Delete and recover files in Microsoft Teams

Use Teams on the desktop or web to delete files. Use SharePoint or OneDrive to recover them.

Delete a file from OneDrive

1. Select OneDrive in Teams.
2. Select My files .
3. Hover over the file you want to delete and select More actions  > Delete .

Your file will be moved to Recycle bin . 

Recover a file from OneDrive

1. Select OneDrive  in Teams.
2. Select Recycle bin .
3. Find the file you want to recover.
4. Right-click the file and select Restore .

The file will be restored to the last location it was stored. 

Delete a file from a channel

1. Under Chat , go to Channels.

2. Select the channel you want to delete a file from.

3. Select the Shared tab.

4. Find the file you want to delete.

5. Hover over the file and select More options  > Delete .

   To delete several files at once, hover over each file and select the circled check mark in the left column. Then hover over one of the files and select More options  > Delete .

   

Delete a file from a chat

You can remove a file from a chat message you've already sent by editing the message (see Edit or delete a sent message for instructions).

Recover a deleted channel file

1. Under Chat , go to Channels.

2. Select the channel you want to delete a file from.

3. Select the Sharedtab.

4. Select More options > Open in SharePoint.

5. In SharePoint, select Recycle bin .

6. Hover over the file(s) you want to recover and select the circled check mark in the left column of the file's row.

   

7. Select Restore .

The file will be restored to the last location it was stored. 

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