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ResourceRemove[resource]

removes the specified resource from the system on which it is run.

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ResourceRemove[resource]

removes the specified resource from the system on which it is run.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Retrieve a ResourceFunction:

Wolfram Language code: wood = ResourceFunction["WoodFramed"]

Remove it from your local system:

Wolfram Language code: ResourceRemove[wood]

Scope  (2)

Create a new resource and import the contents:

Wolfram Language code: ro = ResourceObject[<|"Name" -> "100 Primes", "ResourceType" -> "DataResource", "Content" -> Prime /@ Range[100]|>]
Wolfram Language code: ResourceData[ro]

Save the content locally:

Wolfram Language code: LocalCache[ro]

Removing the resource deletes the local storage:

Wolfram Language code: ResourceRemove[ro]
Wolfram Language code: ResourceData[ro]

Get the contents of a resource from the data repository:

Wolfram Language code: ro = ResourceObject["Friends, Romans, Countrymen"]
Wolfram Language code: Snippet[Get[ro]]

The content is cached locally:

Wolfram Language code: ro["ContentElementLocations"]

After removing the local cache, the content is still available in a CloudObject:

Wolfram Language code: ResourceRemove[ro]
Wolfram Language code: ro["ContentElementLocations"]

Properties & Relations  (2)

ResourceObject content is typically cached on the local system for faster retrieval:

Wolfram Language code: RepeatedTiming[LLMResourceFunction["ELI5"]]

After removing the resource, the content must be downloaded again, taking more time:

Wolfram Language code: ResourceRemove[ResourceObject["Prompt" -> "ELI5"]]
Wolfram Language code: AbsoluteTiming[LLMResourceFunction["ELI5"]]

For a ResourceObject, ResourceRemove does the same thing as DeleteObject. First, remove a resource with ResourceRemove:

Wolfram Language code: ResourceObject["Meteorite Landings"]
Wolfram Language code: ResourceRemove[ResourceObject["Meteorite Landings"]]

Use DeleteObject instead:

Wolfram Language code: ResourceObject["Meteorite Landings"]
Wolfram Language code: DeleteObject[ResourceObject["Meteorite Landings"]]
Wolfram Research (2016), ResourceRemove, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceRemove.html.

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Wolfram Research (2016), ResourceRemove, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceRemove.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2016. "ResourceRemove." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceRemove.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2016). ResourceRemove. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceRemove.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_resourceremove, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ResourceRemove}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceRemove.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_resourceremove, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ResourceRemove}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceRemove.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}