Delete a doc that you own
To delete a document, spreadsheet or presentation, follow these steps:
- From your Docs list, select the checkbox to the left of the document, spreadsheet or presentation you want to delete.
- Click the Delete button on the toolbar.
- If you're deleting a shared document that you own, you will see an option to change the ownership of the document.
- The document, spreadsheet or presentation will be moved to the Trash.
- You can empty the Trash by clicking the Trash icon from the All items section of the sidebar, selecting the items you'd like removed, and clicking Empty trash from the header.
Remove from your Docs list a doc that you don't own
To remove a document, spreadsheet or presentation that you don't own, follow these steps:
- From your Docs list, select the checkbox to the left of the document, spreadsheet or presentation you want to delete.
- Click the Delete button on the toolbar.
- When you see the message that the doc can't be deleted but that you can remove it from your Docs list, click 'Yes.'
If you delete a shared document that you own, it will be completely removed from the Docs list for all collaborators, and they will no longer have access to the document. Before deleting a document, you may want to change the owner of the document so that your collaborators will still be able to use the document (for now, it isn't possible to change the owner of a spreadsheet).