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.

238 comments
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Amy Carlton commented
I would like to removed the shared file entry from the Teams Calendar.
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Uli commented
I'm looking for a solution of the reverse issue: When I share a file in a chat, it can give a user access who normally wouldn't have access to the file, e.g. because of the file being stored in a team that user doesn't belong to. This allows to collaborate on a file temporarily.
What I need is the ability to stop sharing the file with that user, without having to go to OneDrive Online, find the file, and revoke access to that file for that user. If multiple files were shared, that becomes an ordeal.
Ideally, I delete the files from the chat, which won't delete the files but just the access link and return the permissions to those valid for the files location. -
Kaz commented
Super easy way - go to your Team chat, click on files, then go to Cloud Storage - OneDrive. you can select multiple files to delete from there by selecting it and then opening the options under ...
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Dean Taylor commented
Fixed
Give your file the same name as the old and it will overwrite the old with the new.
DAT.
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John MB commented
Just came across this issue. Despite being able to delete a file the actual file title remains persistent in a Calendar invite within the files tab window. When deleting a file the file title needs to be deleted as well in other shared areas within teams. Very annoying when working with other stakeholders.
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Anonymous commented
I hope this doesn't take as long as Excel fixes do.
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TrailMix commented
Very frustrating user experience. When trying to share files on teams MANY old files (even ones that have not been used in weeks) appear and it's impossible to find the correct files to share. We need a way to clear the multitude of files presented and limit the options to share to files that are open. Alternatively it would be good to have a way to filter by date or file type so that needed files could be more easily found.
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Andres LINES commented
Needed
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Mohamed ALReedy commented
Needed so bad
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Anonymous commented
I agree, we need the option to delete the file directly from the chat
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Anonymous commented
Badly needed!
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Anonymous commented
Would be good
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Anonymous commented
need this capability
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Anonymous commented
I'm having this issue and can't remove old files and I can't open new files that I need to share. What do I do.
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Jofrid commented
Much needed
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Anonymous commented
Agree 100% this functionality needs to exist
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Janet commented
This is ridiculous Microsoft Teams... not able to clear old files that have been presented... and not able to load new ones... what the hey!!!! Please come up with a solution.
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Anonymous commented
This would be a huge help. I've been using Teams for over a year, and the amount of Powerpoints I have shared is growing.
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Anselm Christophersen commented
Please!
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Anonymous commented
Yes please.