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JamrockN16
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8 months ago

Permanently delete option does not show anywhere

I have trawled all the articles here and read the Help article from April 2025. I can't beleive a major cloud provider cannot make something as simple as permanently delete...simple. In most article...
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JamrockN16
New member | Level 2
8 months ago

Hi

If I follow that approach, I have to select a time period and it takes ages and I have to guess when the files were deleted or manually try and click back years, a month at a time.

However if I go to this view

then I see deleted files dating back years but when I select, I don't get the option to permanently delete 

If they just made this simple thing, simple, then there wouldn't be so many forum requests about this topic ! 

 

 

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Megan
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8 months ago

Hey JamrockN16​, thanks for the heads up! 

I suggest that you post this under our "Ideas" section as a feature request. 

Just make sure to specify how you'd like for this to work, and specifically that you want it to be under the "All files" page.

If you need something else, please let me know and I will be more than happy to help every step of the way. 

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