Delete a managed folder

Open the folder, choose Folder settings, then Delete. Type the folder's exact name into the confirmation field and choose Delete managed folder. There is no undo and no trash.

Delete one folder

1. Open the managed folder and choose Folder settings.
2. Choose Delete. The dialog title is Delete managed folder and the line under it reads This permanently removes the managed folder and its authoring rows.
3. Read the panel headed You will delete. It names the folder and counts its pages and members.
4. Type the folder's name exactly as shown. The field will not accept anything else, and the button stays disabled until it matches.
5. Choose Delete managed folder. It reads Deleting... while it works.

You can also start this from a folder row's actions menu, where the entry reads Delete managed folder….

Delete several at once

Check the folders in the list and use the delete action from the selection bar. A multiple-folder confirmation asks you to type DELETE rather than a folder name. The result is reported per folder, so a partial failure tells you how many went and how many did not.

What is removed and what is kept

Removed permanently:

• The managed folder itself, with its name, category and description.
• Its pages and every revision of them.
• Its members and the grants that gave them access.
• Its snapshots, bindings and pending review notifications.

Kept:

• The uploaded files. Content lives in Drive's registry, and deleting the folder removes only the connections that placed those files in it. The files stop appearing in the folder and stay reachable from Home, My Drive or Shared, depending on who owns them.

If it did not work

• The button is disabled until the typed text matches the folder name exactly, after trailing spaces are trimmed. Copy the name from the panel above the field.
• A report of a failed delete means the folder is still there. Reload the list and try again.
• Deleting needs write access to the folder. A viewer sees the control but the request is refused.
• To hide a folder's contents rather than destroy the folder, archive the items instead: see Archive an item.