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Why can't I permanently delete files from my creative cloud space?

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every time I try to delete files it say "an error accured. try again later."

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@AaronWinters - Are you able to see items in the Archive in the browser at https://creative.adobe.com/archive?

File deletion is a two-stage process (think the Trash on Mac OS or the Recycle Bin on Windows). Deleting files in the Creative Cloud Files folder on your computer moves them to the Archive. From the Archive you can restore or permanently delete items.

If you are not able to see items in your Archive let me know.

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Luke ImagineBound

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I'm am having this same issue I cannot permanently delete files from my "Deleted" folder. Please can you wipe this for me?

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adammodlin

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I have a solution to everyone suffering (like myself). Since Adobe is unable or unwilling to add a simple "Empty" or "Delete all" button after nearly 7 years, I took thinks in my own hands.

Using Chrome:

Go to your deleted files (https://assets.adobe.com/deleted).

Press F12 to open the Chrome debugger window.

Go to the "Network" tab.

At the bottom of the tab, select "Request blocking"

Add "blob:https://assets.adobe.com/*" and Enable request blocking.

Scroll down and select as many rows as you want.

Press permanently delete.

Ignore any errors shown, the files will be deleted.

This helped me deleted tens of thousands of files totaling over 200GB in size. Great job Adobe, truly a great and functional site.

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adammodlin

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Also, I just wrote a Powershell script that will automate this 100% for everyone. I'll post it up on Github later today or tomorrow in this repository - https://github.com/adammodlin/ClearAdobeAssetsDeleteItems.

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Amanda5F93

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Same issuse... I can't mass delete my trash folder. Whenever I try I get, "Could not delete some assets permanently".

Can someone please delete everything in my trash folded?

Imac 10.15.6

Chrome Version 85.0.4183.102

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andrewq28697161

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Same issue, Files in the deleted items area I am trying to delet permanently wont delet.

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Habilis Habilis

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Hi,
In fact you have to delete permanently the files by selecting « all files » in your « deleted files » folder, in the creative cloud web app.
The tricky thing is that there is no « select all file » button : you have to select the first file manually, then push « shift » and select the last file of the selection.
Then click « delete all file ».
The next tricky thing is that this option doesn’t work on safari, use firefox or chrome to do it.
Good luck with this very « user friendly » service 🙂
JB

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Shalev-Assouline

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I am not abele to delete either? can someone delete my archive and fix my account for me?!

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Tyanko

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I would like to delete my "Deleted" items in CC cloud archive, but i get error message "Could not delete some assets permanently!"

Can some admin help me to delete these old files?

Thanks.

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Test name2019

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Oh I see Adobe is ignoring all of our messages !!!!

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Habilis Habilis

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Hi,
In fact you have to delete permanently the files by selecting « all files » in your « deleted files » folder, in the creative cloud web app.
The tricky thing is that there is no « select all file » button : you have to select the first file manually, then push « shift » and select the last file of the selection.
Then click « delete all file ».
The next tricky thing is that this option doesn’t work on safari, use firefox or chrome to do it.
Good luck with this very « user friendly » service 🙂
JB

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ThefatdudeUK

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Still on going & the Tec team pretend ur only person with issue I have tried for 3 months to get tech to help .. they just reply middle of night 3 days later ... obviously im then in bed

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Habilis Habilis

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HI,

I'd like to delete all my archive (more than 3 years of work on the cloud !!!). Impossible to select all the assets on the same time. Please help ! thank you

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shanea12338478

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Possible to get all the archived files on my account deleted as well please.

Also, since I am paying $14.95 per month for the 1TB of storage, is that still required to be paid now that all accounts have 1TB of storage?

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kjetils30485119

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I've got several thousand files in my deleted folder because I did the mistake of saving a Charater Animator project in Creative Cloud once. Deleting a thousand files at a time results in timeout in the browser. Please add a button to delete all files permanently - and also list the number of files in the deleted folder.

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Perscitia

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Hello, I am having the same issue-- when I go to the deleted folder in my browser I am delivered the "Could not delete some assets permanently" error messages when I click 'delete permanently'. I would like to have all files in my deleted folder cleared, if there is no fix available that would allow me to do so.

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heatherb88091427

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I am also having this issue. Has anyone found a solution or gotten Adobe to respond? I'm nearing my limit and really need to remove these deleted files permanently.

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