---
title: Delete files
description: "Delete a file with `Bun.file(path).delete()` and confirm its removal with `.exists()`."
sidebarTitle: Delete files
mode: center
---

To delete a file, use `Bun.file(path).delete()`.

```ts delete-file.ts icon="/icons/typescript.svg"
// Delete a file
const file = Bun.file("path/to/file.txt");
await file.delete();

// Now the file doesn't exist
const exists = await file.exists();
// => false
```

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See [File I/O](/runtime/file-io) for more filesystem operations.