# deleting file attachments **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [June 21, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/deleting-file-attachments/8047 "2023-06-21T15:21:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jchrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jchrist](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jchrist)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/deleting-file-attachments/8047/1 "2023-06-21T15:21:28Z")
I can´t delete the unused file attachments in this notebook: [Heizen in Deutschland / RND | Observable](https://observablehq.com/@rnd/heizen-in-deutschland) same problem here: [Heizen in Deutschland II / RND | Observable](https://observablehq.com/@rnd/heizen-in-deutschland-ii) ---
**Author:** ![mootari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mootari/32/581_2.png) [@mootari](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mootari)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/deleting-file-attachments/8047/2 "2023-06-21T20:03:32Z")
Can you provide more details? ---
**Author:** ![tophtucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/tophtucker/32/4781_2.png) [@tophtucker](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tophtucker)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/deleting-file-attachments/8047/3 "2023-06-22T00:27:09Z")
Hi Johannes, sorry for the trouble. Seconding Fabian, I can’t seem to reproduce the issue; deleting unused files is working ok for me in my test notebook. Do you see the “Delete” option in the file’s “⋯” menu, and when you click it nothing happens? Could you post a screenshot of the menu? If you [open the browser’s developer console](https://balsamiq.com/support/faqs/browserconsole/), do you see any errors when you try to delete it? ---
**Author:** ![jchrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jchrist](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jchrist)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/deleting-file-attachments/8047/4 "2023-06-22T06:13:48Z")
![Screenshot 2023-06-22 081211](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/observablehq/original/2X/e/ef7d5a5f4802e69e8c3dc90c721f0450476b10e5.png) ---
**Author:** ![tophtucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/tophtucker/32/4781_2.png) [@tophtucker](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tophtucker)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/deleting-file-attachments/8047/5 "2023-06-22T15:57:48Z")
Thanks Johannes. We have a known bug where you can’t delete a file that gets stuck in the “pending” state. (I thought we’d fixed the cases that get you into that state, but I guess not!) Does that sound right — did the file never fully upload? I’ll take a look at fixing that. ---
**Author:** ![jchrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jchrist](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jchrist)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/deleting-file-attachments/8047/6 "2023-06-23T06:00:36Z")
I am not sure. Uploading was ok, I guess ---
**Author:** ![camdecoster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/camdecoster/32/6587_2.png) [@camdecoster](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/camdecoster)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/deleting-file-attachments/8047/7 "2023-06-23T11:50:29Z")
The pending files should now be removed from your notebooks. Could you please check and report back? ---
**Author:** ![jchrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jchrist](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jchrist)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/deleting-file-attachments/8047/8 "2023-06-23T14:08:19Z")
yes, they are gone. Thank you, great work!