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title: "rclone purge"
description: "Remove the path and all of its contents."
slug: rclone_purge
url: /commands/rclone_purge/
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groups: Important
# autogenerated - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit the source code in cmd/purge/ and as part of making a release run "make commanddocs"
---
# rclone purge
Remove the path and all of its contents.
## Synopsis
Remove the path and all of its contents. Note that this does not obey
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include/exclude filters - everything will be removed. Use the
[delete](/commands/rclone_delete/) command if you want to selectively
delete files. To delete empty directories only, use command
[rmdir](/commands/rclone_rmdir/) or [rmdirs](/commands/rclone_rmdirs/).
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**Important**: Since this can cause data loss, test first with the
`--dry-run` or the `--interactive`/`-i` flag.
```
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rclone purge remote:path [flags]
```
## Options
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```
-h, --help help for purge
```
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## Important Options
Important flags useful for most commands.
```
-n, --dry-run Do a trial run with no permanent changes
-i, --interactive Enable interactive mode
-v, --verbose count Print lots more stuff (repeat for more)
```
See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.
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# SEE ALSO
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* [rclone](/commands/rclone/) - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.
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