Failing to delete file.

How can i delete a file marked "?" from recent files on iPhone? Storage location and file size can’t be determined, and deleting returns the message:

The Operation Can’t Be Completed (No valid file provider found with identifier ‘com.apple.FileProvider.LocalStorage’.)

iPhone 17 Pro Max, iOS 27

Posted on Sep 25, 2026 2:29 AM

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Sep 25, 2026 6:08 AM in response to _aske

Either you have logged out of iCloud Drive on your device or have yet to set up iCloud Drive on your iPhone.


If you have those files on other Cloud Drives (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Flickr, Box, Amazon Drive, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.), please log in to them before you can access those files in the Files App.


Ensure that the server that is hosting the Drives is up and active. --> https://downdetector.in/


To Download Folder on the Files App



Failing to delete file.

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