How to Delete Files From Google Drive on Desktop
How to Delete Files from Google Drive on iPhone and Android
What Happens When You Delete Files From Google Drive
When you remove a file from Google Drive, it’s taken to the Trash or Bin folder where it stays for 30 days until it gets deleted permanently. You can manually delete the file permanently before the 30-day expiration date. You can only delete the files that you own. After, anyone you have shared the file with will lose the ability to access the file. If you want to remove the file from your account without deleting it, you should transfer the ownership of the file.
How to Delete Multiple Files in Google Drive
Fortunately, you can delete multiple files quite easily on Google Drive. On PC: On Android and iPhone:
How to Delete Files by Size
If you are looking for the biggest files to delete from Google Drive, you can sort the files according to their size. On PC: You can also delete multiple files as shown above On Android and iPhone: You may need to sort your files first, and this is only allowed within a folder.
How to Delete Google Drive Shared Files
To remove shared files on PC: On Android and iPhone:
How to Delete Orphaned Files
A file that has lost its parent folder is referred to as an orphaned file in Google Drive. It’s hard to find them yet not impossible. Learn more about how to search effectively in Google Drive.
How to Delete Files From Google Drive Permanently
As mentioned, any file that you delete will go to the Trash folder first. To delete files permanently from Google Drive, you need to remove them from the Trash or Bin folder. On PC: On the Google Drive Android or iPhone app:
1. What takes up storage in Google Drive?
For starters, your Google storage is shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. If you are getting a notification that your Google One storage is full, Google Drive is just one of the components to blame. Almost everything you put in Google Drive will take up space. That includes PDF files, videos, images, and the newly created Google Drive services files, such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Drawings files. Previously, Google Drive component files weren’t counted against the storage, but that changed in June 2021. Apart from that, even the items in the Google Drive Trash folder count toward the Drive storage. Find out how to free up storage space in Google Drive. The files present under the shared drives or the Shared with me section will not count toward your storage space, as files take up storage only on the owner’s Google Drive.
2. If a Google Drive file is deleted on a computer, will it be removed from mobile as well?
Yes, since the files are in constant sync with each other. Deleting them on one platform will delete them from the other platforms too.
3. Can I delete files from PC or mobile after uploading to Google Drive?
Yes, you can remove the files from your phone or desktop’s storage if you have already added them to Google Drive. This allows you to save space on your personal device.
4. Are Google Drive Bin and Trash the same?
Yes. Both refer to the same thing.
Explore Google Drive
If moving to a new Google Drive account was your main goal while deleting files, you can transfer Google Drive files to another account in other ways. Read on to learn solutions for difficulties when uploading files and videos on your Google Drive.
