# Delete Unpublished Components
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Components that are deleted **after publishing** a Node **will always remain publicly available** in those previous versions of the Node.
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*Before* publishing you can delete components without a trace. However, once published, even though you can update your version and remove components from the new version, your older version and all its components will remain available.
In your [node-workspace](https://docs.desci.com/general-user-overview/node-workspace "mention") you can delete components before, and remove them from newer updated versions after, publishing. Removing components is relatively simple.
You can delete Node components from your [node-workspace](https://docs.desci.com/general-user-overview/node-workspace "mention"). To delete a component you've previously uploaded to your Node, open up the [node-drive-panel](https://docs.desci.com/general-user-overview/node-workspace/node-drive-panel "mention") panel by clicking the hamburger icon in the top left corner.
In the **Drive** tab, hover over the component or folder you wish to delete, and click on the three dots that appear next to the component or folder name.
From the mini-list that pops up, click on Delete at the bottom.
A pop-up window will ask you if you want to delete the component/folder:
To confirm this step, hit OK in the pop-up window. *This will delete your component/folder.*
NB: It might take a refresh for the change to show.
in the top left corner.
In the **Drive** tab, hover over the component or folder you wish to delete, and click on the three dots that appear next to the component or folder name.
