<p>There should be a &quot;Delete&quot; option at the bottom of the element actions menu (i.e. the cogwheel at the bottom of the assets index), but it's only available for sub folders if only a single sub folder is selected.</p>
<p>Sub folders can also be deleted by clicking into them, and selecting &quot;Delete folder&quot; from the breadcrumb disclosure menu:</p>
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<p>If neither of those options are available, your user account might be missing the required user permissions.</p>

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<p>I created some asset folders which are displayed in the backend and which I would like to remove. I manually removed the directory on the server. It is still shown in the backend. The options in the dropdown are all greyed-in and there is no &quot;Remove&quot; option.</p>
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How to delete asset folders in CraftCMS backend?
# How to delete asset folders in CraftCMS backend?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-10)

I created some asset folders which are displayed in the backend and which I would like to remove. I manually removed the directory on the server. It is still shown in the backend. The options in the dropdown are all greyed-in and there is no "Remove" option.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/fTSwQ.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/fTSwQ.png)

**Tags:** assets, control-panel, subfolder, craft5

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-04-10. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

There should be a "Delete" option at the bottom of the element actions menu (i.e. the cogwheel at the bottom of the assets index), but it's only available for sub folders if only a single sub folder is selected.

Sub folders can also be deleted by clicking into them, and selecting "Delete folder" from the breadcrumb disclosure menu:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/r0k7E.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/r0k7E.png)

If neither of those options are available, your user account might be missing the required user permissions.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Many thanks. Now I found it ;-)  

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