Teams is a video conferencing platform that has been spreading in popularity for a while now. Recently, it is being used frequently because of all the divisions that exist between families due to distance. Teams can be used to chat with multiple family members at once and can also be used in the workplace.
Right there on the Teams platform you can share files that other users can view and download. You might want to delete one of the files you’ve sent from Teams, but don’t know how to do it. You need to know that you don’t have to worry about these things, because below we will show you how to download your Teams files before deleting them, how to permanently delete a file within Teams, how to delete entire folders in Teams and how to recover deleted files.
How to Delete a Teams File From Mobile Forever?
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- Where to find the ‘download’ option for your Teams files before deleting them?
- What is the way to permanently remove a file from Teams?
- How to remove an entire folder from Teams?
- How to recover your deleted files correctly?
- Why won’t Teams let you delete your files and what to do to fix it?
Where to find the ‘download’ option for your Teams files before deleting them?
Maybe before you delete that file from Teams, you want to download it to keep it safe, but you don’t know how to download it right there . This is extremely simple, you just have to enter the place where that file has been placed, then press the ‘More options’ icon that is there near the file.
By pressing the ‘More options’ icon you will see that there are multiple things to choose from. Look for an option that says ‘Download’ and click on it. After pressing it, you would need to decide the place within the storage of your PC to save that file. Once it is completely downloaded and you check that it is in good condition, it will be time to remove it forever from the Teams platform.
It should be noted that when you make video calls from Teams it is recommended that you deactivate or activate the camera or microphone of your device . And if you are the one who has organized that video conference, you will have the facility to deactivate the microphone and the camera of the other people who are inside the call.
What is the way to permanently remove a file from Teams?
To delete a file from Teams forever, you need to sign in to your Teams account, then browse to where the file you want to delete is located . When you find it, press the ‘More options’ icon, then in the bar that will be displayed you will look for the option that says ‘Delete’.
Click on ‘Delete’ there and then confirm the action so that the file is completely deleted from the Teams platform. To delete several files at once, you have to select a file on the left side , then check the box for the other files and to finish click on ‘Delete’ that you will now see clearly at the top.
It should be noted that data security within Microsoft Teams is very necessary and if you use the platform for work matters it is even more important. Due to all this, it is recommended that after you have finished your video conference, you log out of Microsoft Teams from your mobile and also from the web .
How to remove an entire folder from Teams?
Deleting files using this method will save you a lot of time. However, before doing so, you have to make sure that you have administrator permissions on that file, in order to decide if you will delete it or if you will share it. In case you do not have administrator permissions on the file, there will be no way to delete it.
Also, before deleting a folder within Microsoft Teams, you have to keep in mind that all the files inside it will be deleted. Sometimes you can recover such files , but when the time has passed it becomes almost impossible to recover them.
If you want to delete an entire folder you have to enter your Microsoft Teams account from the mobile application or also from the web . Then, locate the folder that you want to completely delete. Finally, select as if you were going to choose several and then press the ‘Delete’ option.
How to recover your deleted files correctly?
When a file is deleted within Microsoft Teams, it becomes a bit difficult to get them back. In the case of deleted files in Microsoft Teams , you will have to open the ‘SharePoint’. When you are there, look for the ‘Recycle Bin’ section, within that section the files that you have deleted will have to be.
If you have deleted the item from that ‘Recycle Bin’, there will be no going back and you will never be able to get that file back . To recover files from OneDrive, you need to sign in to your Microsoft Teams account, find the ‘Files’ section, and then find the option called ‘OneDrive’. When inside, from the ‘OneDrive’ section, it goes to look for the ‘Recycle Bin’.
Inside the ‘Recycle Bin’, find the file you want to restore, select it and then click on ‘Restore’. It is possible that you have deleted this file to free up space, so you need to know that there are other ways to free up space within OneDrive and you do not necessarily have to delete files.
Why won’t Teams let you delete your files and what to do to fix it?
Sometimes the Microsoft Teams platform does not allow us to delete certain files. This can be caused by many reasons and some of them are:
- You do not have administrator permissions on the file.
- Your internet connection is not stable.
- The file is very big.
- The Microsoft Teams platform is failing or out of service.
To fix all these problems, you have to try certain things little by little. First, contact the person who uploaded the file in Microsoft Teams and ask if they’ve given you permission to delete or modify the file. If it doesn’t, then tell it to grant you these permissions and then try deleting the file again.
Second, check if your internet connection is stable or fast enough for Microsoft Teams to work well. Third, sometimes Microsoft Teams may not allow you to delete an entire folder because it has very large files inside it. If this is the case, try deleting some of the larger files in the folder and finally try deleting the entire folder again.
Fourth, sometimes Microsoft service providers are maintaining servers or changing something within the platform. And as is normal, in this type of situation some functions do not work as they should. In these cases, you would have to refresh the Microsoft Teams page or else wait a few moments and try again to delete the file