how do I delete multiple files

[ddallmer]

delete multiple files

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

Hello  @ddallmer ...

Deleting multiple files from your "Files" area of your course is just like deleting multiple files from inside of Windows.  Refer to How do I delete a file or folder as an instructor?  When you are in "Files", you can hold down the "Ctrl" button on your keyboard and the select any files you want...then delete them all at one time using the instructions in the Guide I provided.  Or, if you want to delete a set of files that appear one after the other, click on the first file, hold down the "SHIFT" key on your keyboard, and then click on the last file in the list.  This will highlight the first, last, and all files in-between.  Then, delete the files as shown in the Guide.

I hope this information is helpful to you, Denise.

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

Hello  @ddallmer ...

Deleting multiple files from your "Files" area of your course is just like deleting multiple files from inside of Windows.  Refer to How do I delete a file or folder as an instructor?  When you are in "Files", you can hold down the "Ctrl" button on your keyboard and the select any files you want...then delete them all at one time using the instructions in the Guide I provided.  Or, if you want to delete a set of files that appear one after the other, click on the first file, hold down the "SHIFT" key on your keyboard, and then click on the last file in the list.  This will highlight the first, last, and all files in-between.  Then, delete the files as shown in the Guide.

I hope this information is helpful to you, Denise.

[James]

You're a faster typer than I am Chris.

[Chris_Hofer]

I got mad typing skillz,  @James .  LOL!!!

[scottie_uk]

The feature could realy do with a usability improvement, so often I click on an item with the shift button down and it opens it rather than selecting it. Its a bit of a pain, far nicer would be to add check boxes.

[RussFink]

Can you post the guide?.

[Chris_Hofer]

@RussFink ...

I had provided a link above...but I'll include it again:

• How do I delete a file or folder as an instructor?
• How do I delete a file or folder as a student?

Hope this will help!

[RussFink]

Got it.  The big trick that threw me off was to click on the "delete" button at the top, NOT on the mouth dribble menu next to one of the items, which only deletes that one item.  Restating,

1. Click on first item to delete
2. Shift click on last contiguous item to delete, if in a sequence; or control-click on non-contiguous items
3. Scroll to the top of the page, and click the trashcan at the top. It will ask you, "delete N items?"

Thanks for your help and for those screen shots.

[James · Accepted solution]

 @ddallmer 

Go to the files page and select multiple files, then click on the trash can icon.

You may select multiple files using shift or control keys.

• Shift will select a contiguous block of files: click on any part of the first file except for the name, which will open it. Then hold down the shift key and click on the last file.
• Control will allow you to select individual files: hold down the control key and click on each file you want to delete. They do not have to be contiguous.

[ddallmer]

THANKS GUYS! It's a rainy night here in Cincinnati and I thought I would clean up my site.