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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Jenn
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I also dislike that I cannot delete files from a chat. I don't want to delete the chat, there are important conversations happening. I am sending my teammates multiple files for proofing but I can't delete the proofs that are obsolete. Why can't we just delete files we don't want? This issue has been coming up for years! This is obviously a problem.
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Anonymous
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This feature would definitely be a huge improvement, please add the capability to delete files from chats.
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Anonymous
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Please allow us to be able to easily delete and rename files in Teams Chat. My folder with a coworker is bogged up with old files we don't want anymore and we cant even overwrite them with new info because we cant rename the file.
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m
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i have 2 files in a chat, both with the same file name, shared on the same day (by 2 different persons). teams shows the date of the upload but not the time. i would like to delete the older version of the file while i still know which user was first. as long as teams doesn't even display a time stamp the possibility to delete a file is even more crucial. deleting the whole chat is not the right solution, i need to selectively delete one file.
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Anonymous
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Guys, you may delete your chat cloud that shown the file you shared.
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J Alm
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Definite improvement needed! Love Office 365. That feature would help remove direct access to personal OneDrive account. NON-Techy Business Owner
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[Deleted User]
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go to C:\Users\<user>\OneDrive - Microsoft\Microsoft Teams Chat Files and delete your shared files from there
or from your OneDrive(through Portal) go to Microsoft Teams Chat Files
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Gaynor Griffin
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100% needed, Covid 19 is a a fluid situation. I need to delete Files ASAP from chats that my Teams are using as a matter of urgency as the information is changing rapidly and its imperative we do NOT misinform. Why is this not a function? The attached is what I thought would/should happen but its not showing all options on my laptop.
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Courtney Wiher
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We are considering investing in a different platform company-wide because of this missing functionality. There needs to be a way to delete files. This functionality is absolutely critical as teams are working together. We uploaded a file to a meeting, and a lot has changed. We need to remove the old information, and because we are not able to, it is messy and confusing and causing business errors.
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Chris
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apparently this fonction is available for Apple tab
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Nikos Stamatiadis
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Why do we even have to vote for this?? "Common" sense?
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Anonymous
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please add this feature ASAP!!!!!!
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Anonymous
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Please add feature/ability to delete files from chat.
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Anonymous
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Remove the file from the Chat itself. go into the body of the chat, hover and you'll see the reactions. Delete is part of the extended menu (...). Not ideal but that's how i was able to delete a file i shared.
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Anonymous
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Please add functionality asap. This should be straight forward and encourage collaboration. Just makes teams messy and convoluted. Thanks
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Edwin
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Tom said it best on Oct 16, 2019 with his PNG (attached for your convenience). We need basic rename, delete features, just like in a Channel.
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Anonymous
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Definitely agree with everyone's concerns.
This is too complex to delete different versions when it's too easy to upload different drafts. -
Anonymous
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File shared on chat need to be managed by organization. Global admin may have the possibility to delete file inside chat or manage their ttl
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Anonymous
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Hi, here you will find the way to delete files from chat: https://btcstech.com/microsoft-teams/tip-remove-a-document-from-conversation-tab-in-teams/
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Anonymous
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Agree. It gets messy too when sharing a file update from outside the company with a Team. Doesn't ask to overwrite, doesn't allow delete, and version control becomes an issue. Kinda the opposite of the benefit of live collaboration.
