Important: If you delete or permanently delete multiple files or folders at once, it can take time for you to notice the changes.
To delete your Google Drive files, move them to the trash. Files in trash are permanently deleted after 30 days.
To delete your files forever, click Empty trash.
Move a file to the trash
To remove a file from your Drive, you can put it inyour trash. The file will stay in your trashfor 30 days before being automatically deleted.
If you're the owner of the file, others can access it until you permanently delete the file. If you're not the owner, others can access the file even if you empty your trash.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Drive app.
- At the bottom right, tap Files
. - Next to the file you want to delete, tap MoreRemove.
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Remove.Permanently delete files
Permanently delete an individual file
You can permanently delete an individual file or empty yourtrash. After you delete a file, anyone you've shared the file with loses access to it. If you want others to still access the file, you can give ownership to someone else.
- In the upper left, tap Menu .
- Tap Trash.
- Next to the file you'd like to delete, tap More.
- Tap Delete forever.
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.Permanently delete all files in your trash
- In the upper left, tap Menu .
- Tap Trash.
- Make sure that there are no files that you'll want later.
- In the top right, tap More.
- TapEmpty trash.
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