I would like to directly "delete forever" a file in Google Drive. Is this possible?
In doing so, I want to avoid the extra step of deleting the file from the Trash can.
Google Drive – Directly Delete a File Forever
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To delete folders click the My Drive option which lists all the folders in your drive and then u can select whatever folder you want to delete and then right click and select remove or click the trash can icon.
If you own the documents and share it with others, there is no way they will be actually able to delete the files. At the Max they will be able to remove it from their sight.
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Best Answer
From what I can see, there is no way to delete something from Google Drive without it first going into the Trash and for you to delete it from there permanently.
There are plenty of people on the Google Drive Help Forum complaining about this.
Then again, it seems that there are nearly as many people complaining that they can't recover a file that they said to "delete permanently", so I suppose Google is splitting the difference.