Blackboard (Faculty) - Turnitin: Delete Student Papers from Turnitin's Respository

This document provides an overview of how to request a student paper be deleted in Turnitin

Downloading students' papers is a good practice, especially at the end of the semester, to preserve the grading record offline.

Access Turnitin Assignment Inbox

  1. Navigate to the Coursework area and folder where the assignment link resides.

  2. Click on the Turnitin Assignment link. The Student Submission page will open.

Request to Delete an Individual Paper

  1. Click on the three dots in the student's row. Select Request deletion

    from the three dot menu, select request deleting

  2. From the pop-up window, select the reason for deletion. 
    Click the check-box acknowledging that the file cannot be recovered.
    Click Request Permanent Deletion

    request  permenent deletion


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Doc ID:
119402
Owned by:
Center I. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2022-07-01
Updated:
2025-08-07
Sites:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville