How To – Delete a File or List Item in SharePoint

To delete a file or a list item follow these simple steps:

1. Navigate to the List, hover the mouse over the list item (or file) and click the dropdown menu and select Delete Item: (note that file deletion requires different permissions than file editing or uploading so you may not see the Delete Item option if you have insufficient permissions).
   
2. A popup dialog box will then prompt you to confirm that you wish to proceed. Click OK and the file or list item will be deleted. The file is then kept in the Recycle Bin for 30 days, to recover it see Recover/Restore Deleted Files . After 30 days it is moved to the administrator Recycle Bin and you can contact the administrator to recover the file.

Note – To delete multiple files the DataSheet View view can be used