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recently deleted files won't delete on iPhone

I cannot permanantly delete a file folder containing subfolders that contain files from my "recently deleted folder. Ive tried several online steps to no avail



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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 a Folder in the Files App