Deleting Media
Editors can permanently delete any file in the Media Library. To do so, open the library by going to Media > Library. The Media Library can be viewed as a Grid or as a List.
In the Grid view click on the file to be deleted, and the attachment details will open.
![View of the Grid option in the Media Library.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/grid-view.png)
To delete the file, select the red “Delete Permanently” link.
![View of the Attachment Details of a media file highlighting the "Delete Permanently" link.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/delete-file-permanently-1024x581.png)
Or in the List view, hover over the file and click on the “Delete Permanently” link that appears.
![View of a Media file in the Media Library highlighting the Delete Permanently link.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/delete-media-list-1.png)
Note that unlike posts, pages, and comments, deletions from your media library are permanent and will not be moved to a trash folder.
Bulk Deletion
To delete multiple files from the Media Library, go to Media > Library.
If the Grid View is open click the “Bulk Select” button.
![View of the Bulk select feature in the Grid view of the media library.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/grid-bulk-select.png)
Then select the unwanted files and click the “Delete Permanently” button.
![View of the bulk select option inMedia Library in grid view.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/delete-permanently-grid-1024x737.png)
If the List view is open click on the boxes next to the files to be deleted.
Then change “Bulk Actions” to “Permanently Delete” and click the Apply button.
![View of the Delete Permanently option in List View for bulk actions.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/delete-permanently-list.png)