How do I delete a file from my Onedrive thats not mine?

Hi guys.. On onedrive.com there a file whose owner is not me, but someone else. Theres no way to delete this file. When I try to view it, I get this message below. How do I delete it?

Access Denied
username@----.com does not have permissions to access this resource.
Here are a few ideas:
-> Please ask the site admin to give you access.
-> If you have a different account, try signing in with that account.

If this problem persists, contact your support team and include these technical details:
Correlation ID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Date and Time: 8/23/2022 1:39:37 PM
User: username@uidaho.edu
Issue Type: User does not have permissions.

This file is showing up in your OneDrive because someone shared it with you, but you don't have permission to delete it since you're not the owner. Here's what you can do:

1. **Remove the file from your view** - You can't delete it, but you can remove it from your OneDrive. Right-click on the file and select "Remove from my OneDrive" or "Stop syncing". This won't delete the original file, but it will remove it from your OneDrive view.

2. **Leave the shared folder** - If this file is part of a shared folder, you can leave the shared folder entirely by right-clicking on the folder and selecting "Leave folder" or "Stop syncing".

3. **Contact the file owner** - The owner (username@uidaho.edu based on the error) is the only one who can actually delete the file. You could reach out to them and ask them to either:
- Give you permission to delete it
- Delete it themselves
- Remove you from the sharing

The "Access Denied" error you're seeing is OneDrive's way of protecting files from being deleted by people who don't own them. This is actually a good security feature!

cybesis said:

This file is showing up in your OneDrive because someone shared it with you, but you don't have permission to delete it since you're not the owner. Here's what you can do:

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Just so you know, I made a mistake. I found out that its actually my file and I'm the owner. Its strange cuz since I'm the owner I should be able to remove it but I can't given the error message I provided.

But on the Home tab it states that the owner is someone else. But when I click on it, I get the error message i provided which gives my email address and which states that I'm the owner. That said, how do I remove it?

Add Take Ownership to the Right Click Context menu and right click any file or folder and Take Ownership of it to be able to Delete it.

Spunk said:

Add Take Ownership to the Right Click Context menu and right click any file or folder and Take Ownership of it to be able to Delete it.

Add Take Ownership to Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add Take Ownership to the context menu of all files, folders, and drives for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. This will allow you to be able to instantly take ownership of a file, folder (and all contents), or drive (and all contents) by changing the...

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I'm confused. I dont think this will work on adding this feature to the context menu when right clicking on a file on online onedrive. Btw, the file in question isn't on my local onedrive, its on the online onedrive. Let me know what you suggest.

cybesis said:

1. **Remove the file from your view** - You can't delete it, but you can remove it from your OneDrive. Right-click on the file and select "Remove from my OneDrive" or "Stop syncing". This won't delete the original file, but it will remove it from your OneDrive view.

2. **Leave the shared folder** - If this file is part of a shared folder, you can leave the shared folder entirely by right-clicking on the folder and selecting "Leave folder" or "Stop syncing".

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The only option I have when I right click on the file on online onedrive is "open." What do you suggest?

Sign in to your Microsoft Account online and remove the file there.


You cannot delete a file from OneDrive that is not yours, but you can remove it from your view by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Remove from my OneDrive" or "Stop syncing." This action will not delete the original file, but it will remove it from your OneDrive
You can contact the author and have them remove it from your OneDrive.

Spunk said:

Sign in to your Microsoft Account online and remove the file there.

You cannot delete a file from OneDrive that is not yours, but you can remove it from your view by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Remove from my OneDrive" or "Stop syncing." This action will not delete the original file, but it will remove it from your OneDrive
You can contact the author and have them remove it from your OneDrive.

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As I mentioned before, theres no option that says, "remove from my onedrive" when I right click on the file. All I see is "open."