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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.

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  • Torsten commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, it must also be possible to delete files shared in a Teams-chat! Please do it, Microsoft

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    MS teams is half baked. It is a terrible product being pushed by a company that is in decline

  • Tom commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, the delete feature is available in Teams group, but not in Teams chat.
    Instead, I need to scroll up to locate where the file was posted then click on the three dots to delete the file. It is very inconvenient.

  • Kinjal commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Agree - we need a delete button for group chats as well. There is no way for us to easily delete a previous version of a file, or a file that is no longer needed as we cannot even categorise within the Files section

  • Linux Forever commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I'd like to remove the obnoxious 'shared with you' OneNote in teams..first, because onenote sucks dog balls, and second because Teams (It's *still* just 'LINK) sucks the rest of the dog.

    it figures Microsoft would only make the ****** parts indelible.

  • Rosemary Brame commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    If you accidently load the wrong file, it takes too long to delete it via OneDrive and so we need to be able to delete in teams and reload if needed...

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please add the feature to be able to delete a file within chat only so I don’t have to delete the whole conversation in order to delete the file. Thanks!

  • Danny commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, please allow delete from files tab. Scrolling back searching for a message somewhere up there is difficult and stupid. Let's do file management in the file tab.

  • Neli commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Click the 3 dots > Edit the message > Edit the attachment > then you can delete it.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    fully agree. we need the ability to delete a file from the chat. at minimum the author should have this ability. its causing a lot of user confusion and frustration.

    I propose: 1) deleting from chat, remove from Chat only (including permissions). 2) Deleting from OneDrive deletes from both OneDrive and Chat.

    How about giving us this feature in the next teams upgrade, please.

  • GARY commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I'll pile on . This is a *dreadful* user experience and half-baked integration with sharepoint.

    fix it. it is already causing confusing with people, as we're collaborating on a document, now i have two, and people are saying "which one"? It just slows us down!!

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