I have files that were shared to me by another person on one drive that I cannot delete

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I have files that were shared to me by another person on one drive that I cannot delete

RitzmanK 0

I am trying to delete files off my onedrive that someone shared with me but I do not see a way to delete them?

Bulldog 1,055 Reputation points

2026-03-25T22:43:29.4533333+00:00

Those files are on your OneDrive if you downloaded them to your OneDrive. Otherwise they are on someone else's OneDrive, and you can't delete them. They will continue to appear (only) on your OneDrive as shared files, and there's nothing (safe) that you can do to get rid of that. Google Drive is the same way.

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Bulldog 1,055 Reputation points

2026-03-25T22:43:29.4533333+00:00

Those files are on your OneDrive if you downloaded them to your OneDrive. Otherwise they are on someone else's OneDrive, and you can't delete them. They will continue to appear (only) on your OneDrive as shared files, and there's nothing (safe) that you can do to get rid of that. Google Drive is the same way.

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Manoel Barros 17,750 Independent Advisor

Hi! It's not possible to delete files shared by other people. You can only hide them. Click on Shared With Me > Hide in Shared > If a Remove folder message appears, check the Report this folder as spam option if you don't know the person who shared this file or folder.

Manoel Barros 17,750 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-03-27T22:36:37.6566667+00:00

Were you able to find the option to hide it?

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