I have an iphone 16e with iOS 26.6.2. During a recent download of a pdf from a site using safari the download failed and now in the Files app under recents tab there is file that says it is waiting but there is no file on the phone or in iCloud. When I try to delete the file in Recents I receive a "The Operation can't be completed error. No valid file provider found with identifier 'com.appl.CloudDocs.iCloudDriveFileProvider" error message. How can I clear this from the Recents tab in the FIle App?
- The PDF isn't in iCloud Drive.
- It isn't in On My iPhone.
- It isn't in Downloads.
- It isn't in Recently Deleted.
- It isn't on iCloud.com.
- It still appears under Recents.
- It says Waiting.
- It has the dashed cloud.
- Delete gives you"No valid file provider found with identifier 'com.apple.CloudDocs.iCloudDriveFileProvider'".
- Disabling and re-enabling iCloud Drive doesn't remove it.
Any ideas on how to remove this ghost?