# Delete from library option gone

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [August 18, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/delete-from-library-option-gone/804934 "2022-08-18T11:43:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Divideby0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@Divideby0](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Divideby0)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/delete-from-library-option-gone/804934/5 "2022-08-18T15:58:30Z")

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How would that work? Plex would just detect the file again in the next scan, adding it back in.

- (Now that I think about it, this would be a GREAT option for troubleshooting. I can’t tell you how many times I had to [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) an item because I was doing file manipulation/upgrading and Plex failed to run detect intro properly. Being able to do all the functions of [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) without having to move the media physically would be a godsend.)

Anywho, the only way I can think of being able to remove an item without deleting the source item would be if you were in your local “Downloads” section of your library. Deleting a local download would not remove the item from your server itself, but would remove the item locally.

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