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Delete a document, item, project, or solution

To delete a document or item

• Under Files in the Project panel, right-click the document or item that you want to delete, and then click Delete.

Right-clicking an item in the Files list in the Project panel and then clicking Delete will permanently remove the copy of the item that you added to your project folder, but it won't remove any copies of that item that you may have saved elsewhere on your computer. Using the Remove command on the context menu in the Project panel will simply remove the item from the Files list in the Project panel, but will not permanently delete the item from your project folder. References and linked files cannot be deleted but can be removed from your project folder using the Remove command.

To delete a project or solution

1. On the File menu, click Close Project.
2. Browse to the location where the project or solution is saved, and then delete the entire folder by pressing DELETE.