Deleting a File or Folder

To delete an item or folder:

  1. Point to the item’s function menu Function menu icon and then click Delete.

    You cannot delete items in a folder for which you have read-only access. Read-only folders are identified by the lock overlay. For example, Read-Only Shared Folder icon or .

    If Delete is not available, you selected a folder that is shared with you or an Enterprise object. See Deleting a Shared Folder before proceeding.

    If you are trying to delete a file in an Enterprise object for which you have read/write access and the Delete option is not available, you do not have Delete permission to the object in Content Server. Contact your administrator to request this permission.

    You cannot delete a file while it is reserved. Reserved files are marked with the Reserved File overlay overlay. For example, Reserved file . To delete a reserved file, you must unreserve the file first.

    You cannot delete a folder if it contains a reserved file. To unreserve the file, see Reserving and Unreserving a File.

     

    Caution

    Caution

    • Deleting an item or folder removes it from your Tempo Box folder. This means that the item or folder is deleted from all of your other OpenText Tempo Box clients such as your desktop clients, and smartphones or tablets.

    • If you delete content in a shared folder for which you have read/write access, the changes are synchronized to all users who have share access to the folder, including the owner of the shared folder. Read/write shared folders are identified as Shared Folder icon.

    • If you delete content in an Enterprise object for which you have read/write access, the changes are synchronized to the object in the Enterprise Workspace. Enterprise objects are identified as .

     
  2. Click Delete.

 

Tip

Tip:
You can delete multiple items or folders in a folder by selecting the check box to the left of each item or folder, pointing to More in the middle pane, and then clicking Delete. You can also select the check box in the column header to select all items on the page.

 

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