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How can I delete files?

If you're looking for a quick way to delete your files off of Knowt, follow the quick and easy steps below!

Abheek Pandoh avatar
Written by Abheek Pandoh
Updated this week

Deleting files from homepage

  1. Log in to Knowt and on the homepage, find the file you would like to get rid of under Your Files.

  2. Click the 3 dots on the file to open the more actions menu.

  3. Click Trash.

You can view trashed files by clicking the Trash button located right next to Library.

Permanently deleting files

  1. View your trashed files by clicking the Trash button located right next to Library.

  2. Click Empty Trash to completely delete the files you selected (these items will not be able to be recovered if you decide to delete them).

  3. Click Confirm to empty your entire trash.

Tip: If you have accidentally deleted a file/note by mistake, refer to this article for recovery steps.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to reach out to our team using the built-in support chat.

Here's how to contact the team via our support chat:

  1. After viewing an article (like this one) in our help center popup, press the back button in the top left of the popup.

  2. Now that you've navigated back to the help screen, you can message us directly via the "Send us a message" button at the bottom of the popup:

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