You often need to delete documents and files in Microsoft 365, both stored online and offline. This post from MiniTool introduces how to delete documents in Microsoft 365. Now, keep on your reading.
Some users find that there is no delete option in the Microsoft Office 365 app and they want to know how to delete documents in Microsoft 365. Here is a forum.
When I open "Microsoft 365(Office)" it is showing a lot of files saved in it but when I try to delete any of them it just doesn't give me the option to do it. Strangely the files saved in "Microsoft 365(Office)" don't show up in "File Explorer" nor in "Downloads" and nor in "My Content" on "One Drive"Microsoft
Now, let’s see how to delete documents in Microsoft 365. The following instructions can also apply to Office 2021, 2019, 2016, and 2013.
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Way 1: Via Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
How to delete documents in Microsoft 365 Windows 10? You can directly delete the files via Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Here, we take the Microsoft Word as an example.
1.1 Stored Locally
If you store your Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files locally, follow the guide below to delete them.
Step 1: Open Microsoft Word. Go to File > Home and you can see a document list of recent items.
Step 2: Right-click the file you want to remove, and select Delete file.
Step 3: Click Delete in the confirmation prompt that appears.
Step 4: If the document doesn’t appear in the files list, scroll down to the bottom and click More documents.
Step 5: Find the file you want to delete or select Browse from the navigation pane to manually locate and delete it.
1.2 Stored on OneDrive
Step 1: Launch Microsoft Word. Go to File > Home scroll to the bottom, and click More documents.
Step 2: Now, select OneDrive from the left pane.
Step 3: Find the document file you want to remove, right-click it to select Delete.
Way 2: Via OneDrive
If you store files on OneDrive, here is how to delete files in Microsoft 365 OneDrive.
1.1 Via OneDrive Web
Step 1: Go to OneDrive’s official website, and sign in with your Microsoft account.
Step 2: Now, locate the file you want to remove, right-click it to select Delete.
1.2 Via File Explorer
Step 1: Press Windows + E to open File Explorer, and select OneDrive from the navigation pane.
Step 2: Find the document you want to remove, right-click it to click the Delete icon.
Final Words
How to delete documents in Microsoft 365? This post provides ways for you and you should choose the corresponding methods based on your needs. Besides, you had better back up your important data before performing the deletion with MiniTool ShadowMaker.
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