.. _auto_workflow_remove_files:

*REMOVE SINGLE OR MULTIPLE FILES IN A WORKFLOW*
===============================================

Removes one or more files from a workflow's remote file store by their relative paths. Use this worker to clean up intermediate or unwanted files within a workflow without manual intervention.

When to use
-----------

Tagged: ``cleanup``, ``file``, ``file_management``, ``remove``, ``user``, ``workflow``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Workflow
     - workflow_id
     - remote_lookup
     - —
     - ✓
     - The target workflow from which files will be removed; select via remote lookup (primaryKey: remote_lookup_workflows) — required, no default.
   * - Relative File Paths to Remote in the Workflow
     - files_to_remove
     - text
     - —
     - ✓
     - Comma-separated list of relative file paths within the workflow's remote storage to delete (e.g. nodes/node_file.json,nodes/node_file2.json) — required, no default.

Outputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Workflow
     - workflow_id
     - integer
     - Integer ID of the workflow from which files were removed, returned for downstream chaining.
   * - Old File Size
     - old_file_size
     - integer
     - Total file count (or cumulative size in bytes) of the workflow's remote store before the removal operation.
   * - New File Size
     - new_file_size
     - integer
     - Total file count (or cumulative size in bytes) of the workflow's remote store after the removal operation, confirming successful deletion.

Disciplines
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- data.io.file
- platform.workflow

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