How to Delete Files from Google Drive

Google drive provides the storage or we upload some extra files which is not important. We can delete our files from Google drive easily that can free the space. You can delete files from Google drive with very easy steps. Let’s understand.

How to delete files from Google drive on mobile devices

You can delete files from Google drive on both Android and iPhone devices. Just see quick steps:

1. Open the app: Open Google drive. Google drive is available on both Android and IOS devices. You can get inbuilt app in Android and for iPhone users, it need to be downloaded.
    
2. Sign in to Google drive: Tap on sign in and sign in with your Gmail account.
    
3. Select the file: Now select the file in Google drive, you want to delete.
   
4. Tap on three bars: Tap on three bars option at the right side of the file.
   
5. Tap on remove: Scroll down and tap on ‘remove’ option. Tap remove again when a box pops up.
   

That’s how you can delete files from Google drive.

How to Delete a folder from Google drive on mobile

1. Find the folder: Find the folder, you want to delete.
   
2. Tap on three bars: Tap on three bars option at the right side of the folder.
   
3. Tap on remove: Scroll down and tap on ‘remove’ option. Tap remove again when a box pops up.
   

That’s how you can delete folder from Google drive.

How to delete selected files from Google drive on mobile

Sometimes we need to deleted few files so it takes time. If we delete the folder then it will lose all files and if we delete one by one, then it will take our time. So you can select the files and delete it quickly. Just see these steps:

1. Tap and hold the file: Open the folder. Tap and hold the file, you want to delete. It turns blue with right sign in left.
   
2. Select other files: Now tap on the files, you want to delete. Google drive will show you the number of items you have selected.
   
3. Tap on delete icon: Now tap on delete icon at the top.
   
4. Tap remove: Tap on remove option. Your all selected files will be deleted from Google drive.
   

So it makes your work easy to delete selected files from Google drive.

How to delete files from Google drive on desktop

You can delete files on your desktop as well. Let’s see the steps:

1. Open your browser: Open your preferred browser.
   
2. Open Google drive: Open drive.google.com and sign in with your Gmail account.
   
3. Select the file: Now select the file you want to delete.
   
4. Click on ‘remove’: Click on ‘remove’ option at the end. Now your file has been deleted.
   

That’s how you can delete a file from Google drive.

How to delete a folder from Google drive on desktop

See quick steps:

1. Open Google drive: Open Google drive and sign in with your Gmail account.
   
2. Select the folder: Now select the folder you want to share. Open it.
   
3. Click on down arrow: Click on down arrow to your folder’s name.
4. Click on ‘remove’: Click on ‘remove’ option at the end. Tap continue to confirm.

Your folder has been deleted from Google drive. That’s how you can delete files and folders from Google drive through desktop. All files will be moved to bin.