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  • Delete a Realm File

In some cases, you may want to completely delete a realm file from disk.

Realm avoids copying data into memory except when absolutely required. As a result, all objects managed by a realm have references to the file on disk. Before you can safely delete the file, you must ensure the deallocation of these objects:

  • All objects read from or added to the realm

  • All List and Results objects

  • All ThreadSafeReference objects

  • The realm itself

Warning

Don't delete files while realms are open

If you delete a realm file or any of its auxiliary files while one or more instances of the realm are open, you might corrupt the realm or disrupt sync.

Delete a Realm File

You can delete the .realm, .note and .management files for a given configuration with the static method Realm.deleteRealm(), which accepts a path to a realm file as an argument.

//Get realm's file path
final path = realm.config.path;
// You must close a realm before deleting it
realm.close();
// Delete the realm
Realm.deleteRealm(path);
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