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# Delete a source

> Remove a source that is empty and no longer referenced.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Check that the source can be deleted">
    Open the source and press the menu in the top right corner.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/occtoo/bgzJkmA_d3dPW0qe/images/guides/studio/sources/source-menu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=bgzJkmA_d3dPW0qe&q=85&s=47bcb1ae99250c26587d47faf03578f5" alt="The source menu with Delete source disabled" width="1512" height="420" data-path="images/guides/studio/sources/source-menu.png" />

    **Delete source** is disabled unless the source is empty and unreferenced — no entries, no card built on it, and no data provider listing it.

    <Info>
      To clear the blockers: [purge the source](/guides/studio/sources/purge-a-source) to remove its entries, remove the source from any card built on it, and remove it from the **Allowed Sources** of every data provider that lists it.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Press Delete source">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/occtoo/sUfE5BC3k8ruY9JQ/images/guides/studio/sources/delete-source-dialog.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=sUfE5BC3k8ruY9JQ&q=85&s=7894caa021ec2ad861cd733683523ffe" alt="The Delete source dialog" width="512" height="214" data-path="images/guides/studio/sources/delete-source-dialog.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Press Yes, delete source">
    Studio returns you to the source list.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Deletion cannot be undone. The source, its properties and its configuration are all removed.
</Warning>

<Info>Deleting is unavailable while a purge is running.</Info>