The action menu in the asset index should allow the user to delete folders #13086
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When a folder is selected in the asset index listing, the
The only way to delete a folder with its contents is to open it, then use the dropdown menu in the breadcrumbs nav:
This is unintuitive and looks like an error from a user perspective. In a typical directory browser interface, being able to select and delete a folder from the parent folder is expected and normal behaviour. The option being greyed out looks like a bug – a user will expect to be able to delete files and folders with this option. In contrast to this, having to open a folder in order to delete it is unexpected, I don't think many users will be able to find this option. |
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+1 here. You can select Entries with the checkboxes, then use the cog wheel menu to delete them. I tried this out on a subfolder, ran into this same issue, and posted it on Discord as a bug. Please add the ability to delete subfolders from the cogwheel at the bottom. I think one of the reasons this looks broken rather than intended is because because "Delete" is actually in that menu, but greyed out - which indicates that it cannot be deleted, which is not the case.
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This caught me and a friend out too, it never occurred to me to click the arrow in the breadcrumb |
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I’ve just had a support call from a client about this and had I not resorted to searching through GitHub issues I’d never have figured it out. That delete does appear in the menu but greyed out says to the user “this is where you delete stuff, but for unknown reasons you can’t”. Most people are likely to give up at this point and assume there is an unresolvable feature limitation/permissions issue rather than continuing to navigate around in the hope of finding the option somewhere else. |
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+1 for that. seems like simple change to add. |
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I’ve just made it possible to delete volume folders via the “Delete” asset action, for Craft 4.6. (21a4c49) The action is only available when a single folder is selected. We don’t yet have the plumbing in place for multi-folder deletion. |
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@brandonkelly Thanks Brandon! Being able to delete multiple files/folders at the same time would be nice, but this is already a huge improvement. |
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Craft 4.6.0 is out now with that change 🎉 |
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I’ve just made it possible to delete volume folders via the “Delete” asset action, for Craft 4.6. (21a4c49)
The action is only available when a single folder is selected. We don’t yet have the plumbing in place for multi-folder deletion.