Delete Items in a Package

You can delete any folder or file in a package. Deleted package items are sent from the package in the Developer to the Windows Recycle Bin.

Warning! Deleting a package item that is linked to a document creates broken links in your content. Because the Broken Links tool does not analyze packages, it cannot detect when links to items within packages are broken. Therefore, if you plan to delete a package item, you should first remove any links to it from your content.

If you later discover that you improperly deleted a package item, you can restore the deleted item from the Windows Recycle Bin to its original package, as long as you have not emptied the Recycle Bin. To do so, you must first open the package in the Package Editor.

Multi-user Considerations

You must check out the package both to delete items from the package and to restore deleted package items from the Windows Recycle Bin.

To delete items in a package:

1. Open a package and select the folder(s) and/or file(s) that you want to delete.
2. On the Edit menu, choose  Delete.

   You can also press DELETE or right-click the folder or file and choose Delete from the context menu.

3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion and move the items to the Windows Recycle Bin.

   You can restore a deleted item from the Windows Recycle Bin to its original package, as long as the Recycle Bin has not been emptied. However, before you restore the item, you must first open the package in the Package Editor.

4. Save the package.