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# Delete a Text File

If your files are stored locally, deleting a text file from the local storage removes it from your device forever. 

If your files are stored in Cloud, deleting a text file from the cloud storage will remove it from the cloud and all other devices and computers that use the same account. 

## Android
1. In the file directory, press and hold a file thumbnail. 
2. Tap on other thumbnails to select multiple text files. 
3. Tap the delete icon, then tap `Delete`. To cancel, tap anywhere in the file directory background, then tap the `Back` button. 

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## iOS
1. In the file directory, press and hold a file thumbnail. 
2. Tap the delete icon, then tap `OK`. To cancel the action, tap on the `Cancel` button. 

|| If you accidentally delete a text file on iOS and Android, please use Version Control to retrieve the backup copies. 

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## Mac
To delete your text file, go to Desktop > Right click and select `Move to Bin`. 

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## Web
To delete your text file, go to your Workspace > locate the text file that you would like deleted > click on the `⋮` icon > select `Delete`.

|| If you accidentally delete a text file, please go to your Workspace, click on `Trash` > locate your deleted text file > click on the `⋮` icon > select `Restore` to restore the text file. 

| Tips: To permanently delete your text file, go to your Workspace > click on `Trash` > locate your deleted text file > click on the `⋮` icon > select `Delete`. 

||| **Warning**: Clicking on `Empty` in `Trash` will cause a permanent mass deletion of all text files.