Title: The folder cannot be deleted.
Last modified: December 24, 2025

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# The folder cannot be deleted.

 *  Resolved [koki1205](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koki1205/)
 * (@koki1205)
 * [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-folder-cannot-be-deleted/)
 * After accidentally placing a folder under another user’s folder, the subfolder
   no longer appears in the sidebar and cannot be deleted.

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 *  Plugin Support [Bruce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ninjateamwp/)
 * (@ninjateamwp)
 * [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-folder-cannot-be-deleted/#post-18766425)
 * Hi [@koki1205](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koki1205/) ,
 * Sorry but your message is not quite clear enough.
 * Can you please record a short screencast to show us a demo of what the isssue
   is or how we can replicate it?
 * Regards.
 *  Thread Starter [koki1205](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koki1205/)
 * (@koki1205)
 * [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-folder-cannot-be-deleted/#post-18766428)
 * これは、他のユーザーが作成したサブフォルダがサイドバーで表示されない現象です。
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cw7XkMugQ7PblTWU-fjH71-l_OhKl6eU/view?usp=drive_link](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cw7XkMugQ7PblTWU-fjH71-l_OhKl6eU/view?usp=drive_link)
 * これは、他のユーザーが作成したサブフォルダがサイドバーに表示されているが、その
   中に私が配置したフォルダがサイドバーに表示されない現象です。
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z_OaerpK606prTerBrgVgMFxxvm4HCHX/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z_OaerpK606prTerBrgVgMFxxvm4HCHX/view?usp=sharing)
 * 常に全ユーザーの全フォルダを共有して表示したいのですが、そのような設定はないので
   しょうか？
 *  Thread Starter [koki1205](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koki1205/)
 * (@koki1205)
 * [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-folder-cannot-be-deleted/#post-18766472)
 * I’m really stuck here.
 * After reloading the media library just now, the Filebird plugin stopped working
   on its own.
 * When I manually reactivated it and opened the media library, all the folders 
   I’d created previously disappeared. Reloading it again caused the plugin to stop
   working once more.
 *  Plugin Support [Bruce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ninjateamwp/)
 * (@ninjateamwp)
 * [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-folder-cannot-be-deleted/#post-18766513)
 * Hi [@koki1205](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koki1205/) ,
 * There seems to be a confusion with your queries, you created this thread with
   a concern of “not being able to delete folders”.
 * But after requesting references, you tried displaying “not being able to see 
   folders”.
 * Anyway, regarding the last reference, I think you do not know how to expand collapsed
   subfolders, that is it? You need to click on the “main folder icons” to expand
   its subfolders:
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YumGYbhwB0g8BmWkTzJgvMIMGYBlTEnO/view?usp=drivesdk](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YumGYbhwB0g8BmWkTzJgvMIMGYBlTEnO/view?usp=drivesdk)
 * If you have any other issues, please demonstrate it for us in a screencast.
 * Hope that clarifies.
 * Bruce
 *  Thread Starter [koki1205](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koki1205/)
 * (@koki1205)
 * [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-folder-cannot-be-deleted/#post-18766554)
 * Thank you. I’ve identified why the folders kept disappearing. This is a huge 
   help.
 * Regarding the other issues that occurred, they resolved themselves after several
   attempts and I can no longer reproduce them.
 * The phenomena that occurred are listed below, but I don’t know how to reproduce
   them.
 * 1. Plugins would stop working unexpectedly, and after reactivating them, all 
   folders would disappear.
 * 2. All files would appear within every folder.
 * 3. When creating a new folder, an error like “Invalid path” would appear, preventing
   creation.
 * Note that even while these issues occurred, folder information remained stored
   in the database.
 * Since I can no longer reproduce these issues, I believe further discussion would
   be pointless. Therefore, I will terminate this support request here.
 * Thank you very much.
 *  Plugin Support [Bruce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ninjateamwp/)
 * (@ninjateamwp)
 * [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-folder-cannot-be-deleted/#post-18766580)
 * Thanks, and do not hesitate to get back to us again if you have more reference
   resources for us to help you with.

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