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I am executor of an estate and family members have illegally deleted the deceased one drive files after his death. Need to get them back

Kim Calcutt 0 Reputation points
2026-05-25T09:03:53.1533333+00:00

Family members have deleted a large number of one drive files with authorisation. They need to be recovered if possible

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  1. Kim Calcutt 0 Reputation points
    2026-05-25T09:56:07.5033333+00:00

    Thank you. I will pass your answer onto the estate solicitor

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  2. DaveM121 882.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-05-25T09:41:04.65+00:00

    If you have access to the deceased person's Microsoft account, then try logging into their OneDrive online (https://onedrive.live.com/) in a web browser and check if the files can be recovered from the online Recycle bin.

    If you do not have access to the person's account, this forum is just a user to user forum, no-one here has any account access, and on the link below, Microsoft indicate it is basically a legal procedure that needs to be entered into to access an account of someone who has passed on.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/accounts-billing/manage/accessing-outlook-com-onedrive-and-other-microsoft-services-when-someone-has-died

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