Delete files with Cloud Storage on Android

After uploading files to Cloud Storage, you can also delete them.

Delete a File

To delete a file, first create a reference to that file. Then call the delete() method on that reference.

Kotlin

// Create a storage reference from our app
valstorageRef=storage.reference
// Create a reference to the file to delete
valdesertRef=storageRef.child("images/desert.jpg")
// Delete the file
desertRef.delete().addOnSuccessListener{
// File deleted successfully
}.addOnFailureListener{
// Uh-oh, an error occurred!
}StorageActivity.kt

Java

// Create a storage reference from our app
StorageReferencestorageRef=storage.getReference();
// Create a reference to the file to delete
StorageReferencedesertRef=storageRef.child("images/desert.jpg");
// Delete the file
desertRef.delete().addOnSuccessListener(newOnSuccessListener<Void>(){
@Override
publicvoidonSuccess(VoidaVoid){
// File deleted successfully
}
}).addOnFailureListener(newOnFailureListener(){
@Override
publicvoidonFailure(@NonNullExceptionexception){
// Uh-oh, an error occurred!
}
});StorageActivity.java

Handle Errors

There are a number of reasons why errors may occur on file deletes, including the file not existing, or the user not having permission to delete the specified file. More information on errors can be found in the Handle Errors section of the docs.