Work with files and delete them on my iPad: Open the Files app and tap on the sidebar then tap to see what is in ‘Recents’, ‘Shared’ and ‘Locations’. Tap on a file to open it. Touch and hold on a file to see the square ‘Share’ symbol which takes you to email or WhatsApp and more. Touch and hold on the file for a list of actions that can be done with the file including Delete