Delete files shared in chat
Files shared in Chat are stored to OneDrive, but there is no way to delete file from within Teams. When file is deleted from OneDrive, it is (of course) no longer available and the individual gets a "Sorry, we couldn't find you file" error.
I would like to remove the shared file entry from the Teams chat.
Lisa R
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263 comments
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Anonymous
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Ability to Delete uploaded Files in Teams Meeting File Folder space is necessary feature. The person that uploaded the file should have available option to delete. I have recurring meeting and I'd like to delete previous file that are not pertinent any longer.
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luca
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Really?
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Anonymous
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This thread has been going since Feb 2019 and has 260 comments. Come on MS why has this not been fixed already?
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ITGuy
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Another stupidly obvious feature missing from another half-baked MS product.
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MSwift
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Agree. You should be able to delete your uploaded files directly from Teams chat. Deleting through OneDrive is cumbersome and pointless.
Additionally, when you delete through OneDrive as is currently required, you are left with a broken link to the file in the Teams chat files.
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Jeff Roark
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I agree - I have a recurring meeting that I need to delete a file from and cannot do so. Very frustrating and makes me look unprofessional.
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Melissa Bryant
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We have files that were shared in our chat by employees who no longer work for the company. So now they're just...there? I mean maybe there's a way for IT to resolve this, but it would be infinitely easier if there were other ways to go about it. IT has a lot on their plate and removing files for my little old team probably isn't high atop their priority list. This needs to be updated, this is a problem.
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Anonymous
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or allow us to delete from a meeting in the files screen
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Airvay
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Please, please, Microsoft - respect the privacy of your users. Not allowing them to delete files they have shared smacks a lot like your claiming that these files belong to you!
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Maria
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File uploader should be able to delete the files he/she has uploaded!
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Anonymous
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Should be much more easy to do !!!
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Trophy Ding
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This is really needed!!!
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Derek_M
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This is needed.
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Leah
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I read the comment and work around. I do not wish to delete the full thread as there is other important information in it but just want to get rid of a few of the files. There are now 4 versions of the presentation file with slight differences but having it so difficult to remove allows the chance of the incorrect one being used. I don't see why this cannot be changed to allow the file in the thread to be deleted. It seems like there are MANY people who are also wanting this to be changed. Thanks!
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Arron
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Poor solution I was forced to adopt: use channels with files managed in share-point for anything remotely important. I think you can even link them over to chat. Chat itself really can only be used for ephemeral garbage. Would be good if Microsoft adopted some of the structure from channel files into chat files. Why can't they be sub-indexed by chat title in OneDrive or live directly in Sharepoint. Pooling all my chat files ever in one dump is useless for people on a lot of chats. And not being able to access anyone else's chat uploads in that folder is also a problem.
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Fx
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Would imagine this could be simple by sychronizing the files in team chat with those on onedrive. Once the files are removed on onedrive, then the team chat should be cleaned as well. Can't believe it's so difficult to get this function in place. Pls help us to work more efficiently. Tks.
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Marcus
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Yes, this feature is needed urgently
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David
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Need this option!
And option to refresh the Teams Chat files, refresh the files to remove all the broken links.
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Anonymous
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Seriously? Someone on my team had posted a picture of their darn cat like 10 months ago, What I am supposed to pick a day to scroll back through the chat thread? Which will take literally hours upon hours to do. Why is this not more simple?
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tim
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need this option, please!