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Delete / trash file from android using android.gms.drive

I need to delete files from Google Drive using com.google.android.gms.drive. From what I've read here and across the web there is no support for file deletion in the "new API". Is that (still) correct? I mean the API isn't that new anymore ...

I also read about the "clear contents and forget"-strategy, but I'd like not to follow that approach.

Part 2 of the question: Given it's still impossible to delete files via the API mentioned above; is there any easy way to combine the REST API w/ the code I've already written? Something like

  1. get token from GoogleApiClient
  2. fire DELETE request w/ token and file id
  3. ???
  4. profit

edit: The new Google Play Services (version 7.0.0 / March 2015) finally features a trash() method. See https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/drive/DriveResource.html for further details. .

edit2: Apparently you cannot use trash() on files from the app folder: Cannot trash App Folder or files inside the App Folder. :((

edit3: As of May 28th, it's now possible to actually delete files.

Solution

  • Delete is supported by the Google Drive Android API as of Google Play services 7.5 using the DriveResource.delete() method.

    Delete is permanent, and recommended only for App Folder content, where trash is not available.