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DigiLocker or Digital Locker is an affordable and easy way of storing your official documents in cloud space, digitally and safely. As you can upload and download documents from there easily, you can also remove or delete documents as and when required. However, you cannot delete your existing Digilocker account.
If you are struggling to delete or remove your documents from DigiLocker, navigate through this write-up to know the step-wise process of how to delete documents from DigiLocker.
You can upload and access all the official documents and certificates through your valid DigiLocker account. As you get verified with your DigiLocker account, it cannot delete your existing account but can remove or delete your documents, except your Aadhaar card from the official site. Here are the simple and hassle-free steps to assist you with the ways to remove documents from DigiLocker:
Step 1: Open the official website of Digilocker.
Step 2: Now, log in to your Digilocker account by entering your mobile number or Aadhaar card details.
Step 3: It will generate an OTP and send it to your registered mobile number.
Step 4: Now, use the code to log in to your account.
Step 5: Then, click on the “Drive” section at the top left corner of your DigiLocker web page.
Step 6: You can view all your uploaded documents there. Select the ones you require to remove or delete. If you need to delete all of them, you can select all.
Step 7: You will notice a bin icon too, click on the “delete” option to confirm the removal of this document.
You will get a confirmation that all these documents have been deleted from your account. This is valid for all the documents in DigiLocker, be it your PAN card, Aadhaar card, mark sheets or other necessary documents.
Now, if you are still new to this cloud storage and want to learn about what it does, it would help to get an in-depth idea about the platform.
You can remove or delete documents from DigiLocker due to several security reasons. These are as follows:
So, now you have a complete idea of how to delete documents from DigiLocker. However, in case you are not confident in handling the app, you can seek help from a person who knows about the process.
You do not have to use username and password to login to digilocker anymore. Now you can use your registered mobile number or 12 digit Aadhaar number to login to your DigiLocker account.
Yes, you can remove existing files from DigiLocker. You can either use DigiLocker website or the app to remove your documents like marksheet, certificates, or any other obsolete documents that you have saved with DigiLocker.
Most of the times, you will receive the DigiLocker OTP instantaneously. In case you have not received the OTP, verify your number. If all the details are correct then there might be a server issue, wait for some time before trying again.
You can upload your graduation and post-graduation certificates. Also, you can add PAN card, Aadhaar card, driving licence, passport, electricity bill, and other necessary documents. That means you have an initial storage space of 10MB for free to help you store all your necessary documents. However, the government plans to extend the space to 1GB for each locker to allow you to save more documents.