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9.12. Delete & Restore Files

Directions: There are four options to view the resources below: try it, view it, watch it, or print it. Click the drop down menu titled "Try-it interactive" to select your preferred viewing method. Then, click start.


11 STEPS

1. The first step is to open Google Drive and right click the file you would like to delete. 

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2. Click Remove in the drop down menu

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3. The item is now moved to to the trash. Click Undo within a small window of time to immediately remove it from the trash.

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4. Because clicked "undo", it is back. Lets delete it this time by again clicking on it.

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5. Click Remove

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6. The item is now in the trash. Click Trash to view it.

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7. To remove it from the trash, right click it and choose Restore

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8. Click My Drive and you will again see it in your drive.

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9. To permanently erase the file and all other files in the trash, select the "trash" tab on the left and  Click Empty trash in the top right hand corner

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10. Click Empty Trash

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11. That's it. You're done.

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Here's an interactive tutorial

https://www.iorad.com/player/1716152/Google-Drive---Delete-and-Restore-Files



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