Windows 10, Some files on OneDrive cannot be deleted

Question

Try to delete certain files on OneDrive fail with must have AzureAD rights. I do but they have not been used in a long time.

Answer 1

Review the Azure AD rights and permissions associated with your account. Ensure that your Azure AD role provides the necessary permissions to manage files and folders in OneDrive.

If you are having trouble deleting files using a sync client, try deleting the files through the OneDrive web interface. This can sometimes resolve synchronization-related issues.

Answer 2

@Les Taylor

Thank you for your post!

I understand that you're trying to delete some files on OneDrive but are running into an Azure AD RBAC issue. To hopefully help point you in the right direction or resolve your issue, I'll share my findings below.

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Findings:

Depending on the error that you're receiving in regard to Azure AD rights, it seems like you're encountering an issue where you don't have the necessary permissions to delete certain files in OneDrive. To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:

1. Make sure that you're signed into OneDrive with the correct account that has the necessary permissions to delete the files.
2. If you're using the OneDrive app on your computer, try signing out and back in.
3. If you're still unable to delete the files, you can try deleting them from the OneDrive website instead of the OneDrive app on your computer.

I hope this helps!

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Additional Link:

• Delete files or folders in OneDrive

I hope this helps!

If none of these steps work and you're still having issues, please let me know. Thank you for your time and patience throughout this issue.

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