{% extends "_templates/base.html" %}
{% set page_title = "Deleting Files" %}
{% block sidebar %}
{{ api_links(['deleteFile', 'deleteFile-ui'], ['deleteFile', 'setDeleteFileEndpoint', 'setDeleteFileParams'], ['delete', 'deleteComplete', 'submitDelete']) }}
{% endblock %}
{% block content %}
{% markdown %}

[session]: session.html

# Deleting Files {: .page-header }

Enabling the deletion of files means your users can delete files after they have been uploaded.
You can only delete files that have been uploaded during the current session or which have been passed in by using the
[initial file list][session] feature.
If you upload a file, leave the page, and come back then you cannot delete that file through Fine Uploader.

A file is eligible for deletion only after it has been successfully uploaded.

{{
alert("""Fine Uploader appends a `_method` parameter to the request object with a value of DELETE when the HTTP method is
POST instead of DELETE.  This makes it easier to determine the intended semantics of the request server-side.""")
}}

[For more information, see the associated blog post](http://blog.fineuploader.com/2013/01/25/delete-an-uploaded-file-in-3-3/)

{% endmarkdown %}
{% endblock %}