Delete a report

In Looker Studio, removing an asset is temporary. You can restore assets that you've removed. Deleting an asset is permanent.

Remove reports from the home page list

Removing a report moves it to the trash. That report no longer appears in the Reports tab of the Looker Studio home page, and the report won't be accessible by you or anyone else.

You can remove a single report or multiple reports at once.

Remove a single report

To remove a single report from the home page list, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to Looker Studio.
2. Locate the report you wish to remove.
3. In the report list, hover over the report name, then on the right, click More options .
4. Click Remove .

 

Remove multiple reports

To remove multiple reports from the home page list at once, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to Looker Studio.
2. Locate the reports that you wish to remove.
3. To select multiple adjacent reports, hold down the Shift key and click the reports. To select multiple non-adjacent reports, hold down the Ctrl key (PC) or the command key (Mac) and click the reports.
4. Click Trash selected items .
5. In the Move items to the trash? dialog, click Confirm to move the reports to the trash.

Restore a report from the trash

Reports and data sources you remove remain in the trash. You can restore them at any time by visiting the TRASH tab on the home page.

1. Sign in to Looker Studio.
2. On the left, select TRASH .
3. On the top, select the Reports tab.
4. Locate the report you want to restore.
5. Hover over the report name, then on the right, click More options .
6. Click Restore .

The report appears in the home page, and anyone with whom you've shared it will again have access.

Permanently delete a report

Data sources in the Trash continue to exist unless you permanently delete them:

1. Sign in to Looker Studio.
2. On the left, select TRASH  .
3. On the top, select the Reports tab.
4. Locate the report you want to delete.
5. Hover over the report name, then on the right, click More options .
6. Click Delete forever .

Related resources

• Manage added reports and data sources
• Version history