Box: Delete Files and Folders

When you delete a file or folder in Box, it moves to your Trash and stays there for 30 days. After 30 days, Box permanently deletes it. Each item in Trash shows when it was deleted and when it will be permanently deleted.

Delete a file or folder

1. Right-click the file or folder, or click its ellipsis (...), and select Trash.
   
   You can also click next to the item's name to select it, then click the trash icon in the upper-right corner.
2. Box moves the item to your Trash and shows a confirmation message. To undo, click Undo in the message.

Delete several files or folders at once

1. Select the items:
   • To select a range, hold Shift and click next to the first and last item.
   • To select individual items, hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) and click next to each item.
   Selected items are highlighted.
2. Scroll to the top of the list and click the trash icon in the upper-right corner.
   

For more information, see Box's article Delete Files or Folders.

[authored via Jane by aca34 on 2026-10-01 20:15 UTC]