allow admin to delete files from ListOfFiles page

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#476 opened on Mar 10, 2026 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 4/5
Estimated time: 3-5 days
Newbie friendliness: 55/100

Issue type: Feature
Clarity: Clearly specified
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: python, typescript
Domain: api, full-stack

Research direction

Start by reading server/api/views/uploadFile/views.py at UploadFileView/delete, then inspect FileRow.tsx around FileRow/handleSave and ListOfFiles, including updateFileName. Add the delete flow, confirmation prompt, and parent-state removal described in the issue. Done means an admin can delete any file from /listoffiles, the file disappears without a reload, and accidental deletion requires typing "delete".

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Description

Bug

Current State

Currently, there is no option to delete a file. In /listoffiles, there is only an "edit" button and a "download" button for each file.

We do have a backend endpoint for this at DELETE /v1/api/uploadFile. The view is at /server/api/views/uploadFile/views.py/UploadFileView/delete, but it is not called by the frontend currently. It allows only the uploader of the file to delete it.

Expected Behavior

Any admin (superuser) can delete any file from the /listoffiles page.
Shows a confirmation prompt before deletion
- Make accidental deletion near impossible by requiring them to type "delete"
Deleted file disappears from the list without page reload

Changes needed

Backend:

in uploadFile/views.py/uploadFileView/delete, update the permission check to allow superusers (admin):
if upload_file.uploaded_by != request.user and not request.user.is_superuser:

Frontend:

Add a delete button to each FileRow alongside the existing edit and download buttons
Add the confirmation dialog before sending the delete request
call DELETE /api/v1/api/uploadFile with { guid: file.guid } and JWT auth header (same pattern as the existing edit handler around FileRow.tsx/FileRow/handleSave)
On success, remove the file from the parent component's state, making it disappear without a reload
- for reference, check out how updateFileName works
- you'll need to create a new onDelete prop, defined in ListOfFiles and passed to FileRow.

@sue-hntr Sue is a UX designer and can weigh in on design decisions and other specifics

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