 5GB instead of using the 15GB that you get with outlook.

    Microsoft doesn't do anything by mistake.

    There is nothing it does for the customer - everything is about juicing their money making cash machine.

    I suspect why they've done this, is that the recycle bin, probably goes against your allowance for data - so by making sure that you've got data in your drive, they hope it becomes closer to the fact that you have to pay.

    Microsoft Sucks, their whole business model is horrible

    What about all these people volunteering time helping Microsoft with free tickets and support - when they literally don't give a **** about these people whatsoever.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-14T20:36:45+00:00

    I don't know if someone give this half solution but if you only have access to OneDrive via web desktop. you can mouse drag select a maximum of 50 files to delete. If you pass that number Delete disappears and only restore is available. I guess it's better than clicking one by one.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-12T15:50:20+00:00

    Guys i found a way to do it. select the format you want to see files as "TITLES" as u see in the screenshot, then with your mouse select all files by hovering over them with the selection square this way "delete" button will show up. but u can delete up to 50 files. Voila u have deleted ur files.

    https://s3.amazonaws.com/i.snag.gy/Dhle18.jpg

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