I have accidentally downloaded files to my controller and now I want to delete them so I can actually add what I would like. So how do you go about deleting the downloaded files if there is a way?

[image] How To Remove All Gcode Files Manually (Fix for stuck file) Troubleshooting How to remove all gcode files manually. This process is used for when you see a stuck file. In 99% of cases, a incompatible file was loaded (such as the design file) and not gcode. The controller can read files labeled .nc, .ngc, .gcode. After running the below instructions, ensure you update to 1.0.9 firmware (or later) and the controller will prevent incompatible files from being able to be uploaded. These instructions are intended for scenarios where, for some reason, the controller bec…

![16316830975965416263739269000935|690x310](upload://fMODrTZZsZ1Z4U3npcvEt12IfIQ.jpeg That didn’t work

It would be great if 1F could provide an easier way to manage these files, as this seems overly complicated. Why make the files easy to add, yet difficult to remove?

Select the file you want to delete from the list on the controller, push the trashcan icon, it gets deleted. What part of that process is difficult? How could we make it easier?

What am I missing? I thought I had to do this; https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-remove-all-gcode-files-manually-fix-for-stuck-file/5626![IMG_8746|666x500](upload://rEUTia8ZkbshzwZmntqnnV9sWbm.jpeg)

From the main control screen, select the file you want to delete from the ‘dropdown file list’, then click on the trash can icon, ‘file delete’. [a]

What about when you hit the file download button how do you delete those files that are downloaded to the controller not the web interface.

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That’s a fix for if you have a file that can’t be removed. It happened to me once. The controller would get to the point where it wanted to home after booting up and would go no further. It’s rare that you would need to use it. Like support said, the normal way to remove loaded files is with the trash can.

The files from Home than click download there is no trashcan option or delete that I’ve found.

Remove download files from the controller

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pootaholic (Dave) September 6, 2021, 10:35am 2

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