You can move files to Trash with Files by Google. You can also restore files you accidentally moved to Trash.
Important:
- This feature is available in Android R and will be rolled out in phases for other Android versions.
- Files remain in Trash for 30 days and then are automatically deleted.
- On your Android device, open Files by Google
.
- Select the files you want to move to Trash.
- At the top right, tap Trash
.
- On the confirmation dialog, tap Move x files to Trash.
Tip: To cancel your action, on the progress bar below, tap Stop
Important: Files deleted from "Junk files" card will be permanently deleted. They will not be moved to Trash.
- On your Android device, open Files by Google
.
- Tap Menu
Clean
.
- On any of the suggestion cards, tap Select files.
- Select the files you want to move to Trash.
- At the bottom, tap Move x files to Trash.
Tips:
- To cancel your action, on the progress bar below, tap Stop.
- To restore your files after they’re moved to the Trash, go to Trash to manually restore them.
Important: Files deleted from Trash are permanently deleted.
- On your Android device, open Files by Google
.
- At the top left, tap Menu
Trash.
- Select the files you want to delete.
- At the bottom, tap Delete
.
- On the confirmation dialog, tap Delete.
- On your Android device, open Files by Google
.
- At the top left, tap Menu
Trash.
- Find the files you want to move out of Trash.
- At the bottom, tap Restore
.
- On the confirmation dialog, tap Restore.
Tip: If you’ve an SD card in your device, remove the SD card and check if files in Trash are loaded.
- On your Android device, open Files by Google
.
- At the top left, tap Menu
Settings
.
- Under “Browse,” turn on Show hidden files.
- At the top left, tap Back
.
- Under "Storage devices," tap Internal storage.
- Find the “.FilesByGoogleTrash” folder.
- To delete, tap More
Delete permanently.
- On the confirmation dialog, tap Delete.
- After the folder is deleted, close and re-open the app.