diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/FileFunctions/EditItemsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/FileFunctions/EditItemsController.php
index e4ceba0b..b4ffc7b2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/FileFunctions/EditItemsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/FileFunctions/EditItemsController.php
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ class EditItemsController extends Controller
             return Demo::response_204();
         }
 
-        foreach ($request->input('data') as $file) {
-            $unique_id = $file['unique_id'];
+        foreach ($request->input('items') as $file) {
 
             // Check permission to delete item for authenticated editor 
             if ($request->user()->tokenCan('editor')) {
@@ -204,18 +203,18 @@ class EditItemsController extends Controller
                 $shared = get_shared($request->cookie('shared_token'));
 
                 // Get file|folder item
-                $item = get_item($file['type'], $unique_id, Auth::id());
+                $item = get_item($file['type'], $file['id']);
 
                 // Check access to requested directory
                 if ($file['type'] === 'folder') {
-                    Guardian::check_item_access($item->unique_id, $shared);
+                    Guardian::check_item_access($item->id, $shared);
                 } else {
                     Guardian::check_item_access($item->folder_id, $shared);
                 }
             }
 
             // Delete item
-            Editor::delete_item($file, $unique_id);
+            Editor::delete_item($file, $file['id']);
         }
 
         return response(null, 204);
diff --git a/app/Http/Tools/Editor.php b/app/Http/Tools/Editor.php
index 86bc2d50..1670a3cb 100644
--- a/app/Http/Tools/Editor.php
+++ b/app/Http/Tools/Editor.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use App\Models\Zip;
 use Aws\Exception\MultipartUploadException;
 use Aws\S3\MultipartUploader;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
@@ -269,30 +270,24 @@ class Editor
     /**
      * Delete file or folder
      *
-     * @param $request
-     * @param $unique_id
+     * @param $item
+     * @param $id
      * @param null $shared
      * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public static function delete_item($file, $unique_id, $shared = null)
+    public static function delete_item($item, $id, $shared = null)
     {
-        // Get user id
-        $user = is_null($shared) ? Auth::user() : User::findOrFail($shared->user_id);
-
         // Delete folder
-        if ($file['type'] === 'folder') {
+        if ($item['type'] === 'folder') {
 
             // Get folder
             $folder = Folder::withTrashed()
-                ->with(['folders'])
-                ->where('user_id', $user->id)
-                ->where('unique_id', $unique_id)
-                ->first();
+                ->with('folders')
+                ->find($id);
 
             // Get folder shared record
-            $shared = Share::where('user_id', $user->id)
-                ->where('type', '=', 'folder')
-                ->where('item_id', $unique_id)
+            $shared = Share::where('type', 'folder')
+                ->where('item_id', $id)
                 ->first();
 
             // Delete folder shared record
@@ -300,8 +295,20 @@ class Editor
                 $shared->delete();
             }
 
+            // Soft delete items
+            if (! $item['force_delete']) {
+
+                // Remove folder from user favourites
+                DB::table('favourite_folder')
+                    ->where('folder_id', $folder->id)
+                    ->delete();
+
+                // Soft delete folder record
+                $folder->delete();
+            }
+
             // Force delete children files
-            if ($file['force_delete']) {
+            if ($item['force_delete']) {
 
                 // Get children folder ids
                 $child_folders = filter_folders_ids($folder->trashed_folders, 'unique_id');
@@ -328,20 +335,10 @@ class Editor
                 // Delete folder record
                 $folder->forceDelete();
             }
-
-            // Soft delete items
-            if (!$file['force_delete']) {
-
-                // Remove folder from user favourites
-                $user->favourite_folders()->detach($unique_id);
-
-                // Soft delete folder record
-                $folder->delete();
-            }
         }
 
         // Delete item
-        if ($file['type'] !== 'folder') {
+        if ($item['type'] !== 'folder') {
 
             // Get file
             $item = File::withTrashed()
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 6cc6bc59..51d396d9 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth:sanctum']], function () {
     // Edit items
     Route::patch('/rename/{id}', [EditItemsController::class, 'user_rename_item']);
     Route::post('/create-folder', [EditItemsController::class, 'user_create_folder']);
-    Route::post('/remove-item', [EditItemsController::class, 'user_delete_item']);
+    Route::post('/remove', [EditItemsController::class, 'user_delete_item']);
     Route::post('/zip', [EditItemsController::class, 'user_zip_multiple_files']);
     Route::get('/zip-folder/{unique_id}', [EditItemsController::class, 'user_zip_folder']);
     Route::post('/upload', [EditItemsController::class, 'user_upload']);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/FolderTest.php b/tests/Feature/FolderTest.php
index aeff871f..158ab325 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/FolderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/FolderTest.php
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ class FolderTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(
             $root->id, Folder::find($children->id)->parent_id
         );
-
     }
 
     /**
@@ -202,19 +201,55 @@ class FolderTest extends TestCase
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function it_zip_and_download_folder_with_content_within()
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function it_delete_multiple_folder_softly()
     {
+        $user = User::factory(User::class)
+            ->create();
 
-    }
+        $folder_1 = Folder::factory(Folder::class)
+            ->create();
 
-    public function it_delete_single_folder()
-    {
+        $folder_2 = Folder::factory(Folder::class)
+            ->create();
 
-    }
+        $user->favourite_folders()->attach($folder_1->id);
+        $user->favourite_folders()->attach($folder_2->id);
 
-    public function it_delete_multiple_folder()
-    {
+        Sanctum::actingAs($user);
 
+        $this->postJson("/api/remove", [
+            'items' => [
+                [
+                    'id'           => $folder_1->id,
+                    'type'         => 'folder',
+                    'force_delete' => false,
+                ],
+                [
+                    'id'           => $folder_2->id,
+                    'type'         => 'folder',
+                    'force_delete' => false,
+                ],
+            ],
+        ])->assertStatus(204);
+
+        $this->assertSoftDeleted('folders', [
+            'id' => $folder_1->id,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertSoftDeleted('folders', [
+            'id' => $folder_2->id,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('favourite_folder', [
+            'folder_id' => $folder_1->id,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('favourite_folder', [
+            'folder_id' => $folder_2->id,
+        ]);
     }
 
     public function it_delete_folder_softly()
@@ -236,4 +271,9 @@ class FolderTest extends TestCase
     {
 
     }
+
+    public function it_zip_and_download_folder_with_content_within()
+    {
+
+    }
 }