# Delete File without entering it

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/delete-file-without-entering-it/49458>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 12, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/delete-file-without-entering-it/49458 "2022-12-12T01:00:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![amaccoop](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/amaccoop/32/18427_2.png) [@amaccoop](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/amaccoop)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/delete-file-without-entering-it/49458/1 "2022-12-12T01:00:48Z")

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### Things I have tried

Hi I want to be able to delete a file without entering it and only deleting the link.

 ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/5/0/508e9fa75bab6563e17d886a2d916d4350f8455c.png)

It would be easier to delete images that way.

Any ideas?  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![holroy](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/holroy/32/77699_2.png) [@holroy](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/holroy)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/delete-file-without-entering-it/49458/2 "2022-12-12T19:25:51Z")

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Do you mean to go to the file list, right click and choose delete?

And that link is not an image, so if it’s just a link to not-created file, you can just remove the link. On the flip side, if you delete a file, it’s not given that links to that file is removed (if I’m not mistaken).

Or are you on mobile edition, so it’s not that easy to right-click?

In short, we might need a little more information on what you’re actually trying to do, and which platform you’re on, and what you’ve tried doing.

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**Author:** ![amaccoop](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/amaccoop/32/18427_2.png) [@amaccoop](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/amaccoop)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/delete-file-without-entering-it/49458/3 "2022-12-12T23:17:48Z")

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I’m on a Macbook pro. I’m talking about files that are created already. I know that if it’s not created you can just delete the link and it doesn’t matter because there’s nothing connected to it anyway. I want to delete the link and delete the file as well. Maybe it’s not possible but I just don’t like having to go into the page to delete it. I also don’t like locating it in the folders to delete it because it takes a second to do it. It would be nice if I could just right-click on the link to delete the link and the file.

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**Author:** ![I-d-as](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/i-d-as/32/59965_2.png) [@I-d-as](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/I-d-as)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/delete-file-without-entering-it/49458/4 "2022-12-12T23:37:02Z")

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@amaccoop I agree! See this feature request: [Right click menu option to delete link and file](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/right-click-menu-option-to-delete-link-and-file/23369)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/delete-file-without-entering-it/49458/5 "2023-03-12T23:37:32Z")

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