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Working with Multiple File Delete

Select files in the library and click Delete.

Selected files in a SharePoint library with the Delete icon on the Virto Multiple File Operations menu

Review the selection in the Virto Delete panel and click Delete (or Delete and close).

Virto Delete panel with two selected files and the Permanent delete checkbox

Confirm with Ok.

Please confirm dialog with Cancel and Ok buttons

The log shows the result for each file: Recycled (moved to the Recycle Bin) or Deleted when Permanent delete is selected.

Log data of the Virto Delete panel with the Recycled status

The files you’ve deleted can be found in the Recycle Bin. Simply click “Recycle Bin” in the left-hand menu.

Recycle Bin link in the SharePoint left-hand menu where deleted files can be found

If you want to restore deleted files, tick these items, then choose “Restore Selection” on the ribbon.

Selected items in the Recycle Bin with the Restore Selection button on the ribbon

If you’d like to permanently delete items, check the “Permanent delete” box in the upper right corner of the Delete window.

Virto bulk Delete window with the Permanent delete checkbox enabled in the upper-right corner

After the items are permanently deleted, you will see a report of the deleted files.

Report listing the files that were permanently deleted by Virto Multiple File Delete

The default for Permanent delete is set in Library settings → Virto Multiple File Delete Settings; if it is off, files go to the Recycle Bin first. For the settings levels, see Settings levels and panel appearance.

In modern libraries

In modern libraries, CheckIn, Download, Copy and Move and Upload are on the command bar. When files are selected, the Virto commands Download, Copy and Move, Upload, Edit and Delete are in the … menu (marked with the blue Virto icon). The panels work the same as in classic libraries.

More menu of a modern library with the Virto Download, Copy and Move, Upload, Edit and Delete commands

Updated on October 20, 2026